Income requirement for Italian citizenship and the carta di soggiorno 2026

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Citizenship by residence: how much income

The Ministry of the Interior uses as thresholds the income limits for pensioners' exemption from health charges: €8,263.31 if you are alone, €11,362.05 with a dependent spouse and €516.00 more for each dependent child or family member.

For 5 or more children: add €516.00 per child. The figures in the table are the same as in the Prefecture's PDF.

Which income counts: gross or net?

Only IRPEF taxable income declared in Italy in the last 3 years counts; income earned abroad does not. On the 730 return it is the «Reddito imponibile» of the «Prospetto di liquidazione»; for the «Redditi PF» return and the «Certificazione Unica» the Prefecture explains which lines to add up.

Family income

You can add the income of the family members listed in art. 433 of the Civil Code who are in your family register (stato di famiglia): spouse (or civil partner, or partner with a written cohabitation contract), children, parents, sons- and daughters-in-law, parents-in-law, brothers and sisters. Not counted, according to the Vademecum: a partner with no legal tie (even with children together), a step-parent, a spouse living abroad.

What does not count as income

• the «reddito» or «pensione di cittadinanza»;
• money in your bank account;
• a pension received and taxed abroad;
• unemployment benefit (NASpI), even though it is taxed.

If your income drops in a single year, the Vademecum says the Prefecture may assess it «in via equitativa» (fairly). But an application with declared income below the thresholds can be rejected online straight away, and the income must be kept until the oath.

Carta di soggiorno (EU long-term permit): how much income

The law asks for at least 5 years with a residence permit and an income not lower than the social allowance: in 2026 that is €7,101.12 a year. If you also apply for your family members, the income follows the family reunification rule: social allowance + €3,550.56 for each family member. Suitable housing is also required.

«Per month» is only a help for comparing: the law speaks of yearly income. The Questura decides which documents and which income are valid. All carta di soggiorno requirements.

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