Depends on the comune. …
Submitted by modicasa on Tue, 02/22/2022 - 00:59Depends on the comune. There is no legal obligation to have an Itlaian bank account, but some comunes say that if you want to be resident then its virtually impossible to live in Italy without one. As far as the amounts go, they will want to know you have the money at the time of the application, and for renewals...
it's better have an italian…
Submitted by Ugo on Fri, 03/04/2022 - 01:54it's better have an italian bank account , and show to commune ofice - even a italian bank statement , where the amount are visible - otherwise the commune office thake 90 days to receive this confirmation from bank ...
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