Digital nomad/remote worker visa

The visa for digital nomads and remote workers is intended for foreign nationals who wish to carry out highly qualified work activities in Italy, pursuant to Article 27-quater, paragraph 1, of Legislative Decree No. 286/1998.

Please note that it can take up to 90 days to process remote worker visa applications and up to 120 days to process digital nomad visa applications.

Applicants must provide:

1. Application form duly filled up and signed.
2. Valid passport or travel document (original plus photocopy), valid at least 3 months and with at least with two blank pages. The passport will be kept at the Consular office during the whole application process, and will be returned once the visa is approved and/or refused.
3. Valid Maltese Residence Permit (original plus photocopy).
4. Passport-size photo compliant with international ICAO standards, full front, white background, and not older than 6 months;
5. Proof of being a highly qualified professional. To support this, the applicant needs to prove one of the following conditions:
   • Bachelors’ Degree or recognisedpost-secondary professional qualification (lasting at least 3 years). If these are issued by non-EU entities (like the UK), a Declaration of Value and/or a CIMEA statement/attestation must be enclosed;
   • At least 3 years of relevantprofessional work-related experience gained within a 7 years period, prior to the date of the visa application (Only applicable to IT & Communication professionals or Senior Management applicants categorised as per ISCO-08, n.133 & n. 25);
   • Professional qualification acquired and attested via at least 5 years proven work related experience, which must equate to comparable tertiary level educational qualification pertaining to the profession or specific sector of the contract of employment or irrevocable offer of employment. These must be supported by documentation such as (but not limited to): Contract of employment(s), Company information, Employment letter(s) confirming detailed job description(s) signed from senior line manager/HR confirming role(s), duties and responsibilities, Tax Returns, etc.;
   • Alternatively, officially regulated professional qualification and/or “attestation of competence” issued by an Italian regulated professional bodies & associations (Elenco Professioni regolamentate e autorità competenti) which can be found on the link: impresainungiorno.gov.it as per art. 5, of the Legislative Decree no. 206/2007. Please note that any certified supportive evidence (i.e. equivalent attestations from Italian regulated professional bodies & associations – Elenco Professioni regolamentate e autorità competenti) must be obtained/dated prior to the date of submission of the visa application.

The documentation proving the relevant education issued by authorities/entities NOT belonging to EU countries, must be submitted in certified copy (or copy conforming to the original), after having been legalized by these offices or apostilled by the competent authorities, accompanied by a translation into Italian. The translation must be certified as faithful to the original text.

6. Proof of annual income derived from legitimate sources of income, which must be at least triplethe prevailing minimum amount level (€8,500.00), set by the current national legislation for the exemption from participation in medical and health public assistance.
7. Availability of a suitable lodging, which must be coherent with the period of stay of your visa application, must be provided.
   1. Proof of rental agreements registered with Agenzia delle Entrate, OR
   2. Proof of property ownership (deeds) registered with Agenzia delle Entrate (Visura catastale dell’immobile)
8. Proof of possessing a valid health insurance covering all hospital and medical costs for the entire duration of your stay.
9. Previous experience in the field of work (6 months minimum);

• Travel ticket reservation. Please note that mobile screenshots are not allowed:
• If traveling by plane, the ticket must be printed directly from the airline operator showing passenger name, dates, from/to;
• If traveling by ferry, ticket reservations are required showing passenger’s name, dates, from/to;
• If traveling among multiple Schengen countries, travel ticket reservations are mandatory showing passenger’s name, dates, from/to between each country is mandatory.

Applicants for remote worker visa must also submit:

1. Employment contract/offer; salary must not be lower than the national average net salary, which can be retrieved on the Italian National Institute of Statistics database, through the following path: Home > IstatData > Categorie > Conti nazionali > Conti e aggregati economici nazionali annuali > Dati > Valori Pro Capite > Retribuzioni interne lorde per unità di lavoro dipendente.
2. A written declaration signed by the employer, accompanied by a valid copy of the declarant’s identification document, attesting that the employer has not been convicted in the past five years for any of the offenses listed under Article 22, paragraph 5-bis, of Legislative Decree No. 286/1998.

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