NON-EU Professional nurses fall into the category of NON-EU workers who are not subject to annual immigration quotas. Therefore, they can apply for a work permit at any time, despite the availability of quotas, through a quota exempt procedure.
The first step of the procedure is to apply for the recognition of the professional qualification in Italy. The application is filed with the Ministry of Health. Once the profession is recognised in Italy, the Italian employer can file an online work permit application. Application can be filed also by temporary work agencies, which must submit the service agreement that they have with the private or public hospital.
Steps of the process are as follows:
The residence permit shall be issued for the duration of the work contract and can be valid up to 2 years. The permit is renewable with an in- country procedure. Change of employers are allowed but it is not possible to change field of work (the worker can only be employed in Italy as a professional nurse.
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.