Italy EU Blue Card

Non-EU workers with an eligible qualification or relevant professional experience and a qualifying offer of highly skilled work in Italy.

• Be a non-EU worker

  The route is for highly qualified workers from outside the EU.

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• Meet a qualification route

  Meet one of these alternatives: hold a tertiary higher-education qualification or post-secondary professional qualification attesting to at least three years of higher education; meet the requirements for a regulated profession under Legislative Decree 206/2007; have at least five years of professional experience relevant to the proposed profession or sector; or, for managers and specialists in information and communication technologies, have at least three years of relevant experience gained in the seven years before applying.

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• Have a qualifying job offer

  The employer must provide a proposed employment contract or binding job offer lasting at least six months.

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• Meet the pay condition

  Annual pay must not be below the pay set by the applicable national collective agreement or the average gross annual pay per employee work unit recorded by ISTAT, whichever is higher. The guidance describes the ISTAT figure as approximately €36,300; it does not state that approximation as a fixed threshold.

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• Have employer authorisation

  The employer must apply online for work authorisation using form BC and include the proposed residence contract, accommodation assurances and certification of compliance with the contractual conditions.

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• Have the local-worker check

  Before applying to hire a worker abroad, the employer must check with the competent employment centre whether a worker already in Italy is available; the guidance gives an exception where the applicant already holds another residence permit issued for highly qualified work.

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• Residence-permit stampResearched just now · being double-checkedSource€16 per person
• Electronic residence-permit productionResearched just now · being double-checkedSource€30.46 per person
• Residence-permit postal submissionResearched just now · being double-checkedSource€30 per person

1. Get ready

   • Secure a qualifying job offer

     Agree a proposed employment contract or binding offer lasting at least six months and meeting the stated annual-pay condition.

     You’ll need: Proposed employment contract or binding job offer

   • Prepare your qualification evidence

     Obtain evidence of the qualification or relevant experience used for your application, with the required authenticated copies, legalisation or Apostille and Italian translation.

     You’ll need: Qualification documents or employment contracts and payslips, Authenticated copies, Legalisation or Apostille, Italian translation

   • Ask the employer to check local availability

     Unless the guidance's exception applies, the employer must check with the competent employment centre for an available worker already in Italy before requesting work authorisation.

     You’ll need: Employer's employment-centre request and required self-certification

2. Apply

   • Ask the employer to apply online

     The employer must submit form BC through the Interior Ministry's online portal with the offer, qualification evidence, accommodation assurances, proposed residence contract and required certification.

     You’ll need: Form BC, Job offer or proposed contract, Qualification evidence, Accommodation assurances, Proposed residence contract, Contractual-compliance certification

   • Wait for work authorisation

     If the assessment is positive, the immigration office sends the work authorisation electronically to the competent diplomatic mission.

     You’ll need: Work authorisation

3. Visa

   • Apply for your entry visa

     After work authorisation is issued, apply for an entry visa at the competent Italian diplomatic or consular mission.

     You’ll need: Work authorisation, Visa application

4. Travel

   • Enter Italy

     When you arrive

     Travel to Italy with the issued entry visa.

     You’ll need: Entry visa

5. Settle in

   • Record your arrival and sign the residence contract

     The employer must enter your arrival details on the Interior Ministry portal, then sign and transmit the residence-contract documents; you must show the originals or certified copies of the qualification evidence submitted with the work-authorisation request.

     You’ll need: Arrival details, Residence contract, Originals or certified copies of qualification evidence

   • Request your residence permit

     Request the Carta blu UE residence permit within eight working days of entering Italy.

     You’ll need: Residence-permit application

A Carta blu UE residence permit lasting two years for an indefinite contract, or the length of the employment relationship plus three months in other cases; holders may also apply for family reunification.

• integrazionemigranti.gov.it/it-it/Ricerca-news/Dettaglio-news/id/4800Official
• integrazionemigranti.gov.it/AnteprimaPDF.aspxOfficial
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