I'm moving there soon. So what applications and stuff do i need to do? what if i'm an Au pair?
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If you are American, it is nearly impossible. You can try for a student visa if you want to attend university there. You cannot "live" there unless you can get a work visa, and since Italy is part of the European Union, the E.U. work laws apply. You need to be highly gifted, skilled, educated and be able to do a job no European can do. the strict work visa rules keep non-Eurpoeans from living in Italy.
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You need a work visa or student visa for starters. You need a job lined up before you go (you can always quit and find a different job once you are there!) You need a specific time frame for your visa application. You need to have a valid U.S. passport and proof of current vaccinations. But according to about.com, you need o have much more than that - you need to know people to even get a job! Here's the link to about.com that answers your question better: http://studenttravel.about.com/od/workabroadbycountry/qt/workitaly.htm AND http://studenttravel.about.com/od/planyourtrip/u/student-travel-planning-101.htm
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The unfortunate fact is that, if you're an American citizen, it's illegal for you to move to Italy to live. You can stay in Italy, visa free, for a total of 90 days out of every 180 days as a tourist, but you are not allowed to work during this time. If you overstay the 90 days you will be considered an illegal alien, deported at your own cost, and receive a stamp in your passport prohibiting you from entering the Schengen Zone (most of Europe) for several years. As others have said, you need a job before coming to Italy and that's just about impossible unless you have skills that are unavailable there. Or, you can apply to study at an Italian university but, if accepted, you will be a full fee paying student, so that can be quite expensive. EDIT: You will need to have the au pair position organised before leaving the US. Then you need to apply for the appropriate visa from the Italian Consulate nearest to you. It would be worth calling or emailing the Consulate to find out which type of visa form you need to submit. All information is on the Embassy of Italy website: http://www.ambwashingtondc.esteri.it/ambasciata_washington
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Im an american living in italy right now. I have many immigrant friends as well italian friends. These immigrant friends somehow figured out to get a job here in italy i guess they take the jobs no one really wants i dont know!!! well the thing is you need to know how to speak italian, cause i always get that answer, you speak italian horribly. OK learn the language, make friends on your 90 day visits LEARN THE Language!!!! make connections on your visits and eventually you can figure out how to line up a job.
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