Investor Visa for Italy - Manuale operativo (aggiornato 19 luglio 2021)

Investor Visa for Italy operating manual, version of 19 July 2021 (29 pp.): legal basis and history (manual first approved 16 Nov 2017, updated 19 Jul 2021); definitions (2-year permit renewable for 3 years; eligible applicants incl. legal representatives of foreign legal persons; four investment types, one investment only, none made before applying; company must be active and have filed at least one balance sheet); application documents (bank statements, origin of funds, criminal records with 10-year lookback, passport valid 2 years 3 months); Secretariat and Committee procedure (7 or 8 members, voting rules, roles, decision within 30 days, 30-day suspensions); clearance valid 6 months; consular appointment (income above about EUR 8,500); entry, permit within 8 working days, permit fees EUR 30.46 + 50.00 + EUR 16 stamp; investment within 3 months and proof documents; maintenance and renewal (60 days before expiry). Taken: 18 rules and 2 events. Not taken: Italy's flat-tax regime for new residents described on pp. 5-6 (EUR 100,000 a year, EUR 25,000 per family member, up to 15 years, 9 of 10 prior years non-resident) because it is a separate tax regime, not this programme; Industria 4.0 plan (EUR 18 billion) and Italia Startup Visa (2014) context. No statistics.