The Italian Tax Identification Code, also known as Tax Code or “Codice fiscale” in Italian, is the way in which citizens identify themselves when dealing with the Italian public administration system and many other services. The tax code issued by the Italian Revenue Agency (“Agenzia delle Entrate” in Italian) is available also for foreign citizens. Detailed info regarding how to obtain the Tax Identification Code are available on the official website of hte Italian Revenue Agency (here).
To request the Italian Identification Code download and fill in the official request form (here)