By means of Circular n.2805 dated 31 July 2017, the Ministry of Internal affairs has introduced important changes to the family clearance application process. These changes had become necessary to expedite and streamline a process that has proven to be extremely long, burdensome and inefficient, with waiting times of over 1 year.
First, the processing time for the issuance of the family clearance indicated in the law has been reduced from 180 to 90 days.
Secondly, starting from August 17th, the online system through which all immigration applications are filed will be implemented to allow the upload of the supporting documents at the time of application. It is expected that – within October 2017 – the system will be fully functional and the majority of the application process will be handled online. The originals of the documents uploaded in the system will, however, be required at the time of collecting the family clearance.
Last but not least, the circular indicates a uniform list of documents to which all Immigration Offices throughout Italy should refer when setting the documentary requirements.
The changes were introduced in an effort to streamline and reorganize the family reunion process, reducing processing time and setting uniform rules throughout the country.
It is to be noted though that Italian authorities are very slow in implementing new rules, therefore we do not expect significative changes in the near future.
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.
