This intervention aims to facilitate the repatriation the Trentino emigrant, offering the opportunity to obtain reimbursement of the travel expenses involved in repatriation for each member of the family.
Plane or boat tickets in tourist class or second class railway tickets may be reimbursed, in any event up to a maximum of 90% of the cost.
The application must be presented within 6 months of the date of repatriation directly to the Province or at one of the suburban information points within the Province, situated at the district offices, by sending a registered letter to the Province (in this case it is necessary to enclose a photocopy of an identity document, passport or identity card issued by an Italian Commune with the application).
The application must be completed in full and in particular must indicate: Trentino origin: i.e. the place of birth and date of emigration of the applicant or of the spouse or of the Trentino ascendant who emigrated must be indicated.
Residency: in order to obtain the contribution it is necessary to acquire residency in an Italian commune.
It is also necessary to enclose all the documentation proving the amount of the expenditure together with the application.

In particular, plane, railway or coach tickets must be enclosed. In the event that the applicant travelled using a private vehicle he may supply the receipts for motorway tolls and for the purchasing of fuel.

2. Reimbursement of expenditure for the transport of household goods

90% of costs for the transport of household goods on repatriation is reimbursed, up to a maximum amount of 3,000 Euro.

Household goods is intended to mean personal effects and in particular furniture. In this case again the application for this type of reimbursement must be made to the Province within 6 months of the date of repatriation.
In order to obtain the refund it is always necessary to enclose all documentation relating to the expenses, for example the invoice of the removal firm which carried out the move.
All these documents must be originals and duly receipted, i.e. they must be stamped to show that payment has taken place.

3. Contribution for the cost of transporting machinery and working tools.

This type of contribution allows those making the request to obtain reimbursement for up to 60% of costs for the transporting of machinery and working tools, up to a total amount of 3,000 Euro.

Clearly this must be for machinery and tools belonging to the applicant, used by him for his job, and which are transferred to the province of Trento in order to initiate an employment activity.

In this case, in addition to the documentation certifying the costs borne for transport, as regards which the previous paragraph applies, he must also enclose to the application a report in which he illustrates the employment activity undertaken abroad and the activity which he intends to initiate here, in the province of Trento.

4. The granting of welfare payments

If the person is in a situation of particular economic need, together with the request for the reimbursement described in the previous paragraphs, he may apply for a welfare payment.

This contribution consists of a sum of 1,550.00 Euro for each member of the family, in order to assist in facilitating and speeding up integration or reintegration in the new environment.
However, whereas the refunds outlined previously are granted without reference to the economic situation of the applicant, welfare payments are granted subject to the positive judgement of the Social Services.

The Emigration Department will request verification from the competent Social Services Department.