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Italy hikes flat-tax regime for new residents to €300,000, reshaping high-end mobility calculus
A technical briefing released on 5 February confirms that Italy will raise its lump-sum flat tax for new residents to €300,000 from 1 January 2026, with the dependent surcharge doubling to €50,000. Existing beneficiaries keep their current rates, but advisers expect a rush to file before year-end. The hike alters the cost equations for executive assignments, remote workers and retiring HNWIs considering a move to Italy.
Italian Embassy in Manila halts all visa appointments 12–18 February
Italy’s embassy in Manila will suspend all visa appointments and passport services from 12 to 18 February due to the global upgrade of the Italian Visa Information System. Travellers are being re-booked after 19 February, creating potential delays for business and crew travel at one of Southeast Asia’s busiest visa posts.
Italian Embassy in Tunis joins global VIS-IT shutdown, pauses visa processing
Italy’s embassy in Tunis will freeze all visa services from the evening of 12 February until 18 February as part of the worldwide VIS-IT system upgrade. The pause affects thousands of Tunisian seasonal and maritime workers heading to Italy, raising the likelihood of processing backlogs in late February.