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Italy Golden Visa
La dolce vita with a term sheet: from €250,000 into an innovative startup, a 2-year permit with no minimum stay, and access to Italy's famous flat-tax regime for new residents.
Why it works
6 things the Investor Visa buys
90 days in any 180 across the Schengen Area, from Europe's most liveable base.
No minimum stay
Obtain and renew without relocating — rare among relocation-grade countries.
Four tickets in
Startup €250k, company €500k, philanthropy €1M or government bonds €2M — pick your risk.
The €200k flat tax
New tax residents can cap tax on ALL foreign income at a flat €200,000 a year — the regime that moved billionaires.
Spouse, children and dependent parents join on cohesion permits.
Ten years of residence opens naturalisation — with real presence and B1 Italian.
Who joins
Italy Golden Visa: one application, the whole family
- Over 18, non-EU
- Clean record, provable funds
- Investment committed after visa approval
- Registered marriage or civil union
- No criminal record
- Minors automatically
- Adult children if dependent
- Financially dependent on the investor
The requirements
Four routes in
Innovative startup — €250,000+
Equity in an Italian innovative startup from the official register — the lowest ticket, committed only after the visa nulla osta is approved.
Italian company — €500,000+
Equity in an established Italian company, held for the permit's duration.
Philanthropic donation — €1,000,000
A gift to Italian culture, research or heritage — zero return, maximum optics.
Government bonds — €2,000,000
BTPs held for at least 2 years — capital preserved, yield modest.
Procedure
Four steps to your Italy Golden Visa card
Confidential screening plus investment-route modelling — before anything is committed.
Nulla osta online ~30 days
The investor committee pre-approves your file digitally — no capital moved yet.
Visa, entry & investment 2–3 months
D-visa issued, you enter Italy, and complete the investment within 3 months of arrival.
Permesso & renewals 2 yrs + 3 yrs
The 2-year investor permit issues, renewable for 3 more while the investment stands; flat-tax election with your first return.
The honest map
What the Italy Golden Visa brochures skip
- The startup register is volatile — companies drop off it; we re-verify eligibility the week you invest
- Citizenship is a 10-year, real-residence, B1-language affair — the visa alone never naturalises you
- The flat tax doubled to €200,000 in 2024 — older articles still quote €100k
- Capital moves only after nulla osta approval — Hungary-style low risk
- The flat-tax regime shelters worldwide income for up to 15 years
- Dependent parents ride along — rare at this price point
FAQ
The questions that decide Italy Golden Visa files
Do I have to live in Italy? +
No — the permit has no minimum stay. The flat-tax regime and the citizenship clock, however, both require genuine tax residence.
When does my money move? +
After approval: the nulla osta comes first, the investment completes within 3 months of entering Italy.
Crypto-sourced wealth? +
Converted, documented, and wired through banking channels — we build the source-of-funds dossier that Italian compliance expects.
What does the family cost? +
Family members join on cohesion permits with modest fees — no extra investment per person.
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