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Originally Posted by JFSC201
Hello everyone. I've decided to move to Italy to be with my partner, who is also in the U.S. military and stationed there. We both adore the country and want to share our time together there. I know the visa is a tough thing to get, and I've been researching it for several months now. Does anyone have any suggestions I may not have thought about? I'm open to just about anything really, including finding work, attending school which I need to do anyway. Together we have at least 20,000 Euro in cash when we go to the consulate and I already have an established place to stay, and he has agreed to support me. Basically I don't really need any funds in Italy, but as we all know the Consulate requires proof that I have such. I'm basically just throwing this out there to see if there is anyone who has other ideas. I'm basically going to be heartbroken if I don't get a visa, and will jump through whatever hoop the govt asks me to. My partner makes about $80,000 a year (60,000 Euro), and will have documentation from landlord for me to stay at his apartment in Vicenza. I will also be armed with the usual including FBI background check, health insurance, etc when I go to Miami to the Consulate in July. Some people have mentioned in other forums that loopholes/exceptions exist, but I have yet to find anything. Thanks so much for your help.
The facts
I'm American 28 years old from South Carolina
I'm not of Italian descent
I don't speak Italian really at all
I want to live in Italy for about 1-2 years tops.
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Hi! I too am trying to get to Italy by the end of the summer and am concerned about the Visa issue. It seems like a lot of hoops and the consulate, when I went last week to ask questions, was very busy and only handed me a form. I did call the embassy in D.C. and they said that if the stay was less than 90 days I was not required to get a Visa. I am planning to attend language classes and not work but to feel out the idea of living there full time. I will do one more trip to the consulate, as they don't answer email or telephone messages, but I think I will stay in Italy for only two months as a vacation, if I decide to live there I will go to the embassy in Rome and get the paper work I need, or if I don't like it I will just come home. But you will still need your permit to stay regardless...Good luck!