Paperwork

Paperwork in Milan

Essential admin steps for newcomers: from tax codes and ID documents to residency and local registrations. Each card links to a full guide when it is ready. Unfamiliar admin terms? See the paperwork glossary.

Reference

Italian paperwork glossary

Codice Fiscale, permesso di soggiorno, residenza, TARI, and other terms, translation plus plain-English notes.

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Carta d'Identità

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Italian ID card (CIE)

How to request the CIE in Milan, what to bring, delivery times, and online use.

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Permesso di Soggiorno

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Residence permit basics

8-day deadline, Poste kit (MOD. 209), codice 31/16/17, document checklists, status tracking, and renewal timing.

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TARI

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Waste tax (TARI)

Declare occupancy within 90 days, who pays when you rent, 2026 deadlines, and how to close TARI when you move out.

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Primi passi

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Moving to Milan: admin order

End-to-end sequence for students, workers, and EU arrivals, visa checks, 8-day permesso, CF, healthcare, housing, and residenza timing.

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Roadmap

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Next guides in the pipeline: shaped by recurring newcomer questions (admin order, travel with ricevuta, healthcare enrollment, digital identity). Each will follow the same Milan-first, official-source standard as published guides.

Codice Fiscale

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Getting your tax code

AA4/8 at Agenzia delle Entrate, Questura assignment during permesso, and how to break common admin chicken-and-egg loops.

Residenza

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Registering your address

First-time residenza online (ANPR), EU vs extra-UE document lists, and when booking differs from a change of address.

Tessera Sanitaria

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Health card & SSN enrollment

Regional SSN enrollment (scelta e revoca), medico di base, fascicolo sanitario, ricette, and CUP booking in Lombardy.

SPID

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SPID & digital identity

When you need SPID, how CIE and Fascicolo del Cittadino fit in, and common blocks (stale CF certificate, booking portals).

Conversione permesso

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Permit conversions & work changes

Study to work, ricerca lavoro to subordinato, attesa occupazione, and nulla osta paths, with official sources only.

Permesso UE lungo periodo

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EU long-term residence

Five-year rule, absence limits, A2 Italian (CPIA), and what counts toward eligibility, verified against Polizia di Stato.

Conto corrente

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Banking with permesso or ricevuta

Which documents banks typically ask for, reported options when you only have a ricevuta, and how CIE unlocks online accounts, branch rules vary.

Accordo di integrazione

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Integration agreement

Signed at first permesso for applicants 16+, points system, language civics modules, and renewal implications, from official Portale Immigrazione rules.

Fascicolo del Cittadino

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Comune digital citizen file

Access via SPID or CIE, pay TARI and municipal fees, request certificates, and track Comune correspondence without queuing at the desk.

Dichiarazione di presenza

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Short-stay presence declaration

For non-EU stays up to 90 days, when it replaces a permesso, hotel vs private lodging rules, and Questura deadlines after entry.

Registrazione contratto

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Rental contract registration

Registering your lease with Agenzia delle Entrate (Modello RLI), stamp duty, who pays, and why permesso and residenza checks need a registered contract.

Certificati anagrafici

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Anagrafe certificates

Certificato di residenza, stato di famiglia, and other Comune certificates, when renewals and employers ask for them and how to order online.

Fisco

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Taxes in Italy for newcomers

Tax residency (183-day rule), IRPEF basics, Modello 730 vs Redditi PF, Quadro RW foreign assets, IVIE/IVAFE, scoped to Agenzia delle Entrate rules.

ISEE

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ISEE income certificate

When newcomers need ISEE (rent subsidies, tuition, social benefits), DSU compilation, and how residenza and foreign assets affect the score.

Partita IVA

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Freelancing & Partita IVA

Opening a VAT number, flat-rate regime (forfettario) eligibility, invoicing, and F24 payments for remote workers and self-employed in Milan.

Duplicato permesso

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Lost or stolen permesso

Denuncia at Questura, Poste duplicato kit, replacing a lost ricevuta, and travel limits while waiting, a top recurring forum question.

Ospitalità

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Hosting declaration (ospitalità)

When you stay with a host instead of a lease, Comune form, host ID, police verification, and how it differs from a registered rental contract.

Motivi familiari

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Family stay permits

Convivenza di fatto, EU family card, ricongiungimento paths, and Comune vs Questura order, high-confusion topic on expat forums.

PrenotaFacile

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Questura appointments (PrenotaFacile)

When Poste kit is not enough: conversions, medical permits, subsidiary protection, and booking at Questura di Milano online.

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