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Asylum Italy

Asylum Italy: Political Asylum and Refugee Status

In Italy, the Italian Constitution guarantees the right of political asylum and the status of refugees to foreign citizens applying for them when applicants meet the accepted international standards set up by the Geneva Convention in 1951. If you are interested in requesting political asylum in Italy, or think you qualify for refugee status, Rome-Explorer.com has put together the following article so that you can find all the information you need about laws, proceedings, and associations which protect and help political refugees in Italy to obtain asylum here.

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Family reunification

Family Reunification in Italy

Italy offers a number of possibilities for foreigners who want to reunite their families in their new home. There are actually two options and individuals can apply for the possibility of family reunification or family cohesion. In the following article on the matter, Rome-Explorer.com will explain differences between the proceedings in its guide to Family Reunification in italy, as well as the necessary requirements, and how to obtain each of them. As always, we recommend that you do careful research on the matter and cross reference the information you gather ,as it will work to your benefit in the end.

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Foreign assistance

Foreign Assistance in Italy

There are a number of foreign assistance services in Italy, perhaps the most important of which is access to Italy's National Health Service. Foreign citizens who live in Italy can register with the National Health Service to have the medical assistance they need in Italy. The National Health Service also guarantees services if you are not registered in the program and allows patients to come in Italy for treatments if they live abroad. In the following Rome-Explorer.com article you will e able to find all the information you need on foreign assistance programs in Italy and what you need to access them.

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Permanent residence card

Permanent Residence Card Italy

Italy offers a number of possibilities to those wishing to stay in the country for long periods of time, for work, studies, or family reasons. Even retirees from other countries are welcome if they can prove that they can support themselves. Foreigners who live in Italy can request the permanent residence card or EU permanent residency card in order to stay in the country permanently or for long periods. In the following Rome-Explorer.com article you will be able to find some useful information about the necessary procedures concerning the card and how to obtain it, as well as the few situations in which the card may be revoked.
 

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Job visa

Job Visa and Immigration

Foreign citizens coming to Italy for job reasons should get a job visa that distinguishes between a secondary employment visa and an independent work visa. In the following Rome-Explorer.com article we suggest how you can obtain a job visa in italy, which requirements are necessary, and how to submit a request according to the Italian immigration laws. like with everything else in Italy, you will probably encounter a lot more bureaucracy than you are accustomed to, but if you do the right research beforehand you will be able to see what  exactly the probabilityof you receiving a work visa in Italy will be.

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Fine appeal

Fine appeal

If you have been fined you can appeal, avoiding to waste time and money, and chose the right proceedings in order to win your appeal. Here you can find information about payment, how and where you should turn to a prefect or to the Justice of the Peace.

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Italy immigration law

Italy Immigration Law and Net Security Law

There are at least two laws related to immigration that you should be aware of  before coming to Italy. Even if they don't apply to you directly, having some basic knowledge of how immigration works in Italy will help you if you need to obtain a legal stay permit for some reason. Having  an Italian entry permit and residence permit visa for European or non-EU citizens has been ordered by a law dating back to 1998, and modified in 2002 and 2008 by the introduction of the net security law. The following Rome-Explorer.com guide to Italian immigration and net security law will give you access to all of the important information on immigration law and the net security law in Italy.

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Italian passport

Italian Passport: Where and How to Get One

You may need an Italian passport for a number of reasons. Probably the most common one for English speakers is for those who are looking to get italian citizenship if otheir parents were born in Italy in order to solve the problem of staying in italy long term. You may also be living in Italy and have decided for the first time that you would like to travel outside of the European Union and need a valid Italian passport to do so.

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Driving licence point

Driving licence point: how you lose them and recover

Driving licence point: we explain how it works, how to recover and know your difference. On 30th June 2003 driving license point system has been introduced to prevent accidents and violations of 126 article of highway code. We have also selected some web sites which contain sections answering to frequent questions.

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Italian driving licence

Italian driving licence: achievement, renewal and administrative aspects

Should you achive or renew your driving licence? Here we give some directions on how to face the Italian regulation and other detailed information about the official web site of the Italian Department for Transport.

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