Italy

Italy's long-awaited Digital Nomad Visa finally launched in April 2024. Skilled remote workers can settle in Rome, Milan, or a Tuscan village with a real path to long-term EU residency — and a 50% income-tax reduction for new arrivals.

Italy's classic retirement visa for people whose money lands without them working for it — pensions, dividends, rentals, royalties, structured investment payouts. The income bar is €31,000/year for a single applicant (about $33,500), the consular enforcement of 'no active work' is genuinely strict, and the Southern Italy 7% flat tax for 10 years is the regime that rewrites the math for retirees willing to live in qualifying small towns. The active-income prohibition is the line that separates the ERV from the Digital Nomad Visa — if you plan to do any remote work, even for a US employer, this isn't your visa.