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The short answer
The kit postale is the yellow-band envelope, free at every Italian post office, used to apply for or renew most residence permits. You fill in the forms inside, add A4 copies of your passport pages and supporting documents, stick on a €16 marca da bollo, pay the €30.46 card cost plus the contribution on the enclosed bollettino, and hand the open envelope in at a Sportello Amico counter, paying €30.00 to the clerk. You get a receipt with tracking codes and a Questura appointment letter.
Getting the kit
Poste Italiane's guide describes the kit as a paper kit with a yellow band, available at all post offices, with instructions inside. Only one kit is handed out per foreign citizen, on showing an ID or permit. It is the route for the motives on Poste Italiane's list, which covers most work, study and family permits; for other motives you go to the Questura, and first permits with a work or family nulla osta go through the Sportello Unico at the Prefettura.
Free help with filling in the forms is available at some comuni and patronati, which give you a copy of the completed application in the envelope. If your Italian is limited, this is worth using: a patronato will also check your copies before you post.
What is inside and what you fill in
The kit contains the application forms, the instructions and a postal payment slip (bollettino). Which sheets you complete depends on your motive, and the instructions say which. Applicants commonly refer to the main personal-details form as "modulo 1" and the form with additional details for certain permits as "modulo 2"; follow the instructions in your own kit, because the set can change.
Tips for the forms
- Write in capital letters with a black or blue pen, inside the boxes.
- Use your name exactly as on your Nigerian passport, in the same order, including middle names.
- Give the Italian address where you actually receive post: the Questura appointment may be sent there by raccomandata.
- Enter your codice fiscale and the number and expiry of the permit you are renewing.
- Sign where indicated. Unsigned forms are a common reason for a file to be sent back.
Copies to put in the envelope
The Poste guide lists what goes in. All copies are on A4 paper:
- Photocopy of the passport pages with your personal details, and every page with entry or exit visas and stamps.
- Photocopy of the expiring permit, for a renewal, update or conversion.
- Photocopies of the documents your motive needs: for example, employment contract, CU and payslips; school enrolment; marriage or birth certificates with translations.
- The receipt for the bollettino payment.
The envelope is handed in open, so the clerk can check its contents against the list. Keep the originals; you will bring them to the Questura.
Fees at the post office
| Item | Amount | How paid |
|---|---|---|
| Marca da bollo (stamp duty) | €16 | Bought at a tabaccheria or stamp retailer, stuck on the form |
| Post-office handling fee | €30.00 | Paid to the clerk when you hand in the kit |
| Electronic permit card | €30.46 | On the bollettino, with the contribution |
| Contribution, permit over 3 months up to 1 year | €40 | On the same bollettino |
| Contribution, permit over 1 up to 2 years | €50 | On the same bollettino |
| Contribution, EU long-term and some specialist-worker permits | €100 | On the same bollettino |
The contribution amounts come from the 2017 decree published in the Gazzetta Ufficiale on 8 June 2017, as set out in a Questura di Bergamo notice. Worked example: renewing a two-year work permit costs €16 + €30.00 + €30.46 + €50 = €126.46 in total, with €80.46 of that on the bollettino. The Poste guide says one bollettino per applicant covers both the card and the contribution.
Common reasons a kit is sent back
- Missing pages: the passport copy must include every page with a visa or stamp, not only the photo page.
- No copy of the expiring permit on a renewal.
- The bollettino paid for the wrong amount, for example €70.46 when the permit you are applying for carries the €50 contribution.
- No marca da bollo, or a stamp already used.
- A different address from the one on your lease or residence registration, which can mean the raccomandata never reaches you.
If the clerk spots a problem, fix it before you leave if you can; if the Questura finds one later, it will ask for the missing item, usually at your appointment.
The two papers you leave with
- Ricevuta
- Proof you applied, with the codes for tracking on PortaleImmigrazione.it. It allows travel within Italy. Attach it to your passport (first permit) or your expiring permit (renewal).
- Lettera di convocazione
- Date, time and place of your Questura appointment for fingerprints; or a note that a raccomandata will follow.
Photograph both and keep the originals safe. What happens next is covered in the Questura appointment, and the stamp in marca da bollo explained.
Where Pryme fits
Most permit fees are paid in cash or by card at the counter. If your earnings are split between Italy and Nigeria, a Pryme account keeps euros and naira with separate account details, and Swap shows the rate and fee before you approve any conversion. See multicurrency accounts.
Questions people ask
Where can I get the kit for permesso di soggiorno?
At any Italian post office. Poste Italiane hands out one kit per foreign citizen on showing an ID or permit.
How much does it cost to renew permesso di soggiorno at the post office?
€16 stamp, €30.00 post-office fee and €30.46 for the card, plus a contribution of €40, €50 or €100 depending on the permit. A two-year permit comes to €126.46.
Who can help me fill the kit postale for free?
Some comuni and patronati help for free and put a copy of the completed application in the envelope.
Can someone submit the kit for me?
No. Poste Italiane's guide says only the applicant can hand it in; lawyers, guardians and administrators file at the Questura.
Sources
- Poste Italiane: Permessi di soggiorno, guida al rilascio e rinnovo (motive table updated 30 May 2024) · accessed Oct 2026
- Questura di Bergamo notice via Confindustria Bergamo: new contribution amounts for issuing and renewing permits (12 Jun 2017) · accessed Oct 2026
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