🇮🇹Italy
Investor Visa (Golden Visa)
Apply-first-invest-after investor route — one of the last major EU golden visas after Spain's April 2025 termination.
Required documents
- ·Nulla Osta approval from the Investor Visa Committee
- ·Proof of committed funds for the qualifying investment
- ·Passport, criminal record and health insurance
Things to know
- ·Nulla Osta approval precedes the investment; funds must be deployed within 3 months of entry.
- ·No physical-presence requirement, no quotas; 3–6 months processing.
- ·Startup route requires registration in the official innovative startup registry.
- ·No real-estate option exists.
Apostille & legalization
Apostille routeApostille only — both United States and Italy are parties to the 1961 Hague Apostille Convention.
Documents that must be apostilled
- ·Police / criminal-record clearance
Bank statements, employment contracts, photos, passport copies and the application form itself do not need an apostille.
- Obtain originals or certified copies of each civil/criminal record (birth certificate, marriage certificate, police clearance, diploma, etc.).
- Have each document apostilled by the competent authority in United States (U.S. Department of State — Office of Authentications).
- Translate the apostilled document into the official language of Italy — the apostille itself is also translated.
- Submit the apostilled + translated bundle directly to the Italy immigration authority or consulate; no further consular stamp is required.
Translation: Italy only accepts translations from a court-sworn / officially recognised translator — agency translations are routinely rejected.
Issuing authority in United States: U.S. Department of State — Office of Authentications
Documents older than 3–6 months are often rejected. Plan to obtain fresh originals shortly before your visa application.
Last verified 19 July 2026 — reconfirm on the official portal before applying.
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