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Your residence permit, in Italian

Follow the permesso di soggiorno from the post office kit to the card in your hand, and learn the Italian you will hear at every counter.

For anyone applying for or renewing a permesso di soggiorno who wants to understand the forms, the letters and the people behind the counter. Recommended level: A2 and up.

6 steps

Start the path
  1. Before you startWhich route your permit takes, and the words for it.
  2. The kit at the post officeAsk for the kit and understand how to hand it in.
  3. Filling in the formRead the form field by field: names, dates, reasons.
  4. Sending it and the receiptWhat the post office gives you back, and why it matters.
  5. The appointment at the QuesturaFingerprints, photos, originals: understand the officer.
  6. Collecting and renewingThe SMS, the pick-up, and doing it all again in time.