Italy non-seasonal employed work visa

Non-EU citizens living abroad who have an Italian employer seeking to employ them in an eligible non-seasonal job.

• Employer applies

  An employer who is Italian or legally resident in Italy must apply for the worker's nulla osta, or work authorisation.

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• Available quota

  The application must fall within an available entry quota. Applications for the 2026 quotas may be submitted until 31 December 2026, subject to quota availability.

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• Eligible job

  For the B2020 application, the employer's economic activity, identified by its ATECO code, must fall within a sector covered by the decree; family assistance uses the A-bis application.

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• Check for workers in Italy

  Before applying, the employer must ask the competent employment centre whether a worker already in Italy is available for the job. If the centre does not report an available worker within eight calendar days, the check is treated as having a negative result.

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• Certify employment conditions

  The employer must obtain an asseverazione certifying that the contractual conditions for employing a foreign worker are met. The circular states an exception when an employer organisation that signed the specified protocol submits the application on behalf of its members.

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• Employer's financial capacity

  Outside family assistance, an individual or sole-trader employer's annual taxable income, or an organisation or company's annual turnover, must be at least €30,000. The circular sets different conditions for family assistance and describes how agricultural businesses' capacity may be assessed.

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• Accommodation information

  For a first entry from abroad, the employer must attach documentation describing the worker's accommodation arrangements to the work-authorisation application.

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• No police objection

  There must be no grounds for refusal identified by the questura.

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• Residence permit postal chargeResearched just now · being double-checkedSource€30 per person
• Residence permit stamp dutyResearched just now · being double-checkedSource€16 per person
• Electronic residence permitResearched just now · being double-checkedSource€30.46 per person
• Adult residence permit contribution, for a permit lasting more than three months and up to one yearResearched just now · being double-checkedSource€40 per person
• Adult residence permit contribution, for a permit lasting more than one year and up to two yearsResearched just now · being double-checkedSource€50 per person

1. Get ready

   • Find an employer and eligible job

     The employer must seek authorisation for a non-seasonal job covered by the applicable quota and sector rules.

   • Ask the employment centre about available workers

     The employer must make the required check for workers already in Italy before submitting the work-authorisation application.

     You’ll need: Request for personnel sent to the employment centre

   • Prepare the employer's supporting documents

     The employer must prepare the employment-centre documentation, the required certification of employment conditions and documentation of the worker's accommodation arrangements.

     You’ll need: Employment-centre documentation, Asseverazione, unless the stated exception applies, Accommodation documentation

2. Apply

   • Submit the work-authorisation application

     The employer submits the application through the ALI portal; 2026 applications remain possible until 31 December 2026 if quotas remain, while 2027 applications have their own published pre-filling period and submission dates.

     You’ll need: B2020 application, or A-bis for family assistance

   • Wait for work authorisation

     The Sportello Unico per l’Immigrazione considers the application against the available quota and the applicable checks before issuing the nulla osta.

     You’ll need: Nulla osta

3. Visa

   • Apply for the work visa

     The worker applies for an employed-work entry visa after work authorisation has been issued.

     You’ll need: Visa application, Valid passport, Nulla osta

   • Have the employer confirm the request

     After the employer is told that checks on the visa application have concluded, the employer must confirm the work-authorisation request within 15 days or it will be refused or revoked.

4. Travel

   • Enter Italy with the visa

     When you arrive

     The employed-work visa allows the worker to enter Italy for the authorised work.

     You’ll need: Passport, Work visa

5. Settle in

   • Sign and submit the residence contract

     When you arrive

     The worker and employer must sign the contratto di soggiorno within 15 days of entry, and the employer must send it electronically to the Sportello Unico within the same period.

     You’ll need: Contratto di soggiorno

   • Request the residence permit

     When you arrive

     The worker must request a residence permit after entry and keep the receipt issued for the application.

     You’ll need: Residence permit application, Application receipt

A residence permit for employed work; a separate EU long-term residence permit may be available after at least five years with a valid residence permit, subject to its other requirements.

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