Italy: templates and forms
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Application to the Prefetto to change a first name or surname (Italy)
For an adult Italian citizen asking to change their surname or first name, or to add one, such as the mother’s surname. The application goes to the Prefetto of the province of residence or of the one holding the birth record (article 89 of Italian Presidential Decree no. 396/2000), with the reasons and the name sought. Many Prefetture publish their own free form: if there is one, you may use it. It needs a € 16 revenue stamp (marca da bollo, from a tobacconist; online via @e.bollo or F24), except for ridiculous or shameful surnames.
Delivery reminder and termination for goods not delivered (Italy)
For a consumer in Italy who paid for an online order, or for goods to be delivered home, and has not received them by the promised date or, failing one, within 30 days: you invite the seller to deliver by a new, appropriate deadline and announce that otherwise you will terminate the contract and ask for everything paid back (Article 61 of the Italian Consumer Code). The risk of loss in transit stays with the seller until delivery (Article 63). Send this Italian letter by registered post with proof of receipt or by PEC to the seller’s certified address.
Cancelling a gym membership or another subscription (Italy)
For anyone in Italy who wants to end a subscription – gym, swimming pool, magazine, online service – or stop it renewing: the letter gives notice at expiry, withdraws on the contract’s terms or, if a documented illness or injury prevents you from using the service, asks for termination because performance has become impossible (Articles 1463 and 1464 of the Italian Civil Code). Italy has no specific law on gyms: the contract and the Italian Consumer Code’s rules on unfair terms decide. Many providers state in the contract how to cancel. Send this Italian letter by PEC to the company’s certified address or by registered post with proof of receipt.
Payment reminder for an overdue invoice (Italy)
For a business or professional wanting to remind a client of an overdue invoice before a formal demand: a polite letter in Italian with the invoice number, date and amount, the due date, a request to pay within a few days with the IBAN, and a reminder that between businesses late-payment interest runs anyway from the day after the due date (Legislative Decree 231/2002). If payment is already on its way, it asks the client to disregard it. Sent by e-mail or PEC; if it fails, a formal demand follows.
Request for general civic access (Italian FOIA) (Italy)
An Italian request, in Italian, that anyone can make without giving reasons, for data and documents held by a public body (art. 5(2) of legislative decree 33/2013, Italy’s freedom of information act), within the limits of art. 5-bis. The body answers within 30 days; a refusal can be reviewed by its transparency officer. Release is free apart from the cost of copies on paper or media: no revenue stamp. Many bodies have a free form in their ‘Amministrazione trasparente’ section. Send it by PEC or e-mail.
Revocation of a SEPA direct debit, formerly RID (Italy)
Many banks let you revoke a direct debit free of charge in online banking or at the branch. This document, in Italian under Italian law, is for doing it in writing, with proof: it holds two letters to send on the same day, one to the creditor revoking the SEPA mandate and one to your bank asking it to stop executing that creditor's debits (legislative decree no. 11/2010). Revocation does not cancel sums owed: the letter asks how to pay them another way.
Two-year limitation defence on an electricity, gas or water bill (Italy)
For a household, micro-business or professional customer in Italy who receives an electricity, gas or water bill for consumption more than two years old, often a balancing bill. Many suppliers have a free form for raising limitation; this letter, in Italian under Italian law, does the same in writing: it identifies the bill and the amount, raises the two-year limitation (law no. 205/2017), asks for a corrected bill and announces payment of the part not time-barred. Send it by registered post or by PEC.
Notice of sick leave to the employer (Italy)
An Italian letter, in Italian, from an employee telling the employer of an absence for illness: the start date, the end of the doctor’s prognosis, the protocol number (PUC) of the electronic certificate the doctor sent to INPS, and the address where the employee can be reached for the medical check. It is for cases where the collective agreement or the company asks for written notice and offers no portal of its own. Send it by PEC to the company’s certified address, by registered post with proof of receipt, or by hand. It holds health data, so it is sold blank and filled in by hand.
Self-declaration of residence and family status (Italy)
An Italian self-declaration in lieu of certificates, in Italian (art. 46 of Presidential Decree 445/2000), covering residence, citizenship, civil status and the members of the registered household on one sheet, for public bodies and for private parties, which must accept it since 2020. The registry certificate can also be downloaded free from ANPR, and municipalities publish free self-declaration forms. No stamp duty is due (art. 37). Sign it in front of the official or hand it in with a copy of an identity document.
Settlement agreement between private parties (Italy)
For ending a dispute in Italy between private persons or with a business – a contested debt, damage, poor work – by mutual concessions, including a settlement for less than the full debt (saldo e stralcio). The contract, in Italian under Italian law, describes the dispute, what each party concedes, any sum and how it is paid, and the waiver of every other claim on that dispute (articles 1965 ff. of the Italian Civil Code). It is not for employment disputes. Both parties sign two copies.
Formal demand for payment – diffida e messa in mora (Italy)
For anyone in Italy who is owed money by a private person or a business – a loan not repaid, an unpaid invoice or fee – and wants to claim it formally before taking other steps. The letter, in Italian under Italian law, states where the debt comes from and the amount, sets a time limit in days from receipt, puts the debtor in default (article 1219 of the Italian Civil Code) and interrupts limitation. Send it by registered post with proof of receipt, or by PEC if the debtor has a PEC address.
Notice of withdrawal from an online or off-premises purchase (Italy)
For a consumer in Italy who bought online, by phone, by mail order or from a doorstep seller and has changed their mind: you withdraw within 14 days without giving reasons (Article 52 of the Italian Consumer Code) and ask for everything you paid back within 14 days. The model form the seller must give you and, for contracts concluded from 19 June 2026, the «Recedere dal contratto qui» button on shopping websites are free and enough on their own. This Italian letter leaves written proof: send it by registered post with proof of receipt (raccomandata A/R) or by PEC to the seller’s certified e-mail address.
Declaration that copies are true copies of the originals (Italy)
An Italian sworn self-declaration, in Italian (arts. 19 and 47 of Presidential Decree 445/2000), attesting that the enclosed photocopies match the originals: documents issued or kept by a public body, publications, educational or service records, tax documents that must be kept. It is the simple route for public competitions, calls for applications, universities and applications, without having copies certified. Many bodies publish a free model. No stamp duty is due (art. 37). Signed with a copy of an identity document.
Notice cancelling an insurance policy (Italy)
For anyone in Italy who wants to end an insurance policy – home, accident, liability, health – at expiry so that it does not renew tacitly, or to withdraw from a policy lasting more than five years once five years have passed (Article 1899 of the Italian Civil Code). The notice period is the one the policy sets and counts from receipt of the letter. Motor liability insurance, by contrast, needs no notice: it never renews tacitly. Many insurers also accept cancellation free of charge from the customer area or through the agent. Send this Italian letter by PEC to the insurer’s certified address or by registered post with proof of receipt.
Complaint to the public relations office of an Italian public body (Italy)
An Italian written complaint, in Italian, to the public relations office (URP) of a municipality, a region, INPS, the Revenue Agency or another public body, about a poor service, a delay, improper conduct or a stalled case: it sets out the facts and asks for checks and a written answer within the time in the service charter. Many bodies have a free complaint form or online service. Send it by PEC, e-mail or registered post with proof of receipt. A complaint does not stop the time limits for challenging a decision.
Open-ended employment contract (Italy)
For a business or professional hiring an employee in Italy on an open-ended contract, full-time or part-time. It sets out the national collective agreement (CCNL) applied, grade, duties, place of work, trial period (six months at most), hours, pay, holidays, notice and severance pay (TFR), and contains the written information required by Italian Legislative Decree 152/1997 as amended by the transparency decree. Signed in two copies before work starts. In Italian. Household staff have their own domestic-work contract.
Request to pay IMU, TARI and other municipal taxes in instalments (Italy)
For anyone who received from the Comune an executive assessment or another demand for IMU, TARI or another local tax and cannot pay it all at once. Many Comuni have their own free form: if there is one, use it. Instalments follow the Comune’s regulation or, failing that, Italian Law no. 160 of 27 December 2019: up to 72 monthly instalments depending on the amount, and a regulation must allow at least 36 for debts above € 6,000.01. The request declares a temporary financial difficulty and is exempt from stamp duty.
Special power of attorney for a single act (Italy)
For anyone who cannot attend and asks a trusted person to carry out one act in their name: signing a contract, collecting a sum, representing them at a condominium meeting or before an office. The Italian power describes the act, its limits and its end date. If the act needs a special form – selling a house or a car, an act to be registered – a notarial power or a notarised signature is required. For a simple errand a delegation (delega) is enough.
Appointment and acceptance of the trusted representative for advance directives (Italy)
For anyone who has made advance treatment directives (DAT) without naming a fiduciario, or wants to replace them, and for the fiduciario who accepts by a separate act (article 4 of Italian Law no. 219 of 22 December 2017). The fiduciario represents the person with doctors and health facilities and receives a copy of the DAT. The act is handed, with the DAT or later, to the civil-status office of the Comune that received them, free of charge. Many Comuni have a free model.
Decision to move the registered office within the same municipality for an S.r.l. (Italy)
For the sole director or board of an Italian S.r.l. whose articles name only the municipality (Comune) as its seat: the decision in Italian moving the registered office to a new address in the same Comune, without a notary (art. 111-ter of the implementing provisions of the Italian Civil Code), with the effective date and the instruction to file the statement with the Companies Register through the digitally signed Comunicazione unica. If the articles give the full address, or the office moves to another Comune, the articles must be amended before a notary, which this document does not cover.
Individual agile (smart) working agreement (Italy)
For an employer and employee in Italy agreeing smart working within an existing job. The written agreement required by articles 18–23 of Italian Law 81/2017 sets the days and places of agile work, equipment provided, disconnection hours, monitoring, disciplinary conduct, the risk notice, duration and withdrawal on thirty days' notice (ninety for a disabled worker). A private employer then reports it online to the Ministry of Labour, free of charge, within five days of the start. In Italian.
Other parent’s consent to a minor’s passport or identity card (Italy)
For the parent who cannot attend the Questura or the Comune when the other parent applies for the child’s passport or identity card valid for travel abroad. Both parents must consent, even if separated or divorced (Italian Law no. 1185 of 21 November 1967). The Questura has its own free consent form; alternatively a substitute declaration (dichiarazione sostitutiva) like this one is accepted, signed and handed in with a copy of the signing parent’s ID.
Appeal to the Prefetto against a traffic fine (Italy)
An appeal to the Prefetto is free, on plain paper and has no set form; many Prefetture and the consumer association Altroconsumo publish free models. This is a ready-made appeal in Italian for the driver or owner contesting a fine under the Italian Highway Code: the ticket's details, your own grounds, a request to be heard and to have the fine dismissed. It must be lodged within 60 days of service, by registered post, PEC or by hand, with the Prefettura of the place of the offence or the police body that issued it, and only if the fine is unpaid.
Minutes of an S.r.l. meeting approving the annual accounts (Italy)
For the members of an Italian S.r.l. approving the annual accounts: the minutes in Italian of the ordinary meeting, with chair and secretary, the call or a fully attended meeting, members present and holdings, the vote, the year's result and the allocation of profit or cover of a loss. The accounts must be put to the members within 120 days of the year end, or 180 if the articles allow (art. 2478-bis of the Italian Civil Code), and filed with the Companies Register within thirty days of approval. The accounts themselves, prepared by the directors, are attached.
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