This week we made it official: we walked into the anagrafe, the town registry office, and registered as residents of Ranco. I brought a stack of paperwork with me, including all the forms, proof that we can support ourselves, health insurance, our house purchase contract, and our German marriage certificate. I also added courtesy translations of our English and German documents. We spoke a mix of Italian and English as we handed everything in. A week later, I got confirmation that the town had started our residency process. So, we’re on track to become permanent residents in Ranco.
I felt proud that the preparation of all the documentation paid off. It was a lot of work to pull everything together, especially filling out the documents in Italian. I managed to do this with the help of AI but double-checked everything.
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