Following the recent changes to the art. 23 of Legislative Decree 37/2007, ALL non-EU family members of Italian/EU citizens who intend to live permanently in Italy – including Israeli citizens/passport holders – MUST apply for a D type (National) visa for family reasons.
The family members who have the right to reunification are exclusively those indicated in the art. 2 of Legislative Decree 30/20007:
- the spouse;
- the partner who has contracted a registered partnership with the EU citizen on the basis of the legislation of a Member State, if the legislation of the Member State
host equates such registered partnership to marriage and in compliance with the established conditions by the relevant legislation of the host Member State;
- direct descendants under the age of 21 or dependents and those of the spouse or partner as per letter b);
- direct ascendants and those of the spouse or partner referred to in letter b, if financially dependent.
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