{"id":75,"date":"2023-04-11T18:20:20","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T16:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambasciatapraga.esteri.it\/?page_id=75"},"modified":"2026-02-16T12:22:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T11:22:11","slug":"codice-fiscale","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ambdublino.esteri.it\/it\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-straniero\/codice-fiscale\/","title":{"rendered":"Codice fiscale – Fiscal code"},"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.
\nIt is also issued to non-Italian citizens. The service is free and is reserved for private citizens over the age of 18,\u00a0exclusively 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

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

A foreign citizen who is not resident in Italy must specifically\u00a0delegate<\/strong>\u00a0a 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.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The addresses of the offices of the Agenzia delle Entrate are available on the website:\u00a0www.agenziaentrate.it<\/a><\/p>\n

Students:<\/strong> The foreign citizen who arrives in Italy for study purposes and intends to stay for more than 90 days must apply in advance for a residence permit at the Police Headquarters (Questura) and, at that stage, will receive a tax identification code.<\/span><\/p>\n

The foreign citizen who arrives in Italy for study purposes and intends to stay for more than 90 days must apply in advance for a residence permit at the Police Headquarters (Questura) and, at that stage, will receive a tax identification code.<\/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\u00a0to purchase a property or for other commercial\/financial activities in Italy<\/strong>\u00a0may delegate a representative to request the Codice Fiscale from the Agenzia delle Entrate on their behalf.<\/p>\n

The Codice Fiscale is attributed to\u00a0citizens of non EU Countries<\/strong>\u00a0who wish to stay in Italy:<\/p>\n

\u2013 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

\u2013 by the Questura, office of the State Police, for foreign citizens who request other types of residence permits.<\/p>\n

EU citizens<\/strong>\u00a0who 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\u00a0for reasons of judicial proceedings in Italy<\/strong>\u00a0may 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\u00a0specify 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\u00a0this Embassy<\/strong>\u00a0only if the Codice Fiscale is required for online procedures<\/u>\u00a0and\/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:\u00a0application-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

\u2013Reasons 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:\u00a0consolare.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

The certificate will be send to you by email in PDF format.<\/p>\n

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