Message from Kassim Ramji, HM Consul General Milan and Director of Department for Business and Trade, Italy

Message from Kassim Ramji, HM Consul General Milan and Director of Department for Business and Trade, Italy

Dear Easy Milano readers, It is my great pleasure to introduce myself as His Majesty’s Consul General and Country Trade Director in Milan, taking over the baton from the excellent Catriona Graham, who...

Welcome to Maria Sheehy, Consul General to Ireland in Milan

Welcome to Maria Sheehy, Consul General to Ireland in Milan

A cháirde, Amici, Friends, I am delighted to have been asked to serve as Ireland’s first Consul General in Milan and, together with my colleague Deputy Consul General Frank Bradley, am honoured to rep...

Opening of Consulate General of Ireland in Milan

Opening of Consulate General of Ireland in Milan

Ireland’s first Consulate General in Milan has opened, marking a significant deepening of Ireland’s engagement with Italy. The opening comes as part of the Global Ireland initiative to expand Ireland’...

Welcome to Kassim Ramji, HM Consul General Milan and Director of Department for Business and Trade, Italy

Welcome to Kassim Ramji, HM Consul General Milan and Director of Department for Business and Trade, Italy

Biography Kassim Ramji was appointed His Majesty’s Consul General Milan and Director of the Department for Business and Trade in Italy in September 2024. Prior to this Kassim was Head of European Bila...

Digital Nomad Visa for Italy: How to Apply

Digital Nomad Visa for Italy: How to Apply

Italy has officially legalized the digital nomad visa and, as of April 4, 2024, is now open to receiving applications. The visa enables digital nomads, or those who are remote workers, to travel to di...

Message for U.S. Citizens: Launch of the New Smart Traveler Enrollment Program

Message for U.S. Citizens: Launch of the New Smart Traveler Enrollment Program

Message for U.S. Citizens:  Launch of the New Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) – Re-Enroll Now!   Location:  Worldwide   Event:  On September 16, 2024, the Department of State launched a new v...

Message for U.S. Citizens: Final Opportunities to Return Voted Ballots in Italy

Message for U.S. Citizens: Final Opportunities to Return Voted Ballots in Italy

Return your voted ballot now!    Remember, U.S. embassies and consulates are not polling places.  Same-day, in-person voting is not available outside the United States.  Many states require voted ball...

New Requirements to Travel to Europe

New Requirements to Travel to Europe

In Autumn 2024, the EU will introduce a new Entry/Exit Scheme (EES). We strongly urge all UK nationals, lawfully resident in Italy before 1 January 2021, to apply for and obtain a Carta di soggiorno t...

Message for U.S. Citizens: Global Entry Special Enrollment Event

Message for U.S. Citizens: Global Entry Special Enrollment Event

GLOBAL ENTRY SPECIAL ENROLLMENT EVENT AT US EMBASSY ROME AND CONSULATE GENERAL MILAN Announcement: US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will host two (2) special Global Entry enrollment events in It...

British Citizens Voting From Overseas

British Citizens Voting From Overseas

The 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 for registering 𝗶𝘀 𝟭𝟭:𝟱𝟵𝗣𝗠 𝗕𝗦𝗧 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟴 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲. If you are a British or eligible Irish citizen living abroad who has previously lived in the UK or been registered to vote in the UK, yo...

Rientro dei Cervelli – Tax Break for Foreigners

Rientro dei Cervelli – Tax Break for Foreigners

Taxes – such a small word yet it can produce such intense emotions in many. Knowing that they can be a sore spot for many, Italy’s decision to entice more people to return – or enter – Italy by offeri...

Message for U.S. Citizens: Online Fee Payment for DS-11 Adult and Minor Passport Applications

Message for U.S. Citizens: Online Fee Payment for DS-11 Adult and Minor Passport Applications

The Department of State is pleased to announce that U.S. Embassy Rome and Consulates General Milan, Naples and Florence will begin supporting online payments for: U.S. citizens applying for their firs...

How to Legally Avoid US Tax on the Sale of your Non-US Home for Americans Abroad

How to Legally Avoid US Tax on the Sale of your Non-US Home for Americans Abroad

If you are a US citizen living outside the United States, under US tax law, you could be subject to US capital gains tax on the sale of your non-US home. It doesn’t matter where the sale of the home i...

Free Online US Tax Preparation Software Options for Americans Abroad

Free Online US Tax Preparation Software Options for Americans Abroad

Earlier this month, the IRS announced the 2024 tax filing season will open on January 29, I’ve already received emails from people asking about how to file their US tax return for this year. For Ameri...

Voting in 2024 US Federal Elections

Voting in 2024 US Federal Elections

Your vote counts! Did you know that many U.S. federal elections for the House of Representatives and Senate have been decided by a margin smaller than the number of ballots cast by absentee voters?  A...

Security Alert – WorldWide Caution

Security Alert – WorldWide Caution

October 20, 2023 Due to increased tensions in various locations around the world, the potential for terrorist attacks, demonstrations or violent actions against U.S. citizens and interests, the Depart...

Inauguration of the Canadian Consulate in Milan

Inauguration of the Canadian Consulate in Milan

New headquarters for the Canadian Consulate in Milan were inaugurated on 10 October, at Via Verziere 11, in the presence of the Canadian Ambassador of Italy, Elissa Golberg, and the Mayor of Milan, Gi...

Welcome to the New US Consul General Douglass Benning

Welcome to the New US Consul General Douglass Benning

Douglass Benning joined the Department of State in 1996 and is a member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Minister-Counselor. From 2021 to 2023, Mr. Benning served as the Principal Deputy...

Tax Simplification for Americans Abroad Act

Tax Simplification for Americans Abroad Act

We are excited to announce that H.R. 5432 Tax Simplification for Americans Abroad Act has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. Join us for a webinar with the sponsor of the bill, Cong...

Looking Forward to the Coronation: a View from Milan

Looking Forward to the Coronation: a View from Milan

The UK is gearing up for the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III on Saturday, 6th May. All the familiar pageantry and pomp that Britain is famous for will be on display, but this time with the ...

AMBASSADOR FOR A DAY 2023

AMBASSADOR FOR A DAY 2023

Competition for young students aged between 16 and 19 years old What is Ambassador for a Day? Ambassador for a Day exists to empower young people from 16 to 19 years old with the skills they need to b...

HM Consul General in Milan will be competing in the StraMilano Half Marathon on 19 March to support a school of The Citizens Foundation

HM Consul General in Milan will be competing in the StraMilano Half Marathon on 19 March to support a school of The Citizens Foundation

Mike Nithavrianakis is a diplomat currently serving in Italy, where he is the British Consul General in Milan and Director of Trade & Investment Italy. Before that, he was Deputy High Commissioner in ...

US Taxes: Filing from Italy

US Taxes: Filing from Italy

2022 TAX SEASON *Best to know Information – helpful information and links for filing US taxes from Italy. FREE DOWNLOADHelpful information and links for filing US taxes from abroad in Italy. Prepared ...

Thanksgiving Message from Robert S. Needham, U S Consul General in Milan November 2022

Thanksgiving Message from Robert S. Needham, U S Consul General in Milan November 2022

Thanksgiving Message from Robert S. Needham, U S Consul General in Milan, for EasyMilano.comNovember 2022 It brings me great joy to wish the readers of EasyMilano a very happy Thanksgiving on behalf o...

Expats in Italy: Saying Goodbye to the Queen

Expats in Italy: Saying Goodbye to the Queen

It was inevitable that the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II would be big news, but what was less predictable has been the depth of the emotional response it has triggered, not just in Britain a...

Americans in Italy, it’s already election time!

Americans in Italy, it’s already election time!

Article by Nancy Fina, National Chair at Democrats Abroad Italy Now is the time to request your ballot to vote in the November 8 midterms. All U.S. citizens can vote from Italy, but to do so you need ...

2022 Independence Day Message to Readers of Easy Milano 

2022 Independence Day Message to Readers of Easy Milano 

Dear fellow Americans and Friends,  Happy 4th of July! The United States’ Independence Day celebration is one of our country’s  most beloved. And though many of us are far from our home shores, if you...

Milan Celebrates the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II

Milan Celebrates the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II

The Milanese celebrations of the Queen’s Birthday Party, the British National Day, the event that celebrates the birthday of Her Majesty the Queen of England Elizabeth II, took place yesterday June 16...

Marking the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in the UK and Italy

Marking the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in the UK and Italy

While the UK switched into full partying mode for the four days of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, celebrating her 70 glorious years on the throne, people around the world were keen to join in the festi...

U.S. Citizens Can Vote from Italy

U.S. Citizens Can Vote from Italy

Every American is able to cast a ballot and make his or her voice heard. Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) helps US citizens vote from wherever they are in the world. Upcoming Elections in 2022...

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