Non-EU work, final yes to the Flussi Decree. Baby sitters for small children also among the 10,000 out-of-quota entries
In twelve articles, the measure pursues several objectives: it makes the pre-filling of applications on the Ali portal of the Ministry of the Interior structural; it lengthens the time required to issue the nihil obstat and the stipulation of the residence contract for work reasons; it renews on an experimental basis for 2026-2028 the out-of-quota channel for 10,000 family and social workers, also including baby sitters for children up to 6 years of age; it strengthens controls and action to combat illegal labour and labour exploitation in agriculture
Key points
- Clearance time increased
- Tighter controls for special cases and skilled workers
- Early checks also by the Labour Inspectorate
- News for workers trained abroad
- Trafficking and exploitation victims, permits increase to one year
- Also baby sitters for children up to 6 years old
- Family reunification, up to 150 days for clearances
- New Collaboration: "Social value of domestic work recognised"
- Assindatcolf: "Great satisfaction, but critical issues remain"
The Senate definitively approved the flow decree, confirming the House text. The decree was voted by a show of hands. In favour was the majority, against the opposition. The green disk came after that of Montecitorio, on 18 November. The measure had been given the green light by the Council of Ministers on 4 September, but then went back to the CDM on 2 October.
With the Senate's final green light, the framework is completed according to the schedule of 500,000 entries in the three-year period 2026-2028 defined by the Dpcm already published in the Official Gazette. In twelve articles, the measure pursues several objectives: it makes the pre-filling of applications on the Ali portal of the Ministry of the Interior structural; it lengthens the time for the issuance of the nihil obstat and the stipulation of the residence contract for work reasons; it renews on an experimental basis for 2026-2028 the out-of-quota channel for 10,000 family and social-health assistants, including baby sitters for children up to 6 years old; it strengthens controls and action to combat illegal labour and labour exploitation in agriculture.
Clearance time increased
In the first article, the Law Decree raises from seven to 15 days the deadline within which, after the issue of the nulla osta, the employer must proceed with the confirmation of the application, on which the issue of the entry visa depends. Also increased from eight to 15 days the term, which starts from the date of entry of the worker into Italy, is to stipulate the contract of stay for subordinate work, from which the issue of the residence permit depends. All the steps - confirmation of the nulla osta, contract and any documentation to be attached - can be carried out through the employers' organisations that are representative at national level or through certain categories of professionals (labour consultants, lawyers, accountants and accounting experts). For the permit for subordinate work there are 60 days for the decision on the nulla osta; twenty for seasonal work.
Tighter controls on special cases and skilled workers
The anti-abuse and infiltration of organised crime crackdown, on which the government has shone a spotlight both with the complaint to the National Anti-Mafia Prosecutor's Office presented by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in June 2024 and by introducing the pre-filling of applications, is strengthened. By amending the Consolidation Act on Immigration, the decree law requires administrations to carry out checks on the veracity of declarations provided by employers for the issuance of work authorisation in special cases outside the quotas and for highly qualified workers (such as managers, university lecturers and professors, translators and interpreters, artists, corresponding journalists, digital nomads and remote workers from outside the EU, nurses, doctors accompanying sports delegations for competitive events), by the organisers of volunteer programmes and research institutes, and by host entities for the purpose of issuing intra-corporate transfer authorisation to foreigners holding an ICT residence permit issued by another State. In the event that the self-certifications or declarations in lieu of affidavit reveal "flaws" or omissions that can be detected ex officio, the official in charge of receiving the documentation notifies the interested party that he must regularise or complete the documentation.
Early Checks also by the Labour Inspectorate
In addition to bringing the pre-filling phase of applications and the ceiling of a maximum of three applications for each individual employer into full swing, a provision added to the Law Decree during its examination in committee at the Chamber of Deputies provides that the National Labour Inspectorate can also carry out the inspections falling within its competence in advance. This is in addition to the non-sampling checks conducted on all pre-filled applications through the interoperability between the Viminale's IT system and the services of Unioncamere, Agenzia delle Entrate, Inps and Agid.
