https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The deadline is approaching for many British residents of Italy to renew their 'carta di soggiorno elettronica'. You can share your questions about the process with us, and we'll put them to the British Embassy. https://www.thelocal.it/20260331/tell-us-what-do-you-want-to-know-about-renewing-your-brexit-residency-card Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:41:08 +0200 tell-us-what-do-you-want-to-know-about-renewing-your-brexit-residency-card UK residents can access free healthcare in Italy with the Global Health Insurance Card – but when and how can you use it? https://www.thelocal.it/20250828/what-brits-visiting-italy-need-to-know-about-the-ghic-health-card Thu, 28 Aug 2025 12:39:20 +0200 what-brits-visiting-italy-need-to-know-about-the-ghic-health-card Since Brexit, many UK phone providers have ended their offers of free data roaming in the EU – but some still offer it. If you're planning a trip to Italy, here's the latest list. https://www.thelocal.it/20250806/which-uk-phone-companies-offer-free-roaming-in-italy Wed, 06 Aug 2025 13:35:24 +0200 which-uk-phone-companies-offer-free-roaming-in-italy An organisation that brings together British overseas voters will meet for the first time in Italy in September, with post-Brexit issues top of the agenda. https://www.thelocal.it/20250805/campaign-group-for-british-voters-in-europe-to-hold-first-meeting-in-italy Tue, 05 Aug 2025 17:20:07 +0200 campaign-group-for-british-voters-in-europe-to-hold-first-meeting-in-italy British nationals are still moving to Italy after Brexit, but just how easy is it? If this is the year you plan to make the move, here’s what you’ll need to consider. https://www.thelocal.it/20250515/checklist-what-brits-need-to-move-to-italy-in-2025 Thu, 15 May 2025 15:13:58 +0200 checklist-what-brits-need-to-move-to-italy-in-2025 The UK has banned imports of raw milk cheeses from France and Italy on what it says are safety grounds - but the same cheeses are still on sale around Europe. https://www.thelocal.it/20250722/why-has-the-uk-banned-imports-of-french-and-italian-cheeses Tue, 22 Jul 2025 19:04:11 +0200 why-has-the-uk-banned-imports-of-french-and-italian-cheeses The UK’s public service broadcaster has announced changes affecting how people outside the UK can access its content. Here's what's changing for Italian residents. https://www.thelocal.it/20250715/how-access-to-the-bbc-is-changing-for-people-living-in-italy Tue, 15 Jul 2025 16:36:52 +0200 how-access-to-the-bbc-is-changing-for-people-living-in-italy British dual nationals in Europe have been describing their anger and stress over misleading, vague and constantly changing information from the UK government on the subject of the new ETA travel visa requirements. https://www.thelocal.it/20250410/disgraceful-british-dual-nationals-express-fury-over-uks-changing-eta-advice Thu, 10 Apr 2025 15:51:54 +0200 disgraceful-british-dual-nationals-express-fury-over-uks-changing-eta-advice What’s the specific process for applying for a baby's British passport from Italy? How long does it take? Here’s all the essential information British parents in Italy should know before beginning the process. https://www.thelocal.it/20241114/explained-how-to-get-a-uk-passport-for-a-child-born-in-italy Thu, 14 Nov 2024 16:43:50 +0100 explained-how-to-get-a-uk-passport-for-a-child-born-in-italy The UK will go to the polls on July 4th, but there are a few important dates for Brits abroad to keep track of if they want to make sure their vote will be counted. https://www.thelocal.it/20240604/the-key-deadlines-brits-in-europe-need-to-know-to-vote-in-the-uk-election Tue, 04 Jun 2024 19:05:48 +0200 the-key-deadlines-brits-in-europe-need-to-know-to-vote-in-the-uk-election The UK will head to the polls on July 4th, but many overseas voters will need to re-register if they want to make their voice heard. Keep track of the details and key dates below. https://www.thelocal.it/20240112/how-britons-living-in-europe-can-register-to-vote-in-uk-election Fri, 12 Jan 2024 12:21:23 +0100 how-britons-living-in-europe-can-register-to-vote-in-uk-election Renewing a passport is a hassle at the best of times, and living outside of your home country adds an additional layer of complexity. How do you go about renewing your British passport as an Italian resident? https://www.thelocal.it/20240212/how-can-i-renew-my-british-passport-from-italy Mon, 12 Feb 2024 13:24:02 +0100 how-can-i-renew-my-british-passport-from-italy Amid a lack of clarity about who has to pay Italy's increased healthcare fees, citizens' rights campaigner Clarissa Killwick says British nationals are wrongly being charged despite having permanent residency rights. https://www.thelocal.it/20240124/opinion-trouble-proving-residency-rights-leaves-brits-in-italy-paying-e2k-health-charge Wed, 24 Jan 2024 12:02:14 +0100 opinion-trouble-proving-residency-rights-leaves-brits-in-italy-paying-e2k-health-charge The UK has changed its rules on overseas voting, meaning that thousands of Brits living in Europe will be eligible to vote in the next general election - and voter registration opens on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20240115/uk-to-open-voter-registration-for-brits-in-europe-as-15-year-rule-finally-ends Mon, 15 Jan 2024 17:44:18 +0100 uk-to-open-voter-registration-for-brits-in-europe-as-15-year-rule-finally-ends The EU has drawn up plans to make it easier for non-EU citizens to gain long-term EU residency so they can move more easily around the bloc, but citizens' rights campaigner Clarissa Killwick says Brits who moved to Italy before Brexit are already losing out. https://www.thelocal.it/20231208/opinion-pre-brexit-brits-in-italy-need-access-to-eus-longterm-residency Fri, 08 Dec 2023 15:34:14 +0100 opinion-pre-brexit-brits-in-italy-need-access-to-eus-longterm-residency British citizens living in Europe who had lost their electoral rights in the UK because they lived abroad for more than 15 years should be able to vote in the next general election, after the British government finally published new rules on registration and voting. https://www.thelocal.it/20231027/votes-for-life-brits-in-europe-given-boost-as-new-rules-finally-published Fri, 27 Oct 2023 11:19:52 +0200 votes-for-life-brits-in-europe-given-boost-as-new-rules-finally-published Most people accept that moving to Italy is tricky and involves a lot of paperwork, but for Brits deciding to go back to the UK it's easy, right? After all, you're just going home? Wrong. https://www.thelocal.it/20230918/what-brits-in-italy-need-to-know-if-they-move-back-to-the-uk-post-brexit Mon, 18 Sep 2023 16:23:01 +0200 what-brits-in-italy-need-to-know-if-they-move-back-to-the-uk-post-brexit After years of campaigns and promises British citizens living abroad finally won the lifelong right to vote in UK general elections in April 2022. But campaigners say more needs to be done to allow all those Britons abroad to be able cast their votes easily. https://www.thelocal.it/20230201/brits-in-europe-won-right-to-vote-for-life-in-uk-but-questions-remain Wed, 01 Feb 2023 18:31:52 +0100 brits-in-europe-won-right-to-vote-for-life-in-uk-but-questions-remain Now that Britain is well and truly out of the EU, just how much harder is the process of moving to Italy from the UK after Brexit? British readers share their experiences of applying for visas as 'third country nationals'. https://www.thelocal.it/20230116/seek-legal-advice-brits-on-applying-for-italian-visas-post-brexit Mon, 16 Jan 2023 17:20:26 +0100 seek-legal-advice-brits-on-applying-for-italian-visas-post-brexit We asked our British readers to explain how the recent drop in the value of the pound will affect their lives in Italy. Here’s what they had to say. https://www.thelocal.it/20221007/its-a-disaster-how-brits-in-italy-are-being-hit-by-drop-in-value-of-pound Fri, 07 Oct 2022 19:07:36 +0200 its-a-disaster-how-brits-in-italy-are-being-hit-by-drop-in-value-of-pound