I am awaiting the decision on my Elective Residence visa application (hopefully) and currently have a flight booked on June 14 with arrival in Italy on June 15. After learning about and reading the comments regarding the 183 day rule regarding taxes, I’ve recently started thinking that maybe I should possibly delay my entry into Italy a few weeks later, to stay under 183 days in 2016. I will have worked here in the US for about 5 months, so will have US taxes to pay next year and after all I’ve been reading these past 6 months here on this board, it seems it might make sense for me to not have to worry about sorting this out, at least my first year in Italy. I know I will incur the cost of the ticket change and will be paying rent in Italy for 2 weeks when I’m not yet there (seems commonly to happen with this visa), but it seems it might be worth those costs to keep my days to 183 or less in 2016. Would love to get advice and opinion of experts on this board.
Question 2: If approved for the ER visa, do you have to enter Italy on the exact date that your visa starts, or can you enter a few weeks later?
Question 3: I will have to come back to the states in the fall for a family wedding. Do those days out of Italy (10) subtract for my total number of days in Italy for 2016?
Thanks for your input, much appreciated.
Question 2: If approved for the ER visa, do you have to enter Italy on the exact date that your visa starts, or can you enter a few weeks later?
Question 3: I will have to come back to the states in the fall for a family wedding. Do those days out of Italy (10) subtract for my total number of days in Italy for 2016?
Thanks for your input, much appreciated.
