{"id":217,"date":"2023-04-11T18:20:20","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T16:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambdublino.esteri.it\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-italiano\/codice-fiscale\/"},"modified":"2025-03-05T15:36:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T14:36:24","slug":"codice-fiscale","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ambdublino.esteri.it\/en\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-straniero\/codice-fiscale\/","title":{"rendered":"Fiscal code (Codice Fiscale)"},"content":{"rendered":"

APPLICATION FOR FOREIGN NATIONALS (Non- Italian nationals)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The tax code is needed for carrying out financial transactions in Italy, like real estate transactions, inheritance, work, opening a bank account or enrolling in university.
\nIt is also issued to non-Italian citizens. The service is free and is reserved for private citizens over the age of 18, exclusively resident in the Republic of Ireland.<\/strong>
\nFor Northern Ireland residents please contact the Consulate General of Italy for Scotland and Northern Ireland in Edinburgh.<\/p>\n

If you are moving to Italy in less then 30 days, you will need to ask the Tax code to the competent office of the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate).<\/p>\n

Requests for minors, or on behalf of third parties, or by the heir for a deceased family member must contain additional documents.<\/p>\n

Companies must request the tax code in Italy at the office of the Revenue Agency competent for the territory in the place of registration\/headquarters of the Company\/Company in Italy.<\/p>\n

You can request the release of an Italian tax code, if you have never had one before, or a certification of the existing one, for example for access to digital identity services.<\/p>\n

The tax code does not expire and does not change due to a transfer abroad.<\/p>\n

Please note that we issue plastic cards only for specific reasons.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

FOREIGN CITIZENS WHO ARE NOT RESIDENT IN ITALY<\/u><\/p>\n

A foreign citizen who is not resident in Italy must specifically delegate<\/strong> a person to submit the application form for the Codice Fiscale (fiscal\/tax code) directly to the offices of the Agenzia delle Entrate located on Italian territory according to art. 1 of the implementing Ministerial Decree dated 17 maggio 2001, n. 281.<\/p>\n

The addresses of the offices of the Agenzia delle Entrate are available on the website: www.agenziaentrate.it<\/a><\/p>\n

Students <\/strong>who require a Codice Fiscale for university pre-registration may obtain it automatically on the portal:\u00a0 UNIVERSITALY when they are making their pre-registration request.<\/p>\n

The allocation of the Codice Fiscale will be completed: for non EU students at the Sportello Unico dell\u2019Immigrazione or by the Questura when a residence permit is being requested; for EU students at the Agenzia delle Entrate, by submitting the form AA4\/8.<\/p>\n

Foreign citizens who require a Codice Fiscale to purchase a property or for other commercial\/financial activities in Italy<\/strong> may delegate a representative to request the Codice Fiscale from the Agenzia delle Entrate on their behalf.<\/p>\n

The Codice Fiscale is attributed to citizens of non EU Countries<\/strong> who wish to stay in Italy:<\/p>\n

– by the Sportello unico per l\u2019Immigrazione, located in every Prefettura which is competent to issue a nulla osta for the entry of foreign citizens who request a residence permit for dependent work or in the case of family reunion;<\/p>\n

– by the Questura, office of the State Police, for foreign citizens who request other types of residence permits.<\/p>\n

EU citizens<\/strong> who intend to stay in Italy may request the Codice Fiscale by submitting the form AA4\/8 to a territorial office of the Agenzia delle Entrate.\u00a0 The request must be motivated and accompanied by a valid identity document (passport or identity card valid for expatriation)<\/p>\n

Foreign citizens who require the Codice Fiscale for reasons of judicial proceedings in Italy<\/strong> may delegate their appointed solicitor to request for a Codice Fiscale at any office of the Agenzia delle Entrate; the addresses of the offices of the Agenzia delle Entrate are available on the website \u00a0www.agenziaentrate.it<\/a>.<\/p>\n

They must complete the required form, must include a copy of the required documents and specify the reason for the request.<\/strong><\/p>\n

How can I apply for a Codice Fiscale?<\/strong>
\nForeign citizens resident in Ireland may request a Codice Fiscale from this Embassy<\/strong> only if the Codice Fiscale is required for online procedures<\/u> and\/or if the foreigner in question is unable to delegate a person to request it from the Agenzia delle Entrate. They can apply by providing the following:<\/p>\n

-Application form duly filled and signed with pen: application-form-tax-code-english<\/a><\/p>\n

-Copy of a valid identity document, including the page with the photo and the signature.<\/p>\n

-E-mail address and Irish phone number<\/p>\n

-Copy of your birth certificate (translated to English or Italian if needed)<\/p>\n

-Proof of address in the Republic of Ireland<\/p>\n

–Reasons for the request shall be provided (e.g.: student, work, business, purchase\/rent a property)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The application must be completed in all its parts, paying particular attention that the details (name, surname, date and place of birth) exactly match those in the passport\/ID. Italian nationals, even in case of dual citizenship, must apply according to their Italian details.<\/p>\n

If applying for a child,in addition to the passport of the child, applications must include a parent\u2019s ID and either a copy of a birth certificate or part of an ID or passport that clearly states the names of the parents.<\/p>\n

You can send the application:
\n\u2022 By email to: consolare.ambdublino@esteri.it<\/a>
\n\u2022 By post to: Embassy of Italy, 63-65 Northumberland Road, Dublin 4 (please provide your email address with the above list of documents)<\/p>\n

If you apply for a certificate only, it will be send to you by email in PDF format.<\/p>\n

If you apply for a plastic card, you need to specify the specific reasons you need it and provide a pre-paid envelope<\/strong> with the application.<\/p>\n

PLEASE NOTE: for a plastic card we cannot estimate a delivery time because the card is issued in Italy and it is sent to this Embassy by the Agenzia delle Entrate (it can take up to 2-3 months).<\/p>\n

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