registration of residence

The applications are handled locally, together with the mandatory registration of residence.

In Italy the registration of residence is compulsory and the records are kept on a decentralized system.

Australia does not have compulsory registration of residence.

Applications are submitted locally at the "Gemeente" together with the mandatory registration of residence, but they are processed centrally at the "Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst" (IND).