The circulars and decrees that demonstrate your right to residency, permanent residency & health cover (in Italian)

What documents do you need if  you have lived here for 5 years and have the identity card, havent they already seen everything? mine is due for renewal and I wondered if  anyone knows when we become official residents can we use rhe new card for european travel, (the old one states on it that you can't) - it will be a lot cheaper than a passport if we can.

 We recently discussed this topic and you will have the information here: http://www.italymag.co.uk/community/post/uk-passport-renewals-italian-residentsA passport has a validity of 10 years so it is not that expensive in the long run and it is safer to have a valid passport at all times. It is the right document to travel anywhere. ID cards are meant to confirm your identity and the fact that you are a legal resident. The UK passport, which is really an EU passport nowadays, is a travel document.

Your id card doesn't really mean much as far as documents are concerned although it does save you having to carry your passport. As I understand it, the reason we can't use it for travel is because we are not Italian citizens. If your permesso is about to expire, then you need to:

1. Go to the comune, with the permesso (before it expires) and request the "attestazione di soggiorno permanente per i cittadini dell'unione europea". The comune must issue this within 30 days of your request. You will need at least one bollo but they should tell you how many.
2. Take this to the ASUR office and request your "libretto sanitaria" which must be for an indeterminate period and not to be renewed annually.

This then means you never need to renew any more docs and are covered by the SSN just like an Italian. I believe you can even apply for citizenship if you wish.This is your right as an EU citizen. The ASUR does not have the right to ask you for any other documents. The "attestazione di soggiorno permanente per i cittadini dell'unione europea" is sufficient. Please see my links above for all the documents demonstrating this right.

Thank you for all the very helpful advice Penny, lets just hope its not all changed in 2 years time when we apply for ours!A