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Residence card for dependent non-EU adult descendant of a mobile EU/EEA/Swiss citizen

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Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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Which citizenship, status or regional agreement creates the person's right to move/reside?

A derived right as a family member of an EU citizen: Legislative Decree 30/2007 (transposing Directive 2004/38/EC) applies to any EU citizen who goes to or resides in a Member State other than that of their citizenship, and to their family members who accompany or join them. For visa purposes the MAECI note treats Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein as EU countries but excludes Switzerland.

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Limits of the record
  • Italian residence rules for family members of EEA (non-EU) and Swiss citizens are not established in the cited sources.

Under which circumstances can the person reside: worker, self-employed, student, jobseeker, self-funded person or another recognised basis?

The EU citizen has the right to reside for more than three months when they: (a) are an employed or self-employed worker in Italy; (b) have sufficient resources for themselves and family members not to burden social assistance, and health insurance covering all risks; (c) are enrolled at a recognised public or private institution mainly to follow a course of study or vocational training, with sufficient resources and health insurance; or (d) are a family member accompanying or joining an EU citizen who qualifies under (a), (b) or (c).

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  • https://www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:decreto.legislativo:2007-02-06;30~art7
    Il cittadino dell'Unione ha diritto di soggiornare nel territorio nazionale per un periodo superiore a tre mesi quando: a) è lavoratore subordinato o autonomo nello Stato; b) dispone per sé stesso e per i propri familiari di risorse economiche sufficienti, per non diventare un onere a carico dell'assistenza sociale dello Stato durante il periodo di soggiorno, e di un'assicurazione sanitaria o di altro titolo idoneo comunque denominato che copra tutti i rischi nel territorio nazionale; c) è iscritto presso un istituto pubblico o privato riconosciuto per seguirvi come attività principale un corso di studi o di formazione professionale e dispone, per sé stesso e per i propri familiari, di risorse economiche sufficienti, per non diventare un onere a carico dell'assistenza sociale dello Stato durante il suo periodo di soggiorno, da attestare attraverso una dichiarazione o con altra idonea documentazione, e di un'assicurazione sanitaria o di altro titolo idoneo che copra tutti i rischi nel territorio nazionale; d) è familiare, come definito dall'articolo 2, che accompagna o raggiunge un cittadino dell'Unione che ha diritto di soggiornare ai sensi delle lettere a), b) o c).

What entry, registration or residence-document formalities remain?

Family members listed in art. 2 who accompany or join the EU citizen get an entry visa (if visa-required) as a priority and free of charge. They must register as residents at the local Comune within three months of entry. After three months from entry they request the 'Residence card of a family member of a Union citizen' from the Questura of their place of residence, presenting a valid passport or equivalent, a document from the country of origin attesting the family relationship (and, where required, dependency), the certificate of the EU citizen's registration request, and four passport photos. A receipt is issued on application; the card is valid for five years from issue and is free apart from printing/material costs.

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Which non-member-country family members can accompany or join, and what broad rights do they receive?

Direct descendants under 21 or dependent, and those of the spouse or partner, are covered family members. The right of residence for more than three months extends to non-EU family members when they accompany or join the EU citizen in Italy, provided the EU citizen meets the worker, self-sufficiency or student conditions.

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When do permanent/long-term rights arise and what continuity, absence or retention conditions matter?

A non-EU family member acquires the right of permanent residence after legally and continuously residing in Italy for five years together with the EU citizen. Continuity is not affected by absences totalling no more than six months a year, longer absences for military service, or up to twelve consecutive months for important reasons (pregnancy and childbirth, serious illness, study or vocational training, posting for work). The permanent right is lost after absences of more than two consecutive years. The Questura issues a 'Permanent residence card for family members of European citizens'; it is requested before the family-member residence card expires and issued within 90 days; interruptions not exceeding two consecutive years each time do not affect its validity.

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Limits of the record
  • Retention of residence rights after death or departure of the EU citizen, divorce etc. (arts 11–12, reserved in art. 14(2)) not captured.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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