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Criminal conviction and your italian residence permit

Avv. Massimo Romano · updated 15/08/2026

This page is being written. It covers criminal conviction and your italian residence permit under Italian law for people who are not Italian. The provision it relies on and the questions it answers are below; for an answer today, call us.

Provision: Art. 4 c.3 e art. 5 c.5 D.lgs. 286/1998 (TU immigrazione)
Checked 15/08/2026.

In short

This page covers criminal conviction and your italian residence permit for people who are not Italian. It is being written now. Below is what it will set out and the Italian provision it relies on. If you need an answer on this today, call — we answer at any hour.

Governing provision: Art. 4 c.3 e art. 5 c.5 D.lgs. 286/1998 (TU immigrazione)

What this page will set out

  • What is actually happening
  • Effect on your right to stay in Italy
  • Longer-term consequences
  • Your options
  • What to do now

Questions it answers

  • Will a criminal conviction cancel my permesso di soggiorno?

Provisions relied on

  • Art. 4 c.3 e art. 5 c.5 D.lgs. 286/1998 (TU immigrazione)

Checked 15/08/2026. Italian sentencing provisions change; if you are reading this long afterwards, ask us to confirm.

Avv. Massimo Romano — Italian criminal defence lawyer, Naples Bar no. 14553, admitted to plead before the Court of Cassation since 23 October 2015.

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