Postal kit
How to fill in the postal kit, forms 1 and 2, the receipt and what to do after sending it.
The postal kit is the standard channel for most permit applications: form 1, form 2 where relevant, payments and insured shipping.
Here you will find how to complete it without mistakes, and what the receipt you get at the counter actually proves.
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How to fill in the postal kit
The postal kit is the envelope distributed by enabled post offices (Sportello Amico) containing the forms for a permit or renewal application: complet…
The postal kit receipt
The receipt proves that your permit or renewal application was filed. People who have filed a renewal application have, with the receipt, the same rig…
First residence permit application
After entering Italy with a visa for stays longer than 90 days, you must file the first permit application within 8 working days, normally using the p…
The Questura appointment
After sending the postal kit you receive a summons to the Immigration Office: at the appointment you bring original documents, photographs and payment…
Guides in this section
How to fill in the postal kit
Guide to completing the postal kit for an Italian residence permit: form 1 and form 2, tax code, reason for stay, documents to attach, payme…
The postal kit receipt
What the postal kit receipt proves: its value while awaiting the permit, linked rights, limits for travel abroad, status-check codes and wha…
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Official sources
This page is based on the official sources listed below. Open them to check the most recent information directly with the competent authority.
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Polizia di Stato — Immigration Office (police headquarters online) (opens in a new tab)
Polizia di Stato · in italiano
Pagina delle Questure con le informazioni sui titoli di soggiorno, i moduli e la verifica dello stato delle pratiche.
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Questure — Documents to include in the postal kit (PDF) (opens in a new tab)
Polizia di Stato — Questure · in italiano
Documento ufficiale con l’elenco dei documenti da inserire nel kit postale per le principali tipologie di permesso di soggiorno.
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Poste Italiane — Sportello Amico counters (opens in a new tab)
Poste Italiane · in italiano
Informazioni sugli uffici postali abilitati al servizio kit postale per il permesso di soggiorno e sulle modalità di spedizione.
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Polizia di Stato — How, where and how much it costs (opens in a new tab)
Polizia di Stato · in italiano
Scheda ufficiale su dove presentare la domanda e sui costi: marca da bollo, spese postali, costo del permesso elettronico e contributo di rilascio.
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Polizia di Stato — Renewal of the residence permit (opens in a new tab)
Polizia di Stato · in italiano
Scheda ufficiale della Polizia di Stato su termini, verifica dei requisiti ed effetti della ricevuta durante il rinnovo.
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Immigration Consolidation Act — Legislative Decree 286/1998 (in force) (opens in a new tab)
Normattiva — Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri · in italiano
Testo unico delle disposizioni concernenti la disciplina dell’immigrazione e norme sulla condizione dello straniero.
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