Healthcare for dual citizen w/ US salary living in Italy up to 6 months

[caridimondo]

Hi all,

I obtained my Italian citizenship back in June 2012 in Philadelphia and lived/worked in Milan until 8/2015. I've been back in the US for over 2 years and needless to say I'm missing life in Italy, aside from the salaries of course. I work in tech where remote jobs are quite common so my goal is to be able to continue working for my US employer but spend up to half the year in Italy. My main concern in this scenario is health coverage while in Italy.

I'm registered in AIRE and would continue to be even if I'm there for a few months at a time since I'd still be living in the US the majority of the year. I'll have to look at my current health coverage through my employer to see if I'd be covered abroad, otherwise I'd need to take out an international policy before each stint in Italy even though I'm a citizen. Does that sound correct?

Also, which ID would I use while I'm there? My carta d'identita has my previous Milan address but since I'm no longer a resident there could I get a new one with my US address as my residency? Or would I need to carry around my Italian passport instead?

Thanks in advance for any info/advice!

[jennabet]

I would get the healthcare aspect confirmed by your American employer because if you don't have residency in Italy, you can't get on the national healthcare system even if you're a citizen, although you would be entitled to emergency care. For the other questions, the consulate that has your AIRE registration should be able to help you.

[caridimondo]

I figured that would be the case, thanks!