Lake Como, Italy
Passport · rank 6 of 66

🇮🇹 Italy.

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In short, current to October 2026

  • The Italy passport ranks 6 of 66 on the Patrician.ch mobility table, with visa free or visa on arrival access to 186 destinations.
  • Naturalization in Italy: 10 years of residence, 4 for EU nationals. Dual nationality: Yes.
  • Investment route into Italy: Investor visa from €250K. Flat tax regime is separate and residence based.
  • Figures are current to October 2026. Citizenship timelines and investment routes move, and several moved inside the last 24 months. Confirm with counsel before relying on any of them.

Source: the Patrician.ch passport table, part of an original dataset covering 100 residence addresses across 47 countries and territories. Mobility counts, citizenship timelines and investment routes are sourced. Figures current to October 2026. Updated . Cite as: Patrician.ch, Italy passport 2026: visa free or on arrival in 186 places, patrician.ch/passports/it/, October 2026.

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By the Patrician.ch research desk · Updated 29 October 2026 · 6 min read
Mobility score 186 destinations without a prior visa
Rank on the board 6 / 66
Dual nationality Yes
Taxes citizens abroad No. By statute an Italian citizen who moves to a listed tax haven is presumed tax resident on worldwide income unless they prove otherwise

Years to citizenship.

10 years of residence, 4 for EU nationals

Investment route.

Investor visa from €250K. Flat tax regime is separate and residence based

Addresses on the board in Italy.

Lake Como, Italy🇮🇹 Lake Comoeffective tax 45% on $1M · cost 118Portofino, Italy🇮🇹 Portofinoeffective tax 45% on $1M · cost 125Capri, Italy🇮🇹 Caprieffective tax 46% on $1M · cost 120Amalfi Coast, Italy🇮🇹 Amalfi Coasteffective tax 46% on $1M · cost 128Porto Cervo, Italy🇮🇹 Porto Cervoeffective tax 43% on $1M · cost 130Tuscany, Italy🇮🇹 Tuscanyeffective tax 46% on $1M · cost 80Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy🇮🇹 Cortina d'Ampezzoeffective tax 43% on $1M · cost 105Forte dei Marmi, Italy🇮🇹 Forte dei Marmieffective tax 46% on $1M · cost 115Venice, Italy🇮🇹 Veniceeffective tax 44% on $1M · cost 72Milan, Italy🇮🇹 Milaneffective tax 45% on $1M · cost 78Rome, Italy🇮🇹 Romeeffective tax 46% on $1M · cost 75

Around it in the ranking.

RankPassportMobilityDual
2🇦🇪 UAE188Case by case
2🇰🇷 South Korea188Restricted, some categories
5🇸🇪 Sweden187Yes
6🇳🇴 Norway186Yes, since 2020
6🇧🇪 Belgium186Yes
6🇩🇰 Denmark186Yes, since 2015
6🇫🇮 Finland186Yes
Questions

How strong is the Italy passport?

The Italy passport ranks 6 of 66 on the Patrician.ch table, with visa free or visa on arrival access to 186 destinations.

11 of the 100 addresses on the board sit in Italy: Lake Como, Portofino, Capri, Amalfi Coast, Porto Cervo, Tuscany, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Forte dei Marmi, Venice, Milan, Rome.

How long does it take to get Italy citizenship?

10 years of residence, 4 for EU nationals.

Citizenship timelines moved in several countries inside the last 24 months. The figure is current to October 2026.

Does Italy allow dual nationality?

Yes. Italy allows its citizens to hold another nationality.

Is there a Italy citizenship or residence by investment route?

Yes. Investor visa from €250K. Flat tax regime is separate and residence based.

Does Italy tax its citizens living abroad?

No. By statute an Italian citizen who moves to a listed tax haven is presumed tax resident on worldwide income unless they prove otherwise.

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