Moving from the US to Italy in 2026

• Income: There is no statutory figure. vistoperitalia.esteri.it (infovisto code 5_0_D) states no amount and only refers to the Interior Ministry Directive of 1 March 2000 (means of subsistence table). Consulate figures vary: New York says 'typically around EUR 31,000 per person'; Boston says 'more than 31,000 euros yearly per applicant' (https://consboston.esteri.it/en/servizi-consolari-e-visti/servizi-per-il-cittadino-straniero/visti/elective-residency); Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston and San Francisco state no figure, only 'substantial and stable' passive income (SF calls the visa targeted at 'wealthy persons'). Consulate Paris says the Table A minimum (about EUR 31,000) is 'only a starting point'. The exact EUR 31,159.88 figure was not found on any official page checked. Monthly is left null because no official US page states a monthly figure (Consulate Sydney states EUR 2,600/month, but that is not a US post).
• Savings: No fixed savings amount found on official pages. Consulates ask for bank statements (San Francisco: last three months) and two years of US tax returns, and Houston asks for 'well documented and substantive financial resources'.
• Decision time: Consulate General Los Angeles: 'The processing time for this visa may be up to 90 (ninety days)... Rush processing is not possible.' Other US consulates may differ. Appointment wait times through Prenot@mi are not included.
• Duration: Embassy of Italy in Kuwait (esteri.it): the elective residence visa lasts 1 year and is 'facilmente rinnovabile in Italia presso la Questura territorialmente competente' if the requirements are still met. The permit cannot be renewed after a continuous absence from Italy of more than six months (art. 13 DPR 394/1999, cited on the same page). The app's '2-year renewals' is NOT confirmed by any official page. It is only implied by the Polizia di Stato checklist listing a EUR 50 contribution for elective permits 'over 1 and up to 2 years'. No US consulate page checked states the duration.
• Work: Los Angeles: 'not allowed to work or seek employment under any conditions'. New York: 'DOES NOT ALLOW ANY WORK ACTIVITIES IN ITALY'. Houston adds that applicants 'may continue taking care of their own commercial or financial business which are held abroad'.
• Permanent residence: EU long-term residence permit (permesso UE per soggiornanti di lungo periodo), art. 9 D.Lgs. 286/1998. The Polizia di Stato checklist (section K) requires five years of legal stay from the first permit's issue date, plus income not below the annual assegno sociale. The art. 9 text on normattiva.it was not re-read; the Italian language test and other requirements are not covered here.
• Citizenship: Law 91/1992 art. 9 c.1 lett. f: a non-EU foreigner who 'risiede legalmente da almeno dieci anni'. Italian language knowledge is required (L. 132/2018). The decision deadline is 24 months, extendable to 36. The Interior Ministry page (published 11/11/2024) mentions only L. 63/2025, a narrow new case for relatives of infrastructure-collapse victims; it shows no 2025-2026 change to the 10-year rule. The 2025 descent reform (DL 36/2025) affected ius sanguinis only. A secondary source (cittadinanza.net, Sep 2026) also says 10 years remains after the 2025 referendum.

Not verified or conflicting: (1) No official income figure exists. vistoperitalia.esteri.it states none, and US consulates range from 'around EUR 31,000 per person' (NY) and 'more than EUR 31,000 per applicant' (Boston) to no figure at all (LA, SF, Chicago, Houston). EUR 31,159.88 was not found on any official page. (2) The app's +20% spouse / +5% per child rule is not stated by any US consulate; NY and Boston require the full amount per applicant. A July 2025 Rome administrative court (TAR) ruling reportedly faulted full per-child amounts (secondary only, italiancitizenshipassistance.com). (3) No property requirement amount exists, but every US consulate checked requires a registered lease or deed before applying. (4) Renewal length (app says 2 years) is unconfirmed; it is only implied by the EUR 50 contribution tier. (5) USD visa fee varies by consulate and quarter. (6) The Poste kit fee of EUR 30 comes from portaleimmigrazione.it (secondary). (7) The app's fee of EUR 300 is wrong for the visa; EUR 300 is the consular fee for a citizenship-by-descent recognition application (art. 7-bis of the fee table).

• Income: Los Angeles and New York (https://consnewyork.esteri.it/en/servizi-consolari-e-visti/servizi-per-il-cittadino-straniero/visti/visas-to-enter-italy/digital-nomad-remote-worker-visa) both say 'no less than 24,789 euros' per year, written 'at the time of this writing in 2024'. Conflict: Consulate London and Embassy Pristina use a base of EUR 8,500, i.e. triple = EUR 25,500. Remote employees must also earn at least the relevant Italian national collective agreement (CCNL) salary and not below the ISTAT median annual salary. The app's EUR 28,000 is not supported by any official page found. No per-dependent amount is stated: family members join later through family reunification from Italy.
• Savings: No savings requirement stated on the official pages checked.
• Decision time: Houston: 'up to 120 days for self-employed applicants and up to 30 days for subordinate workers' (remote employees). Los Angeles and New York state no processing time. Other consulates may differ.
• Duration: Art. 27 c.1-sexies D.Lgs. 286/1998: the permit is issued 'per un periodo non superiore a un anno' after the entry visa. Renewability is stated by Consulate LA ('you can renew it locally at the Questura as long as you maintain your employment, lodging, and health insurance'). The integrazionemigranti.gov.it summary of DM 29/02/2024 also says 'durata massima di un anno, ma rinnovabile', with the permit marked 'nomade digitale - lavoratore da remoto'.
• Work: Allowed only for highly qualified work done remotely with technology, as self-employed (digital nomad) or for a company 'anche non residente' in Italy (remote worker). No nulla osta needed. Per the normattiva paraphrase, the law does not limit employers or clients to foreign ones, so the app's 'foreign employer/clients only' is NOT supported by the statute text. US consulates frame the visa around remote work. Highly qualified means a recognised degree (CIMEA or Declaration of Value), a regulated-profession attestation, or 5 years' experience (3 of the last 7 years for ICT). It also requires at least 6 months' prior experience in the field (Consulate LA).
• Permanent residence: EU long-term residence permit, art. 9 D.Lgs. 286/1998: five years of legal stay from the first permit plus income at least the assegno sociale (Polizia di Stato checklist section K). NOT verified: whether years on a digital nomad permit count fully toward the 5 years. No official page addressing this permit type specifically was found.
• Citizenship: Law 91/1992 art. 9 c.1 lett. f: 10 years of legal residence for non-EU foreigners, plus Italian language knowledge. Decision in 24 months, extendable to 36. No 2025-2026 change to the 10-year rule found on the Interior Ministry page.

Not verified or conflicting: (1) Income: US consulates (LA, NY) state EUR 24,789 per year as of 2024, but London and Pristina use EUR 8,500 x 3 = EUR 25,500. The current healthcare-exemption threshold was not confirmed on a salute.gov.it page. App's EUR 28,000 is not supported. (2) Legal basis: normattiva shows the category as art. 27 c.1 lett. q-bis and c.1-sexies D.Lgs. 286/1998, not 'q-quater' as in the brief. Implementing DM 29 Feb 2024 published in GU n.79 of 4 Apr 2024 (https://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/eli/id/2024/04/04/24A01716/sg); its article text could not be retrieved. (3) 'Foreign employer/clients only' is not in the statute, which allows a company 'anche non residente'. (4) Whether DNV years count toward the 5-year EU long-term permit is unconfirmed. (5) Permesso filing channel (postal kit vs Questura) and the EUR 30 Poste fee were not confirmed for this permit. (6) Processing time is from Houston only.