Decreto Flussi 2024: Updates
The “click days” for “in-quota” work permit applications have been postponed to March. The 151,000 quota application period under the Decreto Flussi has been postponed by over a month.
Decreto Flussi “click days” originally set for February are now rescheduled in March for different worker categories:
- From 9:00 on March 18, applications can be submitted for non-seasonal subordinate workers from countries with cooperation agreements with Italy.
- From 9:00 on March 21, applications can be submitted for other non-seasonal subordinate workers, including those in the family and socio-healthcare sectors.
- From 9:00 on March 25, applications can be submitted for seasonal workers.
The 151.000 quotas are to be allocated amongst the following categories:
- 89.050 quotas for Seasonal Work in the sector of agriculture; hospitality and tourism industry reserved to certain nationalities.
- 61.950 quotas (of which 61.250 for subordinate work – work as an employee and 700 for self employment)
- In the sectors of freight transportation on behalf of third parties, building, hospitality and tourism, mechanics, telecommunications, food, shipbuilding, transportation of passengers by bus, fishing, hairdressing, electricians, plumbers:
- 2500 for citizens of countries that promote media campaigns regarding the risks resulting from involvement in irregular migration
- 25.000 for the following nationalities. Albania, Algeria, Bangladesh, Bosnia-Herzegovina, South Korea, Ivory Coast, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Philippines Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Jordan, Japan, Guatemala, India, Kirghizistan, Kosovo, Mali, Morocco, Mauritius, Moldova, Montenegro, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Republic of North Macedonia, Senegal, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tunisia, Ukraine,
- 20.000 for citizens of countries with which Italy will have cooperation agreements
- 100 quotas (employee/self-employee). For employed or self-employed work. Reserved to foreign nationals who have Italian ancestry and reside in Venezuela
- 200 quotas (employee/self-employee). For employed or self-employed work. Reserved to stateless persons and refugees
- 9.500 quotas for workers in the family care and support services.
- 4.150 permit conversion for non-EU nationals already in Italy/EU
- 4.000 quotas from seasonal to standard work permit. For conversions of seasonal work permit to standard, non-seasonal work permit (as an employee)
- 150 quotas from EU long term residence permit issued by another member state to subordinate/self employment residence permit
- 500 quotas for self-employment for:
- entrepreneurs intending to implement an investment plan of interest for the Italian economy, involving an investment of at least € 500.000 and creating at least 3 new jobs in Italy
- Freelancers/independent contractors who intend to practice: regulated or controlled professions (i.e. individuals belonging to a professional association or enrolled with an official/public register) OR professions that are not non-regulated but are considered representative at national level and included in the lists edited by the Public Administration
- Holders of corporate offices or administrative/controlling positions (any of the following: Chairman, CEO, Member of board of directors, Auditor) in an Italian company, active since at least 3 years (requirements set in Visa Decree May 11, 2011 n.850)
- Foreign citizens who intend set up innovative start-up companies, under certain conditions and who will have a self-employment relationship with the start-up
- internationally well-known and highest repute artists, artists of recognised high professional qualification or artists who are hired by well-known Italian theatres, important public institutions, public television or well-known national private televisions (requirements set in Visa Decree May 11, 2011 n.850)
