I had the issue with the name attached to my codice fiscale not matching my passport (passport has my middle name and the codice fiscale didn’t). I didn’t know about the issue until I went to the anagrafe to register for residency and they couldn’t do it because of the mismatch. By that time I had already used the codice fiscale to register my lease and a number of other things “official”. Luckily, adding my middle name didn’t change the codice at all so a simple correction at the agenzia was all that was needed. It takes some getting used to now having to go by both my first AND middle name for everything here!
I am an Italian citizen(jure sanguis , so I unfortunately don’t speak Italian). Probably in 2013 when I spent some months in Rome, I got a Códice Fiscale, and you reminded me to take a look for it.
Alas, I seem to have no record of it. I never actually used it. Any idea how I would find out that number? If I use an online generator would it give me the actual number?
Thanks for your informative posts and any help you can offer.
I’d start with a quick informal check: use an online calculator like https://www.avvocatoandreani.it/servizi/calcolo_codice_fiscale.php. For “Luogo di Nascita,” pick “Stati Uniti d’America (ES)” or “Canada (ES)” or whatever applies. The “(ES)” stands for Estero (abroad), and the calculator will encode it as Z404 for the USA, Z401 for Canada, and so on. (On Italian forms, in general, the province field for foreign-born people is “EE.”)
Then put the code you get into the Agenzia delle Entrate’s verifier: https://telematici.agenziaentrate.gov.it/VerificaCF/Scegli.do?parameter=verificaCf. If it returns "CODICE FISCALE VALIDO," you've found yours. (Caveat: two people would have had the same code, so the agency stepped in, and the code you see belongs to someone else with a similar name, same date of birth, same country, who bothered to get a codice fiscale as well. Quite rare.)
Official path: if you’re registered with AIRE, you can request the certificate directly through the Fast It portal (http://serviziconsolari.esteri.it). It generates an official PDF like the one I showed in the article.
If you happen to be in Italy, any Agenzia delle Entrate office will print you a duplicate on the spot. Just bring your passport.
For most quick needs, the calculator plus validator combo will do it. If you need it to buy a house, open an account, and so on, go the Fast It or in-person route.
I had the issue with the name attached to my codice fiscale not matching my passport (passport has my middle name and the codice fiscale didn’t). I didn’t know about the issue until I went to the anagrafe to register for residency and they couldn’t do it because of the mismatch. By that time I had already used the codice fiscale to register my lease and a number of other things “official”. Luckily, adding my middle name didn’t change the codice at all so a simple correction at the agenzia was all that was needed. It takes some getting used to now having to go by both my first AND middle name for everything here!
Yes, I know a couple of other people who ran into this. Glad you got it sorted, and hope you’re enjoying Italy! 😊
I am an Italian citizen(jure sanguis , so I unfortunately don’t speak Italian). Probably in 2013 when I spent some months in Rome, I got a Códice Fiscale, and you reminded me to take a look for it.
Alas, I seem to have no record of it. I never actually used it. Any idea how I would find out that number? If I use an online generator would it give me the actual number?
Thanks for your informative posts and any help you can offer.
Happy to help, Stephan.
I’d start with a quick informal check: use an online calculator like https://www.avvocatoandreani.it/servizi/calcolo_codice_fiscale.php. For “Luogo di Nascita,” pick “Stati Uniti d’America (ES)” or “Canada (ES)” or whatever applies. The “(ES)” stands for Estero (abroad), and the calculator will encode it as Z404 for the USA, Z401 for Canada, and so on. (On Italian forms, in general, the province field for foreign-born people is “EE.”)
Then put the code you get into the Agenzia delle Entrate’s verifier: https://telematici.agenziaentrate.gov.it/VerificaCF/Scegli.do?parameter=verificaCf. If it returns "CODICE FISCALE VALIDO," you've found yours. (Caveat: two people would have had the same code, so the agency stepped in, and the code you see belongs to someone else with a similar name, same date of birth, same country, who bothered to get a codice fiscale as well. Quite rare.)
Official path: if you’re registered with AIRE, you can request the certificate directly through the Fast It portal (http://serviziconsolari.esteri.it). It generates an official PDF like the one I showed in the article.
If you happen to be in Italy, any Agenzia delle Entrate office will print you a duplicate on the spot. Just bring your passport.
For most quick needs, the calculator plus validator combo will do it. If you need it to buy a house, open an account, and so on, go the Fast It or in-person route.