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Certificate of inhabitability

Published 2006.03.09

A certificate of inhabitability [certificato di idoneità abitativa] certifies that the domicile of the foreign citizen possesses the minimum requisites of public residential housing as specified in the regional housing law.

This document is necessary when applying for:

• reunification of the family
• resident's card [carta di residenza] (only if also requested for the spouse and minor children living with the applicant)
• visa for family members
• residency contract [contratto di residenza]

It is not necessary to exhibit a certificate of inhabitability in cases of:

• reunification with an Italian citizen
• reunification with a foreign minor under 14
• in individual applications for resident's cards

The certificate of habitability remains valid until:

• the applicant changes address
• the house is subject to structural alterations
• the number of persons who can live in the housing exceeds the maximum number foreseen by the law

If no such changes have occurred, the applicant required to exhibit the inhabitability certificate can exhibit an authentic copy of the original certificate exhibited previously.

Citizens residing in Turin and requiring an inhabitability certificate should contact the Foreigners' Office at no. 26 Via Cottolengo to request:

• the application form to request the inhabitability certificate (to be filled out by the foreign applicant)
• the inhabitability technical data sheet (to be filled out by the expert inspecting the domicile)

The hours for presentation of applications are: Tuesday and Thursday, from 2 pm to 4 pm.
Certificates can be collected mornings: Monday 9.00-12.00, Tuesday 10.00-11.00, Wednesday 9.00-12.00, Thursday 10.00-11.00, Friday, 9.00-16.00.

The forms can also be downloaded from the website: Informastranieri.

Inhabitability certificates can also be requested from the local office of the National Health Service [ASL - Azienda Sanitaria Locale] in the area (Ufficio d'Igiene, via della Consolata 10).
If you do not live in Turin, contact the office in the town where you reside.