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This guide sets out essential information for British citizens moving to or living in Italy. Read about how 辞耻谤听consulate general in Milan听补苍诲听embassy in Rome听can help.

This information is provided as a guide only. You should get definitive information from the Italian authorities. The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) is not liable for any inaccuracies in this information.

Read general guidance on听moving or retiring abroad.

To stay up to date:

• sign up for email alerts

• follow the British Embassy Rome on听听补苍诲听

• join one of 辞耻谤听online citizens鈥� outreach meetings听to keep up to date on working and living in Italy

• read 辞耻谤听Ambassador鈥檚 Passaparola newsletters to British Citizens

If you were living in Italy before 1 January 2021

Some parts of this guide only apply if you have been living in Italy since before 1 January 2021. You should read these in addition to the rest of the guidance in each section.

You should also read 辞耻谤听living in Europe page听for detailed guidance about citizens鈥� rights under the Withdrawal Agreement.

You can also read:

• 迟丑别听听(in Italian and English)

Visas and residency

You must tell 迟丑别听UK听government offices that deal with your benefits, pension and tax if you are听moving or retiring abroad.

Check 迟丑别听entry requirements for Italy. Check which type of visa and/or work permit you may need with 迟丑别听听辞谤听听产别蹿辞谤别听.

You should carry an identification document with you at all times.

Name change and proving your identity

Italian authorities view your original听UK听birth certificate as your main identity document. It鈥檚 not common in Italy to change your name because of marriage or for any other reason. It may be difficult to access services if you鈥檝e ever changed your name.

Read 辞耻谤听guidance on proving your identity after a name change.

Hosting guests at your property

If you host a听UK听national (or any national of a non-EU听country) as a guest, you must inform y辞耻谤听听(questura) (in Italian). You must do this in writing within 48 hours after they arrive at your property.

You could be fined if you do not comply with this听听(in Italian).

If you host a national of an听EU听country, you must inform the questura if they plan to stay with you for 30 days or more.

Visas and residency if you were living in Italy before 1 January 2021

If you were lawfully living in Italy before 1 January 2021, you and your family members automatically have rights under 迟丑别听Withdrawal Agreement.

Withdrawal Agreement 鈥榗arta di soggiorno鈥�

The Withdrawal Agreement 鈥榗arta di soggiorno鈥� (biometric residence card) provides the clearest evidence of your rights. This card is a separate document to the biometric identity card (carta d鈥檌dentit脿). We strongly recommend that you request 迟丑别听. It also shows your right to enter Italy and exempts you from 迟丑别听EU听Entry/Exit System, the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) and visa requirements.

To get this card you should book an appointment at your local immigration office at the police headquarters (questura) to have your biometric data taken. This costs 30.46 EUR, and you need to pay with a payment slip, which you can get from the post office. Vulnerable people who cannot travel to their local police headquarters to provide their biometric data, will be issued a paper residence card.

If you have been legally resident in Italy:

• more than 5 years you can ask for a 10-year carta di soggiorno as a permanent resident

• less than 5 years, you can ask for a 5-year carta di soggiorno as a temporary resident

• with permanent residence status and you are under 18 years old, you can ask for a 5-year renewable carta di soggiorno. When you are 18 years old you can ask for a 10-year renewable carta di soggiorno

If you are experiencing difficulties exchanging a 5-year carta di soggiorno for a 10-year carta di soggiorno at your local immigration office (questura), and especially if your 5-year card has not yet expired, you should draw attention to the internal circular of 6 June 2024 issued by the Italian Ministry of Interior to local immigration offices throughout Italy. This instructs local immigration offices to facilitate this exchange process for all beneficiaries of the Withdrawal Agreement that have been legally resident in Italy for more than 5 years.

We have also been working with the Italian Government to overcome difficulties in obtaining an attestazione di soggiorno permanente听and/or the Carta di Soggiorno permanente.听These documents prove your permanent residency status and your eligibility for free Italian National Health System registration.

Following our work with the Italian Government,听听This aims to facilitate the process of issuing the attestazione di soggiorno permanente听for people with rights under the Withdrawal Agreement. If you are experiencing difficulties obtaining an attestazione di soggiorno permanente听from your Comune, you should draw their attention to this note.

You enjoy rights even if you do not have the Withdrawal Agreement carta di soggiorno. The听听confirms that this card is not mandatory (in English and Italian). You can show the 鈥榲ademecum鈥� to service providers if you do not yet have a carta di soggiorno and you are experiencing difficulties accessing services.

You should read:

• 辞耻谤听guidance on how to get the biometric residence card

• 迟丑别听听(in English and Italian), which includes information on how to get the carta di soggiorno and the supporting documentation you need to provide

We are aware that many British nationals are having difficulties making an appointment with their questura and we are engaging with the local authorities to seek a solution.

Appeal process

If your application for 迟丑别听听(in English and Italian) is refused, your local immigration office (questura) will send you a refusal notice.

If you want to appeal, you must send your appeal by recorded delivery (raccomandata con avviso di ricevimento or raccomandata A.R.) or by certified email (PEC). The date you post your appeal is used as your appeal submission date.

You have 30 days from the date of the refusal notice to appeal. You must submit your appeal either:

• as your refusal notice instructs you, or

• to y辞耻谤听听(in Italian)

Your appeal can only proceed if your grounds for appeal are accepted. You can find more information on the appeals process from听听(in Italian).

We strongly recommend you seek independent, specialised听听to support you if you appeal. The British Embassy cannot get involved in individual immigration applications. We cannot provide legal advice as we do not have the authority or expertise.

If your appeal is rejected, you can appeal through your regional administrative tribunal (鈥楾ribunale Amministrativo Regionale鈥� or TAR). You have 60 days, from the date you are notified that your first appeal has been refused, to submit your appeal to the TAR.

You also have the option to appeal to the President of the Republic. You must do this within 120 days of the first refusal notice.

If your appeal is successful, your local questura will contact you to continue with your application for 迟丑别听听(in English and Italian).

If your appeal is unsuccessful, you will be notified of the reasons, usually by registered letter. This letter requires you to acknowledge receipt of the appeal decision. Should you be unsuccessful you should be aware that you may have overstayed your permitted allowance in Italy and听听as well as expulsion.

Family members

Your close family members continue to be able to join you and settle in Italy at any time in the future. Read more information on who this applies to in 迟丑别听living in Europe guidance.

They must travel to Italy and then apply for the 鈥榗arta di soggiorno鈥� from the local immigration office (鈥榪uestura鈥�) as your family member within 90 days of arriving. Nationals of certain non-EU听countries may need a visa before travel. The Italian authorities overseas should issue family reunion visas free of charge and through an accelerated procedure.

Dual nationals

If you are a dual听UK听鈥� Italian national you must register your residency as an Italian national. You cannot apply for the carta di soggiorno, but you still have rights under 迟丑别听

If you are a dual national of 迟丑别听UK听and another听EU听country (but not Italy), you can choose which nationality to register under.

Police identification checks

In Italy you should carry an identification document with you at all times.

If you are covered by the Withdrawal Agreement you are not legally required to carry a residence document to prove your rights. However when you obtain the Withdrawal Agreement 鈥榗arta di soggiorno鈥� you should carry this with you to prove your status. If you do not yet have the 鈥榗arta di soggiorno鈥� you can prove your status by showing either

• a copy of your current residency document, which is valid until it expires

• the Withdrawal Agreement 鈥榓ttestazione di iscrizione anagrafica鈥�

• other proof of being legally resident in Italy before 1 January 2021

You do not need a non-EU听national 鈥榩ermesso di soggiorno鈥�, and a police officer cannot ask you to show one if you have rights as a听UK听national under the Withdrawal Agreement.

Permitted absence

Temporary residents

If you have been legally resident in Italy for less than five years you may be absent from Italy for periods not exceeding a total of six months within each year. A year is calculated as the anniversary of the date when you became officially resident in Italy.

Longer absences are permitted for specific reasons including for military service (no time limit).听 A single absence of 12 months is permitted for reasons including (non-exhaustive): pregnancy and childbirth, serious illness, study or vocational training or posting abroad.

Permanent residents

You can leave Italy for up to five years and then return without losing your status under the Withdrawal Agreement. The five-year absence rule also protects those who were absent from Italy at the end of the transition period (prior to 1 January 2021) but return to Italy within 5 years.

If you are planning on being absent from Italy you should obtain the Withdrawal Agreement 鈥榗arta di soggiorno鈥� before your departure. It is likely to make things easier for you on your return.

On return to Italy you can use your 鈥榗arta di soggiorno鈥� to evidence your rights under the Withdrawal Agreement or your previous听EU听residence document. You should register your residence with your local town hall as soon as you can.

The Withdrawal Agreement enables Italy to restrict these rights if the individual is a serious or persistent criminal, or if they seek to abuse or defraud the system.

Passports and travel

You can听apply for or renew your British passport from Italy.

Check 迟丑别听Italy travel advice听for passport validity requirements.

Always carry your passport when travelling within 迟丑别听.

If you have citizenship of an听EU听or European Free Trade Association (EFTA) country, in addition to your British citizenship, you should enter and leave Italy using y辞耻谤听EU听or EFTA passport.

If you stay in Italy with an Italian residence permit or long stay visa, this time does not count towards your 90-day visa-free limit for the Schengen area.

If you visit other Schengen area countries outside Italy, make sure you do not exceed the visa-free 90 days in any 180-day period. You are responsible for counting how long you stay under the Schengen visa waiver, and you must comply with its conditions.

Different rules apply if you are听travelling to other听EU听and Schengen countries听as a resident of Italy. Check each country鈥檚听travel advice page听for information on entry requirements.

The听EU鈥檚 Entry/Exit Scheme

The听EU听is intending to introduce the Entry/Exit System (EES) automated border system but the exact date that EES will be introduced has not been confirmed. This will register non-EU听nationals, including British nationals, travelling into听EU听countries, each time they enter a European country. It will replace the manual stamping of passports at the border.听

British people travelling will need to register, providing their name, passport details, biometric data (fingerprints and captured facial images). They will also need to provide the date and place of entry and exit when entering 迟丑别听EU. The听EU听will hold this information for 3 years, so British people visiting听EU听countries again within this 3-year period will only need to register once.

If you have residency rights in 迟丑别听EU, you听will not need to register with the EES. Instead you will need to show your residency document, as agreed under the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement or the Schengen Border Code. If you are resident in Italy, this is one of the documents listed in听

If you were living in Italy before 1 January 2021

When you travel, you should carry your Italian residence document or frontier worker permit issued under the Withdrawal Agreement, in addition to your valid passport.听

Your passport may be stamped on entry and exit. This will not affect your rights in the country or countries where you live or work. If a passport is stamped, the stamp is considered null and void when you can show evidence of lawful residence.

If you have rights under the Withdrawal Agreement, you do not need any additional validity on the passport beyond the dates on which you are travelling.

听

When 迟丑别听EU鈥檚 Entry/Exit system (EES) is introduced, British nationals who have been lawfully resident in 迟丑别听EU听since before 1 January 2021 and are beneficiaries of the Withdrawal Agreement will be exempt from registration, provided they hold the correct documentation. They will be required to show a uniform-format biometric card which is included as a residency document under the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement. For further details view 迟丑别听听on 迟丑别听EU听Commission website.

For residents of Italy, this card is the Carta di soggiorno (residence card or permanent residence card). Although having a Carta di soggiorno is not mandatory in Italy, we strongly recommend all those who do not have a card obtain one.

We expect that beneficiaries of the Withdrawal Agreement may face significant delays and difficulties at borders if they do not have a Carta di soggiorno. To get this card you should book an appointment at your local immigration office at the police headquarters (Questura) to have your biometric data taken. You should read:

• 辞耻谤听guidance听on how to get the biometric residence card

• the Italian Government鈥檚听听听(in English and Italian), which includes information on the supporting documentation you need to provide

You must proactively show your Carta di soggiorno if you are asked to show your passport at border control.

If you have applied for your Carta di soggiorno, but have not yet received it, carry your receipt of application. You will have been given this when you asked for your Carta di soggiorno at the Questura.

Healthcare

Read 辞耻谤听guidance on healthcare in Italy听and make sure you are correctly registered for your circumstances.

Travel insurance is听not intended to cover healthcare costs if you live overseas.

You should also read guidance on:

If you need a private doctor check finding an听English-speaking doctor in Italy.

Working in Italy

If you are planning to move to Italy and work, you may need a visa.

To apply for a job you may need to provide a:

• 听(Certificato del casellario giudiziale) issued by the Italian Law Court (Ufficio Casellario Giudiziale c/o Procura della Repubblica, Tribunale)

Read:

• working or providing services in Italy

• working in an听EU听country

If you work in Italy, even if you work for a听UK-based company, this may affect where you pay National Insurance-type contributions. Read 迟丑别听National insurance and social security contributions section听for more information.

If you were living in Italy before 1 January 2021

You have 迟丑别听right to work under the Withdrawal Agreement听if you were lawfully living in Italy before 1 January 2021.

If you do not yet have a carta di soggiorno, you can show your employer 迟丑别听听(in Italian).

If you live in Italy and were regularly commuting to work in another听EU听or EFTA country before 1 January 2021, read 辞耻谤听guidance for frontier workers.

Professional qualifications

You may need to get your professional qualification recognised if you want to work in a profession that is regulated in Italy.

Read guidance on:

• recognition of professional qualifications

• how to get your qualification recognised in Italy

If you were living in Italy before 1 January 2021

If the relevant regulator in Italy officially recognised your professional qualification before 1 January 2021, or you started the recognition process by this date, make sure you understand the terms of your decision. You should get advice from the relevant regulator.

UK听education documents

If you need a certified copy of your education document, you should contact a听UK听solicitor听working in 迟丑别听UK听or Italy.

If you need to authenticate a translation of your education document, you should contact an听听and ask them if they can provide a sworn translation (traduzione giurata).

If you need your qualification evaluated in Italy,听.

If you need a Dichiarazione di valore (DV), contact 迟丑别听. Once you have a听DV, you may need an Equipollenza 鈥� you should check whether this is required with your employer or the Italian authorities.

Studying in Italy

If you plan to study in Italy, you must meet all visa requirements before you travel.

Contact the relevant higher education provider in Italy to check what fees you may have to pay.

Read guidance on:

• continuing your studies in 迟丑别听EU

• studying in the European Union

• healthcare for students in Italy

If you were living in Italy before 1 January 2021

The听studying in the European Union guidance听includes information if you were already living in Italy before 1 January 2021.

If you were settled in Italy as a student before 1 January 2021 but you did not register as a resident, you should apply for the new Withdrawal Agreement biometric residency card carta di soggiorno from your local immigration office (questura). You should then register your residency with your local town hall.

Read the Italian government鈥檚听听(in Italian).

If you registered as a resident with the town hall before 1 January 2021, you should now request the biometric residency card (carta di soggiorno) from your local questura. You should also request this if you registered under the 鈥榬egistro della popolazione temporanea鈥� (temporary register) using a听UK-issued EHIC for your healthcare.

Tax

The听UK听has a听double taxation agreement with Italy听so that you do not pay tax on the same income in both countries. Ask the relevant tax authority your questions about double taxation relief.

You should get professional advice on paying tax in Italy. You can find a tax adviser or business consultant (commercialista) at 迟丑别听听辞谤听听(in Italian).

Find an听.

Read guidance on:

• tax if you leave 迟丑别听UK听to live abroad

• tax on y辞耻谤听UK听income if you live abroad

• tax if you get a pension and live abroad

Declaring your assets

Check if you need to file an annual declaration of overseas assets using the Quadro RW form (part of the annual Unico tax form). There are severe penalties if you do not file, or give incorrect or incomplete information.

You can get more information from a tax adviser or business consultant (commercialista) at 迟丑别听听辞谤听听in Italian.

National insurance and social security contributions

National Insurance-type contributions听(NIC) are called 鈥榮ocial security contributions鈥� (SSC) in Italy. Find out if you need to听pay National Insurance in 迟丑别听UK听or social security contributions听in Italy.

If you plan to move to Italy and work, even if you continue working for a听UK-based company, you and your employer may need to pay social security contributions in Italy. These social security contributions would entitle you to certain benefits, such as healthcare, in Italy.

Read guidance on听National Insurance for workers from 迟丑别听UK听working in the EEA or Switzerland.

You can check y辞耻谤听UK听National Insurance record.

Benefits

UK听benefits

Read听guidance on entitlement to听UK听benefits and pensions听while you are living in Italy.

Check which听UK听benefits you can claim while abroad听and how to claim them.

Many income-related benefits such as Pension Credit and Housing Benefit cannot be paid if you鈥檙e abroad for more than 4 weeks.

Italian benefits

You may be eligible to claim some Italian social security benefits:

• visit your nearest听听(in Italian)

Pensions

Read听guidance on entitlement to听UK听benefits and pensions听while you are living in Italy.

Read听State Pension guidance if you have lived in Australia, Canada or New Zealand听and you are claiming or waiting to claim y辞耻谤听UK听State Pension.

If you retire in Italy, you can claim:

• y辞耻谤听UK听State Pension听辞谤听new听UK听State Pension.听Contact the International Pension Centre听for further information

Read the Money and Pension Service鈥檚 MoneyHelper听听for more information on cross-border pensions.

Life certificates for听UK听State Pensions

If you get a听鈥榣ife certificate鈥� from 迟丑别听UK听Pension Service, you must respond as soon as possible. Your payments may be suspended if you do not.

Money and banking

UK听banking

Whether听UK听banks can provide services to customers living in the EEA depends on local laws and regulation.

Read the Money and Pension Service鈥檚 MoneyHelper听听for more information on cross-border banking.

Banking in Italy if you were living there before 1 January 2021

If you were resident in Italy before 1 January 2021, you do not need to show your Italian bank a non-EU听national residency document (permesso di soggiorno) or a biometric residency card (Withdrawal Agreement carta di soggiorno elettronica).

If your bank requests either of these documents, you can show them 迟丑别听听(in Italian).

The ABI advises that the non-EU听national permesso di soggiorno is not issued to听UK听nationals with rights under the Withdrawal Agreement, and the carta di soggiorno is not mandatory.

Accommodation and buying property

UK听nationals can buy property or land in Italy whether or not you live there. Read听guidance on buying property abroad.

See 迟丑别听visas and residency section听for actions you must take if you have guests staying at your property.

If you were living in Italy before 1 January 2021

• To purchase property, you do not need a non-EU听national residency permit (permesso di soggiorno). You may need to prove that you are legally living in Italy.. You can do this by providing your carta di soggiorno elettronica (biometric residency card issued under the Withdrawal Agreement) or attestazione di iscrizione anagrafica (residency document issued under the Withdrawal Agreement)

Alternatively you can provide an听EU听residency document such as:

• attestato di soggiorno (EU听residency document)

• attestazione di soggiorno permanente UE (EU听permanent residency document)

• certificato di residenza (EU听residency certificate)

If you are having problems accessing property services, show your public notary this听guidance from the Consiglio Nazionale Del Notariato (National Council of Italian Public Notaries)听(in Italian).

Driving in Italy

Read the guidance on what actions you must take to drive legally in Italy:

• what you need to drive in the鈥疎U

• driving licence rules in Italy if you live there

• road travel in Italy

• 听(in Italian)

You cannot use an International Driving Permit (IDP) instead of obtaining an Italian licence.

If you became resident in Italy on or after 1 January 2023

You can use your valid鈥疷K听鈥痩icence for up to 1 year from the date you became resident.

If you became resident in Italy before 1 January 2023

You cannot drive in Italy using y辞耻谤听UK听licence. You need to exchange it for an Italian one.

If y辞耻谤听UK听licence has expired

You cannot use it to drive in Italy. However, you can exchange y辞耻谤听UK听licence if it expired less than 5 years before you present it for exchange.

Exchanging y辞耻谤听UK听licence

You can exchange y辞耻谤听UK听licence for an Italian one without needing to take a test. This follows the Agreement that 迟丑别听UK听and Italian governments signed on 23 December 2022 about exchanging driving licences.

How to exchange y辞耻谤听UK听licence

To exchange your licence, you must book an appointment with your local听. When you attend the appointment, make sure you bring the required听, view the section 鈥楻ichiesta conversione patente non comunitaria鈥�. Contact your local Ufficio della Motorizzazione Civile for further enquiries about your exchange.

Who can exchange their听UK听licence

If you became resident in Italy on or before 31 December 2020 you can exchange y辞耻谤听UK听licence at any time.

If you became resident in Italy on or after 1 January 2021 you can only present y辞耻谤听UK听licence for exchange within 6 years of becoming resident.

Which听UK听licences can be exchanged

Y辞耻谤听UK听licence must be a full, non-provisional and valid licence. You can also exchange an expired full, non-provisional licence, as long as it has not expired for more than 5 years before you present it for exchange.

According to the on exchanging driving licences (Art 13.1), your local Motorizzazione office may request an official translation of your driving licence in a specific case (ie you hold a paper licence that has additional text which is not already included in the model driving licence images exchanged between Parties via diplomatic channels).

According to Art. 13.2 of the Agreement, should your local Motorizzazione have doubts as to the validity or authenticity of the licence and the data entered on it, they may request information directly from DVLA.

The British Embassy in Rome and the British Consulate in Milan do not issue translations or certificates of authenticity for the purposes of this Agreement. However, if needed as in Art. 13.1, you can find that can organise a legalised translation.

Age restrictions

There is no age restriction on exchanging y辞耻谤听UK听licence. However you must meet Italian age requirements for the driving category you鈥檙e exchanging to.

UK听licences issued by exchange of a licence originally issued elsewhere

If y辞耻谤听UK听licence was first issued in another country, you can exchange it if that country has a licence exchange agreement or understanding with Italy. If it does not, you will need to take a test to obtain an Italian licence.

Lost or stolen听UK听licences

If y辞耻谤听UK听licence is lost or stolen, you must provide a copy of the loss or theft report filed with the Italian police authorities in addition to the other documents. If you cannot provide this report, you will need to take a test to obtain an Italian licence.

Special ID cards

If you hold a Ministry of Foreign Affairs special ID card, you do not need to exchange. You can continue to drive with y辞耻谤听UK听licence.

Licences issued in Gibraltar, Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey

The guidance on exchanging your licence also applies to:

• full, non-provisional and valid licences issued in Gibraltar, Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey

• any licence issued from Gibraltar, Jersey and Guernsey that expired less than 5 years before you present it for exchange

You cannot exchange expired driving licences from the Isle of Man.

Disabled drivers

If you have a听UK鈥疊lue Badge听and live in Italy, you must return it to the original鈥疷K鈥痠ssuing authority. You can听听(in Italian). Go to your local health department (ASL) legal medical office to get a medical certificate proving your right to the disabled parking card. Then you must ask the Mayor of your Municipality for the disabled parking card.

Read 迟丑别听.

Bringing a鈥疷K-registered vehicle to Italy

Read our guidance on听taking a vehicle out of the鈥疷K.

You cannot drive a non-Italian registered car in Italy after you have been resident in Italy for 90 days or more.

If you move to Italy with y辞耻谤听UK-registered car, you must register your car with Italian licence plates within 90 days of being officially resident in Italy. If you do not do this, your car may be impounded.

As soon as you start the process of registering your car in Italy, you will not be able to use your car until you get your new documentation and licence plates.

For more information, read听听and contact an听听(in Italian).

Driving outside Italy with an Italian licence

You can use your Italian licence to visit the鈥疷K. Keep up-to-date with 迟丑别听UK听Highway Code.

If you go to live in 迟丑别听UK, you can exchange your Italian licence for a鈥疷K鈥痮ne without taking a test.

To drive in another country, in addition to your Italian licence you may need to听.

Read 迟丑别听EU听guidance on:

Sailing in Italy

If local authorities ask for proof of听UK听laws about sailing you can download the following letters (sometimes called information notes):

• 听(PDF,听724 KB,听2 pages)

• 听(PDF,听1010 KB,听2 pages)

Voting

You cannot vote or stand as a candidate in Italian national and local government elections, or in European Parliament elections.

You may be able to vote in some听UK听elections. You can:

• register as an overseas voter

Births, deaths, marriage and civil partnerships

If your child is born in Italy, you can听register the birth with 迟丑别听UK听authorities听in addition to registering locally.听If your child has British nationality, you do not need to register the birth with 迟丑别听UK听authorities to听apply for a British passport.

If someone dies in Italy read our guidance on:

• what to do after someone dies abroad

• bereavement in Italy

• finding English-speaking funeral directors in Italy

Find out听how you can get married or get a civil partnership abroad.

You may also need听notarial and documentary services听for听UK听nationals in Italy.

Pets

If you鈥檙e moving to Italy with your pet, read the guidance and ensure you comply with the regulations:

• taking your pet abroad

To visit other countries with your pet, check the rules for the country you鈥檙e travelling to. Contact your vet to get the travel documents your pet needs.

Read guidance on:

• bringing your pet to Great Britain. Check that your pet鈥檚 rabies vaccinations are up to date. Vets in Great Britain cannot enter rabies vaccination details in non-UK听issued pet passports

• travelling to Ireland with your pet

Emergencies

Dial 迟丑别听听for the police, ambulance or fire brigade, or dial:

• 113 for police

• 115 for fire brigade

• 118 for first aid

Dial 迟丑别听听in any听EU听country.

If your child is at risk of being, or has been, abducted read 迟丑别听guidance on international parental child abduction; the Italian Ministry of Justice听听(in Italian); 迟丑别听听补苍诲听.

Read 迟丑别听guidance if you have been the victim of a rape or sexual assault in Italy.

If you鈥檙e the victim of a crime, have been arrested, or are affected by a crisis, contact 迟丑别听British Embassy Rome听or 迟丑别听British Consulate General in Milan.

Returning to 迟丑别听UK

Tell the Italian and听UK听authorities if you are returning to 迟丑别听UK听permanently. To help prove you are now living in 迟丑别听UK, de-register with:

• y辞耻谤听听(in Italian)

• your local health department (ASL)

To move your Italian pension to 迟丑别听UK, contact 迟丑别听International Pension Centre听and 迟丑别听听(in Italian). You must also contact 迟丑别听听before you return to 迟丑别听UK.

If you get healthcare in Italy through the S1 form, you must contact the Overseas Healthcare Team on +44 (0)191 218 1999 to make sure your S1 is cancelled at the right time.

Read the guidance on听returning to 迟丑别听UK听permanently听which includes information on, amongst other things, bringing family members, tax and access to services.

Useful information

Support for British nationals abroad: a guide听sets out how to stay safe abroad, and explains how the FCDO can support you if you get into difficulty.

Contact us through our web form if you have a specific question on living in Italy.

This guide sets out essential information for British citizens moving to or living in Italy. Read about how 辞耻谤听consulate general in Milan听补苍诲听embassy in Rome听can help.

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