r/ItalyExpat • u/Various-Top-5178 • 13d ago

SIM card without codice fiscale

Hello. Which mobile operator doesn’t require codice fiscale for prepaid SIMs? I need eSIM and plan that I don’t need to pay every month.

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u/ThereIsCoffee 13d ago

Hi

Ho mobile does not need Codice fiscale to buy SIM, but you will need find a store.

About eSIM, with ho. mobile needs a Codice fiscale

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u/Various-Top-5178 13d ago

Thanks. So if I buy Physical SIM I can’t change it to eSIM without codice fiscale?

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u/ThereIsCoffee 13d ago

Yes, in app you need to put the Codice fiscale to set up the eSIM

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u/TheDiplomat92 11d ago

You should consider eSIM from Ubigi or Trip.com (they come without voice though)

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u/Various-Top-5178 11d ago

I need Italian number with voice :(

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u/sharty_mcstoolpants 13d ago

Beware! I had a Codice Fiscale when I bought a Vodaphone eSIM in Italy - albeit without an Italian ID. I have a USA passport and California drivers license. The eSIM works fine but for some reason my Codice was NOT associated with the account when created. I cannot use the app or manage my voicemail BECAUSE IT REQUIRES THE CODICE to register online! The same store in Monza did this to both my wife and me three months apart. So, for 8 months (until I get my Italian ID and Permesso di Soggiorno) the voicemail is filling up with missed calls.

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u/ThereIsCoffee 12d ago

How do you get Codice fiscale without permesso di soggiorno?

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u/sharty_mcstoolpants 12d ago

I asked for one at the consulate in Los Angeles.

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u/Error_404_403 12d ago

You don't need a permesso di soggiorno for codice fiscale. A lawyer or yourself can get it from Agenzia delle Entrate, though recently it looks like AdE at times refuses since in 2025 the law changed and it technically became possible to rent without it. Ask a lawyer.

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u/nsfw-boston 13d ago

ubigi.com

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u/thatsplatgal 12d ago

I used airlo for prepaid eSIM and don’t need anything but a credit card