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Digital nomad / remote worker permit

Route status

Active as of 2026-08-04[3][6]

Open to new applications under the rules recorded below.

Status details
In force since2024-04-05 as of 2026-08-04[6]

Residency route facts

Identity

Identity
Official name (local)Permesso di soggiorno per nomade digitale – lavoratore da remoto as of 2026-08-04[2][6]
DM 29 febbraio 2024 art. 4(3): the permit bears the wording 'nomade digitale – lavoratore da remoto'.
Official name (English)Digital nomad / remote worker permit as of 2026-08-04[3]
Legal basisD.Lgs. 286/1998 (TU immigrazione) art. 27(1)(q-bis) and art. 27(1-sexies), inserted by art. 6-quinquies of D.L. 4/2022 (conv. L. 25/2022); implementing decree of the Minister of the Interior of 29 February 2024 (GU Serie Generale n. 79 of 4 April 2024) as of 2026-08-04[5][6]

Who can apply

Who can apply
Nationals not served by this routeEU as of 2026-08-04[5][6]
The decree applies to citizens of States not belonging to the European Union; art. 2(1) defines a third-country national by reference to art. 20(1) TFEU. EEA and Swiss nationals are not addressed in the cited texts.

Permit terms

Permit terms
Initial duration1 year as of 2026-08-04[5][6]
Maximum. DM art. 4(3) and TU art. 27(1-sexies): the permit is issued for a period not exceeding one year.
RenewableYes as of 2026-08-04[3][6]
DM art. 4(3): renewable annually if the conditions and requirements that allowed its issue continue to be met.
Renewal duration1 year as of 2026-08-04[6]
Work rightsown activity only as of 2026-08-04[5][6]
The permit is issued for the highly qualified remote activity described in the application, carried out autonomously or for an undertaking which may also be non-resident in Italy. The decree does not authorise any other activity, and art. 4(4) provides for revocation where the requirements or conditions cease to be met.

Permanent residence and citizenship

Permanent residence and citizenship
Counts toward permanent residenceNot established from a qualifying source

Requirements

Requirements
Minimum income3 × minimum income level for exemption from healthcare cost-sharing per year as of 2026-08-04[3][4][6]
Qualifying income basisemployment abroad, freelance work for foreign clients as of 2026-08-04[5][6]
Local work allowedNot established from a qualifying source
Minimum remote-working history6 months as of 2026-08-04[1][3][6]
DM art. 3(1)(d): proof of at least six months of prior experience in the activity to be carried out as a digital nomad or remote worker.
Route carries its own tax regimeNo as of 2026-08-04[6]

Process

Process
Where to apply fromfrom abroad only as of 2026-08-04[3][6]
The entry visa is applied for at the competent Italian diplomatic-consular office (DM art. 3(5)); the residence permit is then requested at the questura of the province where the person is, within eight working days of entry (DM art. 4(2)). For stays of up to 90 days no national visa or permit is required (DM art. 1(2)).
Quota
  • Quota exists: No as of 2026-08-04[3][6]
    DM art. 1(2): for stays longer than ninety days entry and residence are allowed outside the quotas of TU art. 3(4). No nulla osta is required: art. 3(2) waives the provisional nulla osta of DPR 394/1999 art. 40(5) for digital nomads and art. 3(3) waives the work nulla osta of DPR 394/1999 art. 31 for remote workers.
  • Exempt from the general quota: Yes as of 2026-08-04[3][6]

Physical presence

Physical presence
maximum consecutive absence6 months · to keep the permit as of 2026-08-04[7]
DPR 394/1999 art. 13(4): a residence permit is not renewed or extended after a continuous interruption of stay in Italy of more than six months (more than half the validity period for permits of two years or longer), save serious proven reasons.

Family inclusion

Family inclusion
Family members may be includedYes as of 2026-08-04[6][9]
DM art. 4(6): reunification is allowed with the family members of TU art. 29(1)(a) and (b) only – spouse and minor children – under the art. 29 conditions; family members receive a family permit of the same duration as the worker's.
Eligible relationsspouse, minor child as of 2026-08-04[6][9]
DM art. 4(6) restricts reunification on this route to TU art. 29(1)(a) spouse (not legally separated, at least 18) and art. 29(1)(b) unmarried minor children. Dependent adult children and parents, available on the general art. 29 route, are not included.
Family may apply at the same timeNot established from a qualifying source
The decree does not state whether family applications may be filed together with the principal's. Not sourced.
Family members' work rightsfull as of 2026-08-04[6][10]
DM art. 4(6) issues family members a permesso di soggiorno per motivi familiari under TU art. 30(2), (3) and (6), which allows employed and self-employed work.
Additional means per family member
    • Relation: spouse
    • Amount: 0.50 × social allowance (annualised total) per year as of 2026-08-04[8][9]
      TU art. 29(3)(b): the sponsor's minimum annual income must be not below the annual amount of the assegno sociale increased by half the assegno sociale for each family member to be reunited; for two or more children under 14 the floor is twice the annual assegno sociale (13 monthly instalments; see it-assegno-sociale.annualisation_factor). DM art. 4(6) restricts reunification on this route to spouse and minor children only.
    • Relation: minor child
    • Amount: 0.50 × social allowance (annualised total) per year as of 2026-08-04[8][9]
      TU art. 29(3)(b): the sponsor's minimum annual income must be not below the annual amount of the assegno sociale increased by half the assegno sociale for each family member to be reunited; for two or more children under 14 the floor is twice the annual assegno sociale (13 monthly instalments; see it-assegno-sociale.annualisation_factor). DM art. 4(6) restricts reunification on this route to spouse and minor children only.

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Verification

Verification
Sources cited10
of which official (tier 1)10
Oldest as-of date2026-08-04
Newest as-of date2026-08-04
Reviewed on2026-08-11
Schema version1.1

Sources

  1. [1] Visto ingresso per nomadi digitali e lavoratori da remoto (scheda informativa)
    Ambasciata d'Italia a Tunisi (MAECI) · official guidance · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-04
  2. [2] Visto d'ingresso per nomadi digitali e lavoratori da remoto
    Consolato Generale d'Italia a Buenos Aires (MAECI) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-04
  3. [3] Visto per Nomadi digitali e Lavoratori da Remoto
    Ambasciata d'Italia a Pristina (MAECI) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-04
  4. [4] Visto per nomadi digitali o lavoratori da remoto – definizione e requisiti (scheda informativa)
    Ambasciata d'Italia a San Salvador (MAECI) · official guidance · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-04
  5. [5] D.L. 4/2022, art. 6-quinquies – Ingresso in Italia per lavoro dei nomadi digitali e lavoratori da remoto (conv. L. 25/2022; consolidated)
    Normattiva (Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato) · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-04
  6. [6] Decreto del Ministro dell'Interno 29 febbraio 2024 – Modalita' e requisiti per l'ingresso e il soggiorno dei lavoratori da remoto (GU Serie Generale n. 79 del 04-04-2024)
    Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana (Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato) · gazette · Tier 1 · Published 2024-04-04 · Accessed 2026-08-04
  7. [7] DPR 394/1999, art. 13 – Rinnovo del permesso di soggiorno (consolidated, in force)
    Normattiva (Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato) · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-04 · Archived copy
  8. [8] Circolare INPS n. 153 del 19-12-2025, Allegato 2 – importi pensioni e assegno sociale 2026
    INPS · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2025-12-19 · Accessed 2026-08-04 · Archived copy
  9. [9] D.Lgs. 286/1998, art. 29 – Ricongiungimento familiare (consolidated, in force)
    Normattiva (Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato) · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-04 · Archived copy
  10. [10] D.Lgs. 286/1998, art. 30 – Permesso di soggiorno per motivi familiari (consolidated, in force)
    Normattiva (Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato) · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-04

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