1585 Photographs

We are preparing for the big move to Abruzzo in November and everybody seems to say that we will need loads of photographs for the paperwork to come.
Would anybody be able to tell us whether the photos need to be black & white or colour and is there any particular background that is required?

Thanks

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General chat about Italy

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 10/13/2005 - 07:41

Photos for what? I'm bemused..........

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 10/13/2005 - 07:47

Passport size photographs, colour with a neutral background, about ohhh, I think a dozen should just about do it...

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 10/13/2005 - 08:01

Many thanks........down to the photo booth!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 10/13/2005 - 13:56

You do not need photo's anymore, or a permesso di soggiorno, new legislation has been brought in by the EEC. You will need to organise private health though.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 10/13/2005 - 14:42

Why do they have to organise private health care?

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 10/13/2005 - 15:05

[QUOTE=rebelinleather]You do not need photo's anymore, or a permesso di soggiorno, new legislation has been brought in by the EEC. You will need to organise private health though.[/QUOTE]

Have you more information on this new legislation, that you can tell us about, Thankyou

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 10/13/2005 - 18:08

[QUOTE=rebelinleather]You do not need photo's anymore, or a permesso di soggiorno, new legislation has been brought in by the EEC. You will need to organise private health though.[/QUOTE]

Yes please as much information as you can.

Thanks

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 10/13/2005 - 22:10

We've only been here since beginning of May this year and we had to get Permisso di Soggiorno, residency , supply proof of income, and the various forms from Uk DHSS to transfer Health Care from UK National Health Service to Italian health Service. In fact we only got the whole lot sorted out about a month ago....be interested to know what the new legistration is ???? :confused: .......and re ; photos...bring as many as you can !!!...lack of photo booths here ...you have to go to a photographer ...bit of hassle you don't need if you have to sort out all the other stuff !!! :cool:

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 10/14/2005 - 16:44

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Alex & Lynn, that's great, then you are covered it would seem, but for all others please check.In answer to all in the thread, please go to your local Questura or, if you are not confident with the language, contact the British Embassy, in both cases they will give you all the correct upto date info to enjoy your life in Italy. I wish you all the very best.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 10/15/2005 - 12:58

[QUOTE=rebelinleather]Alex & Lynn, that's great, then you are covered it would seem, but for all others please check.In answer to all in the thread, please go to your local Questura or, if you are not confident with the language, contact the British Embassy, in both cases they will give you all the correct upto date info to enjoy your life in Italy. I wish you all the very best.[/QUOTE]

Ok but our local Questura is still currently issuing Permesso di Soggiorno!
Is there somewhere we can read about this? Where did you get your information from? Consulting the Embassy does not always produce up to date info easily.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 10/16/2005 - 04:09

[QUOTE=DavidandLinda]Ok but our local Questura is still currently issuing Permesso di Soggiorno!
Is there somewhere we can read about this? Where did you get your information from? Consulting the Embassy does not always produce up to date info easily.[/QUOTE]
OK, NOT WANTING TO GET INTO AN ARGUMENT ABOUT THIS, but, from the inception of the EU there was an understanding that citizens of the EU should be able to live anywhere, work anywhere and travel anywhere within the EU without any restrictions, and, that laws within the member states would have to be changed to provide a structure for this to happen as soon as possible, Italy has so far as I know, not yet changed it's internal laws, so, at present, I am sure that you still need to apply for your permesso fi you intend staying for more than a couple of weeks. Eventually the law will probably change to the requirement to apply for residency with your comune only, but I cannot see any changes which may have taken place and am pretty sure it will be well reported on these forums when it does happen.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 10/17/2005 - 07:44

Great George, thanks for putting what we were thinking about this thread down in black and white.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 10/17/2005 - 08:56

Hi rebelinleather

I have looked on the questura site and can't find where it says you don't need a sigourno. Maybe you don't need one because (like my boyfriend) you are half Italian (with an Italian father) and don't need one.

Can you tell us what questura site you looked at i.e. which town.

Incidentally, I don't personally have a sigourno as I got so fed up with how I was treated when trying to get one but would be interested to know the exact law.

Many thanks

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 10/17/2005 - 11:20

[QUOTE=rebelinleather]Alex & Lynn, that's great, then you are covered it would seem, but for all others please check.In answer to all in the thread, please go to your local Questura or, if you are not confident with the language, contact the British Embassy, in both cases they will give you all the correct upto date info to enjoy your life in Italy. I wish you all the very best.[/QUOTE] Consulates/Embassies for other countries will tell you that if you tio talk with the correct Italian office for answers to your questions as they handle their own government's rules and regulations.
[quote]Originally Posted by rebelinleather
You do not need photo's anymore, or a permesso di soggiorno, new legislation has been brought in by the EEC. You will need to organise private health though.[/quote] This is also not correct. You need a PdiS or a CdiS as well as anyone can apply for the Italian system.

I do wonder, rebelinleather, are you an Italian citizen or an ex-pat because your information is very off?

For information on PdiS for those from other EU countries as well as other topics, [url]http://europa.eu.int/youreurope/nav/en/citizens/home.html[/url]