
Visa overview
The Italy DNV at a glance.
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Roots Global®
Over the last decade, our Soft Landing Program™ has helped thousands of Americans make Europe home. Built for families, retirees and young professionals who want a smooth start: from visa and legal work to the day you feel settled.
2,200+
Visas approved
99.9%
Approval rate

Visa overview
The Italy DNV at a glance.
€24,789
Income requirement · per year, legal floor
3–6 mo
Processing time · to residence permit
1 yr
Residence permit · renewable every year
Highly skilled
Qualification · degree or five years’ experience
10 yrs
Citizenship · B1 Italian required

Family friendly
spouse and children under 18, with work rights

Made for skilled remote workers
“Italy’s nomad visa is made for skilled Americans who want to keep their job and live in Italy. We build your qualification dossier and registered lease for you, so everything is ready before your appointment.”
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visas approved, all programs
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approval rate
€24,789
a year, the income line at US consulates
Roadmap
Every case is reviewed individually: your qualification route, your income type, your family setup. The stages stay the same.
4–8 weeks
Assessment & document prep
Qualification route (degree, licence or experience), codice fiscale, registered lease, insurance, employer declaration, apostilles and Italian translations.
≈ 2 months
Consulate
One appointment with fingerprints at your US consulate. National visa for up to one year; by law 30 days for employees, 120 for freelancers.
30–90 days
Arrival & questura
Permesso request within eight working days of arrival, fingerprints, then your one-year card. We prepare your permesso kit and questura appointment.
First 90 days
Settling in
Anagrafe residence, identity card, SSN or private cover, bank, schools, home, and the clock on your Italian driving test. This is the Soft Landing Program.
Every year · Year 5
Renewals & long-term EU permit
Permit renewed each year while you keep working remotely. After five years of legal residence, the long-term EU permit with an A2 Italian test.
Year 10
Italian citizenship
Ten years of legal residence and B1 Italian, with a decision in up to 24–36 months. An EU passport for the whole family.
Timelines are approximate and vary by consulate and questura workload; in Milan, Rome and Turin the permesso card often takes longer than 90 days. Orange stages are the ones we handle end to end; the rest we plan with you from day one.
Plan my timelineSimple pricing
Choose your level of support.
01
Visa Greenlight Report
Know every route open to you before you commit to one.
€990One-time fee
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Most popular
Visa & Residency Bundle
We run the whole application, from first document to residency card.
€2,900Fixed price, from
100% money-back guarantee
Get my Visa + Card03
Soft Landing Program
The bundle for the whole family, plus everything that makes the first months easy.
€11,500Fixed price, from
100% money-back guarantee
Start my soft landingAdd-ons · à la carte
Everything the bundle does not cover, priced up front. Government fees (national visa €116, about $135 at US consulates; permesso di soggiorno ≈ €86–116 per person, per year) are billed at cost, without markup.
Powers of attorney, criminal-record and civil-status certificates from US authorities are paid to the issuing office directly. Prices exclude VAT where applicable.
Why it pays off
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hours of your time saved
We take on the forms, the portals, the appointments and every call with the consulate.
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approval rate
Across 2,200+ visa cases, and backed by a full money-back guarantee.
€2,900
fixed fee, main applicant
No hourly billing, no surprise add-ons. Government fees are passed through at cost.
EU
passport, in reach
The DNV counts toward permanent residency after five years and citizenship after ten.
Soft Landing Program™
Most firms stop at the visa. The Soft Landing Program starts there and carries your family through the first 90 days: home, school, doctor, bank, car. That is why our price is hard to compare, and why we publish it anyway.
22 things a family needs
Typical visa firm
4 of 22
Roots Global Soft Landing
22 of 22
Visa & residency
Italy DNV application for the main applicant
Dedicated immigration lawyer
Employer declaration drafted for your HR
Consulate appointment booked
Family permits for spouse and children
Permesso kit and questura appointment prepared
Before you land
Codice fiscale arranged remotely
Italian bank account opened
Health insurance sourced (€30,000+ cover)
Registered lease reviewed and filed
First 90 days
Home search concierge (two months)
Utilities, internet and anagrafe registration
Italian driving test support
SSN or private cover and family doctor
Family Concierge™
School search and enrollment
Curriculum matching (US, IB, British)
Pediatrician and after-school activities
Pet relocation
Money & guarantee
US–Italy tax consultation (impatriate check)
Fixed price, no hourly billing
Full money-back guarantee
One point of contact for the whole family
Sometimes offered = dash. Based on published packages of Italy visa firms, September 2026.
from ≈ €2,500 per applicant, extras billed hourly
€11,500 fixed, up to four family members
Start my soft landingRequirements
Figures verified September 2026. The income line is three times Italy’s healthcare-exemption level: €24,789 a year at US consulates. Some consulates quote up to €28,000, so we build every file above that and re-check your consulate’s figure.
You bring
Six documents.
We handle
Everything else.
The eight things people ask before they book the call.
It is simple: if your visa is not approved, you get our fee back in full. With a 99.9% approval rate across 2,200+ visas, it is a promise we are happy to make.
Yes, if your employer agrees to you working from Italy. HR signs one declaration, which also covers the company’s clean record for the last five years; we draft it in the consulate’s wording. Payroll stays in the US. How social security works for US-payroll employees living in Italy is part of our tax consultation.
At least €24,789 gross a year, three times Italy’s healthcare-exemption level, which is the figure US consulates use. Some consulates and guides quote up to €28,000, so we build every file above that. Show it as regular income over recent months, not a large balance on one day.
No. A degree, a licensed profession, or five years of senior experience all qualify, and three years in the last seven for ICT roles. You also need six months in your current line of work. We build that dossier for you first.
Yes. The consulate wants a lease or deed in your own name, registered with the Agenzia delle Entrate, covering the whole visa period. Hotels, Airbnb and host letters do not count. We review the contract and handle the registration, so you only sign.
Yes. Your spouse and children under 18 receive family permits for the same term as yours, and they may work in Italy. Whether they travel with you or follow once your permit is filed depends on your consulate’s current practice; we plan that timing with you in the first call.
Once you are tax resident, generally after 183 days, Italy taxes worldwide income at 23% to 43% plus local surcharges. Some remote workers may qualify for the impatriate regime, which can exempt 50% of work income for five years; it has strict conditions, including three years abroad before the move and a four-year stay. Our tax consultation with a CPA checks it against your numbers before you decide. You keep filing in the US.
The full application for the main applicant: eligibility and qualification route, document list, employer declaration, lease review, codice fiscale, translation review, consulate booking and interview prep, permesso kit and questura appointment, and the appeal if it ever came to that.

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