Non-EU workers, faster entry times for those trained abroad
Law 182/2025 halves the deadline for the permit. Single permit coming soon
by Marco Noci
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Faster timeframes for issuing the nulla osta for the entry of non-European workers trained in their countries of origin and doubling (from six to 12 months) the period within which an entry visa can be applied for from the conclusion of the training programme.
These are two of the innovations introduced by the law 182/2025 in force since 18 December (in the Official Gazette 281 of 3 December), which aim to streamline the iter of entry into our country of workers trained abroad, a channel excluded from the mechanism of quotas and click days, which the government intends to strengthen, as the undersecretary to the Presidency of the Council, Alfredo Mantovano, has said several times.
First of all, the maximum time limit for the issuance of a work authorisation by the Immigration Office in the case of entry for employment of foreigners participating in vocational training programmes in their countries of origin is reduced from 60 to 30 days (to date there are 79 programmes approved in 26 countries). This simplification is accompanied by the extension to 12 months of the time required to apply for an entry visa.
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Again with the aim of simplifying the entry of workers from abroad, Law 182 also amended the Consolidation Act on Immigration, Legislative Decree 286/1998, in other respects, starting with the procedures for issuing permits of stay for subordinate employment to foreign citizens.
In fact, Article 4 revises the accommodation requirements to be included in the residence contract for subordinate work and the obligations concerning the exchange of documents between the employer and the Immigration Single Desk prior to the issuance of the authorisation.
