About giuseppenero

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Italy: Dual Citizenship Completed:

Your enthusiasm leads me to believe that you've never spent much time in Italy. You should rent for a year before you buy. Keep in mind that it required an Italian to write "Dante's Inferno".

Italy: setting up a business:

Forget Italy!!! Stay well clear

Italy: Looking for job in Lucca:

Just one tip: Get the out of Italy asap!

Italy: Chossing a doctor:

Set up appointments? That's a real luxury. In San Remo, my doctor makes NO appts. It's like a clinic or hospital..first come first serve. One could wait hours. I wintered throughout Italy for the last 7 years and generally speaking it is a nice place to visit for a few days but a total nightmare to live in.

Italy: British car for sale in Turin:

Is this a laugh? Driving in Italy with a right-hand drive? Maybe try a used car dealer, but be ready to be shafted big time.

Italy: Residency:

Registration of contract for residency purposes is for the City to tax the owner on the rental income, otherwise no Italian would declare a penny. The only real benefit from residency is getting your EU health card, otherwise it is a real pain. You cannot legally leave an apt before the end of the lease and a sufficient advance notice ( as stipulated in the contract ), without a hefty penalty. You first register with the city who then bills you directly for garbage disposal and sends your name to another agency for your T.V. licence billing. Then you have to visit (wait in line) at the utility companies (water/electricity/gas) for direct billing. On departure you have to visit all the offices again to sign for the termination of services in your name. I forgot to do that in Sicily and the next tenant lived for 3 mths. on my utility accounts--a good way to ruin one's credit rating. For internet and cell phone the best option is pay-as-you-go with "TRE". I hope you are not faint of heart, because Italy is a quagmire of bureaucracy, line-ups, and confusion in every sector.

Italy: Where would you buy in Italy?:

Even when Italians go through the proper channels to buy and get mortgage they often find the police at their door with a vacate notice from the city, because the house was originally "abusivo" without a building permit. Were their lawyers totally deficient or is Italy such a black hole that nobody can see inside it?!!!

Italy: Moving to Catania:

Find an English speaking estate agent that can find you something to rent.

Italy: Buying vehicle:

Perhaps the Italian state is being kind to foreigners so they don't have to pay the exorbitant insurance premiums, but when it comes to Italy the entire EU is green-at-the-gills! It never seizes to amaze. Perhaps you could explain your situation and history to a compassionate ear at city hall about getting some "special" residency status. Even Italians know that their country is a bureaucratic absurdity, so oftentimes you will find somebody who can get around some difficult hurdles. Word of advice; treat a public servant in Italy-- not as a "servant" of the public as you would at home, but more like "their majesties", and you might just get a result.

Italy: Italian bank account, paying bills:

Did you not speak with your utility companies before leaving Italy? Without consumption your bills would have dropped considerably and you could have just credited your accounts with them sufficiently to cover the absentee period. Have you tried calling them direct to explain the situation? You could possibly send them a "money-gram" or similar method of payment onto your account from home.

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12/6/2015

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