First 90 days · Milan — Ranjith Kannankattil

First 90 days, in order

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STEP 1 · DAY 0–8
Apply for the permesso di soggiorno within 8 working days of arrival. For work permits, collect the yellow "kit" at a Poste Italiane Sportello Amico, post it, and keep the receipt (ricevuta): it is your proof of legal stay until the card arrives.
STEP 2
Get your codice fiscale (tax code) from the Agenzia delle Entrate. Often issued already with the visa or work authorisation. You need it for rent, SIM, bank, doctor, everything.
STEP 3
Fingerprinting appointment at the Questura (Ufficio Immigrazione). Bring passport, 4 photos, the ricevuta and contract documents.
STEP 4
Register residenza at the Comune di Milano Anagrafe once you have a rental contract. A local police officer visits to check you live there; be reachable. Residence starts the clock for the driving-licence rule.
STEP 5
Enrol in the SSN (public health service) at ATS / ASST Milano and choose a medico di base (family doctor). You get the tessera sanitaria by post.
STEP 6
Apply for the CIE (electronic ID card) at the Comune after residency. It doubles as your digital login.
STEP 7
Set up SPID or CIE ID digital identity, then the IO app. Most public services, payments (pagoPA) and health records need one.
STEP 8
Open an Italian bank account (IBAN). Many landlords and payrolls want an Italian IBAN; EU IBANs (Revolut, N26, Wise) are legally valid but sometimes refused in practice.
STEP 9
Register with your consulate (India: CGI Milan; Indonesia: KBRI Rome) and keep passport validity well beyond your permesso expiry.
STEP 10 · BEFORE MONTH 12
Decide your driving plan: Indian and Indonesian licences cannot be converted, so start driving school early if you need a car.

Renewals, family reunification and citizenship are on the Visas & permits page.

Offices you will visit

IndiaConsulate General of India, MilanPiazza Paolo Ferrari 8, 20121 Milano+39 02 8057691 · Mon–Fri 09:00–17:30Covers Lombardy, Piedmont, Veneto, Liguria, Emilia-Romagna and more. Passport, OCI, attestation. Phone queries 15:00–17:00.Open in Maps ↗ cgimilan.gov.in ↗

IndiaEmbassy of India, RomeVia XX Settembre 5, 00187 RomaFor central and southern Italy.Open in Maps ↗

IndonesiaKBRI Roma (Embassy of Indonesia)Rome · +39 06 4200911Main office for passports and civil documents for all of Italy. A Milan honorary consulate (Piazza Risorgimento 8) is listed by some directories, others say it is temporarily closed. Call Rome before going.kemlu.go.id/rome ↗

ComuneAnagrafe (registry), Comune di MilanoBook online; central office in Via LargaResidency, CIE, certificates. Appointments go fast: book weeks ahead.comune.milano.it ↗

StateQuestura di Milano, ImmigrationAppointment given when you post your kitCheck permit status online with your ricevuta number.questure.poliziadistato.it ↗

StateAgenzia delle EntrateSeveral Milan offices; book onlineCodice fiscale, rental contract registration, tax returns.agenziaentrate.gov.it ↗

What to carry to every appointment

Passport plus a photocopy of every used page, and the visa page.
Permit card or the post-office ricevuta while you wait for it.
Codice fiscale (the card or the printed certificate).
Registered rental contract (or a dichiarazione di ospitalità if you live with someone) and the residence certificate once you have it.
Employment contract, the last 3 payslips and the employer's details.
4 recent passport photos (white background, 35×45 mm). The site's passport photo maker makes a print sheet.
A €16 marca da bollo (revenue stamp) from any tabaccheria; many forms need one.
Originals and copies of apostilled certificates (birth, marriage, degrees) with sworn Italian translations.

Keep scans of everything in one cloud folder. Offices often ask for a document you showed the week before.