Investor Visa Italy: Tax Benefits and more!

Investor Visa Italy: What are the main benefits? 

Main Benefits of the Investor Visa Italy

We previously explained here and also Here,about a lot of the benefits related to the Investor Visa Italy.  

Let’s consider also that Holders of the Investor Residence Permit will be authorized to move freely within the Schengen Area for a maximum period of 90 days every 180 days and they will also have the right to live, work and study in all 28 member states of the European Union. The process of obtaining the certificate of impediment, the Investor Visa and eventually permanent residence is centralised, digital and a decision for the visa application is usually made within 30 days.

One of the benefits that the Investor Visa Italy offers, is access to a special tax regime for new residents. This allows investor visa holders to transfer their tax residence to Italy and pay an annual substitute tax of EUR 100,000 on income generated abroad.

This condition applies only if the investor visa Italy holder has not been taxed in Italy for at least nine taxation periods out of ten.

This option may also be extended to family members for an additional EUR 25,000. The maximum duration of this preferential tax scheme is of 15 years.

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Commitment expectations

To apply for residency through the Investor Visa Italy, one of the following commitments is required:

• A minimum investment of EUR 2 million in Government bonds, including Treasury certificates, zero-coupon treasury bonds, long-term treasury bonds, long-term treasury bonds index-linked with Eurozone inflation, and BTP ITALIA. This investment must be held for a minimum of 2 years; or
• A minimum investment of EUR 1 million in stakes or shares of an active limited company registered and based in Italy, which has already filed at least one balance sheet at the date of the visa application; or
• A minimum investment of EUR 500,000 in stakes or shares in a start-up which has been listed in the official list of start-ups, by the Italian Chamber of Commerce; or
• Make a contribution of a minimum of EUR 1 million in support of a project of public interest in the fields of culture, education, immigration management, scientific research or preservation of cultural and natural heritage;

The amount of government-related administrative fees is minimal and amounts to approximately EUR 96.46 covering postal bulletins for the printing of an electronic document and issuance of the residence permit, together with a revenue stamp.

This means that the minimum total capital outlay for a single applicant would amount to circa EUR 500,097 excluding service providers’ professional fees and any other fees not mentioned herein.

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