Business Immigration · Europe
Italy
The Italian routes we advise are Italia Startup Visa and the Investor Visa — both source-of-funds heavy, neither a remote SRL stamp. Italia Startup Visa is €50,000 to establish or €100,000 to join an existing innovative startup. The Investor Visa ranges from €250,000 to €2 million by category. Registering an Italian company is not either visa.
- Programme
- Italia Startup Visa
- Path
- Startup · Invest
- Capital / threshold
- €50,000 to start, or €100,000 to join an existing innovative startup.
- Relocate / visit
- Yes
This overview is general information, not legal advice. Immigration rules, fees, and eligibility criteria change. We verify current requirements with licensed counsel before any engagement. Residence and visa decisions are made by host-country authorities and are never guaranteed.
Country overview
About Italy
For clients in Pakistan, Italy is a startup-visa or investor-visa corridor. The programmes we brief are Italia Startup Visa and the Investor Visa. Registering an Italian company is not either status. Relocate is yes, through the consular channel for residents of Pakistan.
Italia Startup Visa figures are €50,000 to establish, or €100,000 to join. The Investor Visa range is €250,000 to €2 million by category. We do not add amounts outside that table. Source-of-funds due diligence is heavy on both tracks.
We coordinate the innovative-startup or investment file with licensed Italian counsel. Formation, notary, and immigration are different acts. A transferred shelf SRL is not Italia Startup Visa. Passive capital without the matching investor category is not a visa.
Categories, euro amounts, and consular practice change. Requirements are set by the host government and are verified with licensed counsel before engagement. Nulla osta, visas, and questura cards are decided by Italian authorities and are not guaranteed.
Who this is for
Designed for founders who can place €50,000 or €100,000 into an innovative Italian startup, or investors who can meet a live €250,000–€2 million category with a clean source-of-funds file. A poor fit for formation-only buyers or for files that cannot evidence clean funds.
Timeline
Startup-visa or investor-visa files are typically several months after a complete source-of-funds and project file. Dates are not guaranteed.
Programme rules, fees, and capital thresholds are set by the host government and change. Figures on this page reflect our latest review and are verified with licensed counsel before engagement.
Residence programmes
What we brief for Pakistani founders
Programme rules, fees, and capital thresholds are set by the host government and change. Figures on this page reflect our latest review and are verified with licensed counsel before engagement.
Italia Startup Visa
Startup
Requirements
€50,000 to start, or €100,000 to join an existing innovative startup.
Relocate / visit
Yes
Investor Visa
Invest
Requirements
€250,000 to €2 million depending on the live investment category.
Relocate / visit
Yes
How we work
From briefing to a filed application
Briefing
Italia Startup Visa versus Investor Visa is selected against capital, venture, and live category. Figures stay within €50,000 / €100,000 and €250,000–€2 million.
File preparation
Source-of-funds diligence is completed before funds move. The innovative-startup or investment file is assembled with counsel.
Counsel filing
Licensed counsel files. The applicant attends as required. Outcomes are not guaranteed.
After grant
Residence, if granted, still requires the innovative or investment activity to be real. An SRL is not the permesso.
Key considerations
What this corridor is not
- Source-of-funds diligence is mandatory on both tracks.
- Italia Startup Visa: €50,000 to start or €100,000 to join; Investor Visa: €250,000 to €2 million by category.
- Italian company formation is not Italia Startup Visa or Investor Visa.
- Outcomes are decided by Italian authorities and are not guaranteed.
Also available
Company formation
Forming a Italy company is a separate mandate from residence. If the immigration plan requires a local entity, we coordinate that workstream on its own terms. Formation does not grant the right to live in Italy.
Frequently asked questions
What capital figures do you use?
Italia Startup Visa: €50,000 to start or €100,000 to join. Investor Visa: €250,000 to €2 million by category. We do not add other amounts.
Can I just form an SRL?
You can form a company as a corporate act. That is not the visa.
How strict is source of funds?
Strict. A complete, bankable trail is required before filing.
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