Guides written specifically for Americans planning a move or retirement to Italy.
No fluff, no romanticizing — just the information you actually need, fact-checked for 2026.
If you're not sure which one to start with: the Blueprint covers the full picture, the ERV Guide covers the visa process in detail.
Most people end up with both.
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The Italy Retirement Blueprint
Most people planning a move to Italy spend months piecing together information from forums, conflicting YouTube videos, and lawyers who only know half the picture.
This guide puts it all in one place.
18 chapters covering everything you need to know before you move —
Italy's tax system and the 7% flat tax regime, the Elective Residency Visa, healthcare, the real cost of living, property, IVIE and IVAFE, and how to choose where in Italy you actually want to live.
Written in plain English for someone who has never navigated Italian bureaucracy before. Fact-checked for 2026. No fluff, no padding — just the information that changes the conversation from "maybe someday" to "here's exactly what I need to do."
Instant PDF download. 30-day money back guarantee.
The Italy Elective Residency Visa Guide
The Elective Residency Visa is not complicated.
But it is unforgiving.
One missing document, one wrong consulate, one requirement misunderstood — and your application is delayed or rejected. And unlike most bureaucratic mistakes, this one costs you months, not days.
This guide removes every question mark.
34 pages covering the complete ERV application process for 2026 — the exact income requirements and what counts as passive income, the complete document checklist with every format and every deadline, which of the ten US consulates covers your state and why it matters, how to behave at your appointment, what to do within 8 working days of arriving in Italy, how to write a Letter of Intent that gets approved, the most common rejection reasons and how to avoid every one, and a full printable checklist covering all 9 stages from qualifying to annual renewal.
Fact-checked for 2026. Instant PDF download.
The Complete Italy Tax Guide
Italy's tax system is layered, complex, and full of surprises — and most people don't find out what it actually costs them until they're already there.
The Complete Italy Tax Guide 2026 gives you the full picture before you make the move: IRPEF brackets, the 7% flat tax regime, the €300,000 neo-residenti regime, the Impatriati regime for workers, IVIE and IVAFE wealth taxes on your US assets, the US-Italy tax treaty, Social Security and pension taxation, FBAR and FATCA obligations, property taxes, and four complete worked examples showing real total tax bills.
All in plain English, verified against 2026 Italian tax law.
This is the guide that answers the questions your relocation fantasy videos won't. 33 pages, instant PDF download, built specifically for Americans and English-speaking expats planning a move to Italy.
Whether you're a retiree evaluating the 7% flat tax regime, a remote worker looking at the Impatriati incentive, or a property buyer trying to understand what you'll owe every year — this guide gives you the numbers you need to plan with confidence.
90 DAYS AT A TIME
The complete guide to Italy's 90/180 Schengen rule — for anyone building a life between two countries.
Most people think they understand the 90-day rule until they try to apply it to their actual travel dates. This guide fixes that. It breaks down the rolling 180-day window in plain English, covers the 2026 changes (ETIAS, the new EES tracking system) that most existing guides haven't caught up on, and walks through the two-season strategy people use to legally maximize their time in Europe every year.
Nine chapters. What actually happens if you overstay. A printable day tracker so you never have to do the math yourself again. Written for the person who wants clarity, not a legal textbook.
$27 — Instant PDF Download
HEALTHCARE AND AGING IN ITALY
The guide that answers the question everyone's afraid to ask — what happens to me here as I get older?
Everyone shows you the wine and the piazza.
Almost nobody shows you what happens if you need a doctor, real help at home, or full-time care — and what any of that actually costs.
This guide covers the real numbers behind Italian healthcare, home care, and long-term care, checked against official Italian and US sources, with a direct cost comparison to what the same care runs in America.
Eighteen chapters.
Your will and Italy's forced heirship rules, the biotestamento, the Medicare question, and the family conversation most people postpone. Not vague reassurance, and not scare tactics — just the honest picture, and a real plan for the years ahead.