I generally avoid wading into the murky waters of politics here, but I suspect that if you weren’t already contemplating a move to Italy, following the results of the U.S. election, some—perhaps many—of you, dear readers, may be looking for a way out of the United States.
One important omission: a visa just gets a person into the country for a period of time long enough to file paperwork and be interviewed in order to get permission to stay (which is by no means automatic just because you were able to obtain a visa to enter). Once granted permission to stay, a person must register with their city government and receive an identity card. This is the piece of identification you are after to be able to get health insurance, register a car and many other activities. The visa is only the beginning.
Yes, I was focusing on the visas because in most cases you'll need to obtain a visa first in order to get a permesso or carta di soggiorno. I could write a whole other issue about that!
One important omission: a visa just gets a person into the country for a period of time long enough to file paperwork and be interviewed in order to get permission to stay (which is by no means automatic just because you were able to obtain a visa to enter). Once granted permission to stay, a person must register with their city government and receive an identity card. This is the piece of identification you are after to be able to get health insurance, register a car and many other activities. The visa is only the beginning.
Yes, I was focusing on the visas because in most cases you'll need to obtain a visa first in order to get a permesso or carta di soggiorno. I could write a whole other issue about that!
Let’s hope the likes of Damon, De Niro and Bono make good on their promises as well.
I look forward to reading many more messages from the virtue signallers.
Sorry, I must have missed something. What promises are you referring to?