My cousin and I want to move to Italy.?

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conley39

First, you need to know that it isn't legal for you to work here without having a work permit and a visa that allows you to do so unless you're from the EU. Generally, you cannot apply for a work permit yourself - the company has to apply for it which means you need to have a job lined up. This website of the Italian government has visa information: http://www.esteri.it/visti/home_eng.asp

Jobs for people outside the EU are difficult. EU citizens have the right to move and work within the EU, so there's a much smaller burden for a company to hire someone from here than from the US. You have to have the visa before you arrive here. Here in Italy, you will also need to apply for a permesso di soggiorno after you arrive and get a codice fiscale (the equivalent of an SSN).

A good starting point for planning this type of move is to do some research on the expat websites for the countries you're interested in. This is a good way to get current information and make in-country contacts. These are sites for expats in Italy with general info on living and working and a couple with jobs listings:

http://www.us-expatriate-handbook.com/
http://www.expatsinitaly.com/
http://www.jobonline.it/
http://italy.jobs.com/

The trick is finding a job that pays enough that you can support yourself. I was fortunate enough to move here through my existing job. There are not a huge number of available jobs right now, and people from the EU will have preference. I already had a job here and the paperwork took 8 months. (Note - I've been here 9 years, but the process hasn't changed much other than the specific forms changing).

As an American expat, you'll have to file tax returns both here and in the US. You should also be aware that it's more expensive to live here than in the US. For example, gas is roughly equivalent to $8 to $9 per gallon now.

Al M

First, as others have said here, you can forget about working - unless you and your cousin are popstars or some other sort of artists and have something unique to provide Italy. It's very difficult for Americans to legally work here. It's also practically impossible to find work here unless you speak Italian and have lots of local connections. The alternative is to work "in the black" for low pay, without any sort of legal status and often in conditions that are dangerous or unpleasant.

In short, forget about coming here to work.

You can obviously come here as tourists and, as US citizens, you don't need a visa to visit Italy for up to 90 days, but if you plan to stay longer than that, you can expect to be asked to provide proof that you have the financial resources necessary to pay for food and shelter during your stay.

The sensible thing would be for you to contact your nearest Italian consulate and ask for information on what you'd like to do. This is often a frustrating experience, so maybe the below website will be of help to you.

mentaliptus

i 'm living here for almost a year soon i'll be back in my country and i'm really eager to come back home.
Italy is a beautiful country TO MAKE TOURISM BUT NOT FOR LIVING, is very chaotic as a country, is very difficult to get a job here unless you are relative or friend of someone influent.
the country is very folkloric is far behind the rest of the EU, in your case i would rather choose to go living to Spain or France or Germany.i regret i didn't choose to go there instead of here.
sorry for my english.

Orange B

Hi!
As to work, I'm sorry but now it's not a good moment for jobs. It's quite difficult to find a job.
I wish you good luck!
Bye!

daddys_princess_star

Well lets see first of all did you do any kid of research? I would do some research on Italy, you know like on work, and see what kinds of jobs they have there first. Now about the visa yes you may have to get one, but sorry I'm not sure what kind. hope this helps.

Sailor Venus

i'm italian. if you want to come here please
1 try to move to the north of italy there isn't mafia, there are a lot of possibilities to find a great job and cities are clean and ok.
2 be aware that italy is one of the most expensive country in the world : you have to pay A LOT A LOT A LOT A LOT of taxes!!!!
3 nowadays in italy there are a lot of economical problems..
i hope you will manage to visit milan verona florence venice... but in my opinion usa are better!!!

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