Did you know that in Italy, processing time and documents required for each permit vary not only according to the details of each case, but it may vary even on the place (city) you submit your request. As a firm specilized in Italian immigration process, we created the following chart to offer an idea on the difficulty level and the “processing time” of many Italian cities.
[latest update: August 2022]
Italy has a general legal framework to regulate and guidelines on the immigration process, within the legal framework, each immigration and labour office has wide discretionary powers. Local authorities can decide on their own implementing rules and It may cause the differences in application document requirements and processing time. Also, the turnover of public offices managers and staff may cause changes in application requirements without previous notice. This may happen not only on work permit (nulla osta) applications in immigration and labour offices, but also on the residence permit (permesso di soggiorno) applications in the police office (Questura).
We fully understand the complexity of Italian immigration system, our extensive experience allows us to offer high quality and structured immigration services. Through our network of 100+ local consultants, we are constantly in touch with immigration offices in all major cities in Italy. We are familiar with local practices and keep pace with rapidly changing expectations of immigration authorities, our up-to-date firsthand information is what you can rely on.
Here below is a list of an overview of processing time and requirements in each Italian cities:
Note: This is a general overview only. It cannot be relied upon as a legal advice/opinion.
With our Multilingual Service Desks with native English, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish and Portuguese speaking associates serving as a contact point, we offer a dense network of lawyers specialized in Italian Immigration and Citizenship law.
Giuditta Petreni has over 10 years of experience in assisting companies and business investors with relocation of managers and staff to Italy. Giuditta has extensive experience advising corporate and private clients on a full range of Italian immigration categories. She is fluent in Italian and English.
Mazzeschi S.r.l. | Operazione/Progetto finanziato nel quadro del POR FESR Toscana 2014-2020
Il progetto ITACA (ITaly Attract ChinA) è un investimento nei paesi/mercati a lingua cinese, in particolare Taiwan con l’obiettivo di accrescere le quote di mercato dell'azienda. Tramite ITACA la Mazzeschi Srl ha aperto un ufficio a Taiwan con assunzione di personale di lingua cinese, creato un sito internet in lingua cinese e partecipato a fiere e varie attività di promozione a Taiwan.
Mazzeschi S.r.l. | Project co-financed under Tuscany POR FESR 2014-2020
The ITACA project (ITaly Attract ChinA) is a fund to invest in Chinese-speaking countries/markets, in particular Taiwan with the aim of increasing the company's market shares. With the help of ITACA project, Mazzeschi Srl has opened an office in Taiwan and has hired a Chinese-speaking staff, created a Chinese website and participated in fairs and various promotional activities in Taiwan.