About Umbertomar

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Citizen Of:

United States

Some Forum Posts:

Italy: Rental contract as permesso di soggiorno requirement:

I was successful in obtaining a long term visa (1 year) and subsequent permesso 1) by having a lease for one year, which became effective only if I were granted a long term visa & permesso for one year 2) I had the option of canceling the lease after 6 months with 60 days notice for any reason. (you never know about a place until you live in it for awhile.) This may be the approach you want to take.

Italy: Best Place to Live in Italy:

Sergios post of 3/30/2017 03:21 EST is great advice. I am on the west coast of Sardinia, rented for a few years here and traveled through Italy before I decided. By the way, if you like ancient history, Sardinia may even be too old.

Italy: Renting an Apartment before I move to Italy:

If you are applying for a long term visa you will need to submit a lease for the term of your long term visa request. While different Italian Consulates apply the rules differently and maybe arbitrarily, I was successful in obtaining a long term visa (1 year) 1) by having a lease for one year, which became effective only if I were granted a long term visa for one year 2) I had the option of canceling the lease after 6 months with 60 days notice for any reason. (you never know about a place until you live in it for awhile.)

Italy: Guidance on Banks/ATM's/paying recurring bill in US:

I do not know how long ago you lived in Italy, but I have no problem doing banking in the US via the Internet in Italy. I have a few US accounts to pay US bills. I use Quicken for my hub. I also have an Italian bank account for local transactions. I have used TIM and Wind for internet. No problem at all. I can use almost any Bancomat to get cash from my US accounts.

Italy: Volunteering:

You can go to the local church (Catholic of course) or email them in advance. In my experience, most priests speak some English. There are many charitable activities. Many involve the current immigrant situation. Depends on your skill set, what type of contribution you can make.

Italy: Tax residency:

There is much discussion about tax residency. If you are a resident and / or citizen of the US and Italy, Article 4 of the tax treaty between the US and Italy is applicable, Here is the link. https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-trty/italy.pdf. Also, here is the link to being a tax resident in the US. https://www.oecd.org/tax/automatic-exchange/crs-implementation-and-assistance/tax-residency/United-States-Tax-Residency.pdf. Residency and domicile, along with tax residency for state purposes (and sometimes Federal purposes) are governed by State laws. Tax status is highly fact sensitive. If one is a resident of the US and Italy tax status is governed by the treaty and 183 days is not an acid test. Always best to ask an expert and even better, to ask an expert to help structure before taking action. I am a dual resident of Italy and the US for 4 years now and am governed by the treaty.

Italy: Move to Italy for 1 year:

Here is the link on the requirements. http://www.consfiladelfia.esteri.it/resource/2012/03/ELECTIVERESIDENCE.pdf

Italy: Italian Visa for US Citizen:

I got my elective residence about 4 years ago, and I worked through the Philadelphia consulate. On the lease issue, I planned on arriving on March 1 or so of 2013.. I obtained a 1 year lease that was conditioned upon me being granted a one year visa. The lease could also be canceled by me after 8 months. I filled in the form provided by the Italian consulate, attached the required documents, including the lease, proof of medical insurance, income, assets, etc. I made an appointment with the Italian consulate, submitted the documents and my passport and about 10 days later I obtained my passport with the visa in it. When I arrived in Italy, I went to the Post Office, obtained the forms for immigration, filled them out, submitted the same docs that I gave the Italian Consulate along with a copy of my complete US Passport. I was given an appointment at the police station and about 4 months later I received my permesso. A side note, You must have evidence of health insurance for the year. You can buy from a few companies and get a pro rata refund when you get your Italian health insurance. One warning- your US drivers license is good for only one year after you are granted residency. After that year you must get an Italian driver's license. The test is in Italian and not so easy. Good Luck

Italy: Income Tax Information for Residents in Italy:

You should check the tax treaty between the US & Italy for the rules concerning being a tax resident in Italy, The treaty is fairly clear for individuals.

Italy: Build vs buy home:

I was in the same situation as you are now about 2 years ago, but not in Rome. I decided to buy and remodel. The process worked out fine and the result was excellent. If in Italy or America, it depends on the people you hire. You need an Architect to do the the technical and regulatory work, a general contractor that knows good subs and (optionally) a designer to handle the details- and they all have to work together seamlessly. I was fortunate to have excellent people in all of these area. You may want to join https://www.internations.org/rome-expats to get more on the ground info. One recommendation from me, no matter where you build or remodel is to have constant reporting of progress if you are not "on the ground " during construction. My contractor sent me GO Pro video or streaming video constantly, and could ask questions , real time. I worked out fine. Good Luckgreat

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