Tax identification number

1. What is it?
2. What is it used for?
3. How to request it?

1. What is it?

The Tax identification number is the alphanumeric code issued by the Italian Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) provides a means of identification of foreign citizens in their relations with public authorities and other administrations. For individuals, it is determined on the basis of personal data and is made up of an expression of 16 alphanumeric characters.

2. What is it used for?

Any administrative fulfilment (payment of taxes, duties, fees, etc.) or negotiation activity (acceptance of inheritances, contracts with public or private entities, request for financing, sponsorships, leases or loans of real estate, etc.) requires the Tax identification number of the person involved.

3. How to request it :

ITALIAN CITIZENS REGISTERED WITH AIRE

Italian citizens of legal age registered with AIRE can request the Tax Code, for themselves and for their children, residing at the same address, through the Fast-it online portal by accessing the relevant service and following the instructions. Moreover, through the Fast-it portal it will be possible to download the certificate of attribution of the Tax Code, once the processing of the file has been completed.

How?

1. Log in to the Fast It Portal;
2. Click on “Consular Registry and AIRE” and then on “Tax Code Attribution”;
3. Confirm the data and start the request;
4. After the request has been processed by the Consulate, you can independently download the certificate of attribution of the Tax Code.

If you are unable to download the certificate of attribution of the Tax Code:

1. Register on the FAST IT portal,
2. Request the “Online Association” by clicking on “Consular Registry and AIRE” and then on “View your personal data sheet”;
3. You will receive the message of successful association in your inbox.
4. Log back into the portal and download the certificate.

Adult citizens registered with AIRE who already have the Tax Code can directly download the certificate of attestation of the Tax code through the Fast-it online portal by accessing the relevant service and following the instructions provided to request the Tax Code; in this case, the intervention of the Consulate will not be necessary to issue the certificate.

Those who also want to receive the Tax identification number card have to mail:

• Filled and signed form AA48
• Copy of an identity document
• Certificate of residency (personbevis)
• Prepaid envelope with your address

to the following address:

ITALIENSKA AMBASSADEN
“Codice fiscale”
Djurgårdsvägen 174
115 21 Stockholm

In the event of loss or destruction of the paper certificate or plastic card, a duplicate may be requested in the same way as the attribution.