Since the Italian government announced its Decree Flow for immigration program mainly known as Decreto Flussi in January 2023, here we will discuss its important factors in English according to the official Gazette. The latest Decreto Flussi sets a maximum quota of workers equal to 82,705. Once the Italian government announces this immigration program, the final rules are set only when the regulations have been published in the official Gazette. Since this has been done on 26 January 2023, now the applicants can from 27 March 2023, submit applications for seasonal or non-seasonal work.
Decreto Flussi details according to Official Gazette
Article 1
By way of transitory planning of the entrance flows (decreto Flussi) of foreign workers residing abroad for the year 2022, admitted in Italy, for seasonal subordinate and non -subordinate work reasons seasonal and self-employed work, within a maximum total fee of 82,705 units.
Article 2
There are allowed in Italy, as part of the maximum fee indicated in art. 1, for non-seasonal subordinate work reasons and for self-employment, 38,705 Non-EU applicants.
Article 3
As part of the fee indicated in art. 2, are allowed in Italy for reasons of subordinate non-seasonal work in the sectors of the freight transport for third parties, the construction, tourist-hotel, mechanics, telecommunications, food, and naval shipbuilding, 30,105 citizens of countries that have signed or are about to sign specific Migration cooperation agreements, allocated as follows:
a) n. 24.105 non-seasonal citizens of Albania, Algeria, Bangladesh, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Korea (Republic of Korea), Ivory Coast, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Philippines, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Japan, Guatemala, India, Kosovo, Mali, Morocco, Mauritius, Moldova, Montenegro, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru ‘Republic of Macedonia of the North, Senegal, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tunisia, Ukraine;
b) n. 6,000 non-seasonal citizens subordinate workers of Countries with which during the year 2023 enter into force agreements of migratory cooperation.
Article 4
- As part of the fee indicated in art. 2, are allowed in Italy 1,000 foreign citizens residing abroad, who have completed training and education programs in the countries of origin Pursuant to art. 23 of Legislative Decree 25 July 1998, n. 286.
2. Entry into Italy is also allowed, as part of the fee indicated in art. 2, for non -subordinate work reasons
seasonal and self-employment, of 100 workers of origin Italian for at least one of the parents up to the third degree in Direct line of ancestry, residing in Venezuela.
3. As part of the fee provided for in art. 2, the Conversion into residence permits for subordinate work of:
a) n. 4,400 residence permits for seasonal work;
b) n. 2,000 residence permits for study, internship, and/or professional training;
c) n. 200 EU residence permits for long residents period issued to third countries from another Member State of the European Union.
4. It is also authorized, as part of the indicated fee to art. 2, conversion into residence permits for work
autonomous of:
a) n. 370 residence permits for study, internship, and/or professional training;
b) n. 30 EU residence permits for long residents period, issued to third countries from another Member State of the European Union.
Article 5
1. Entrance to Italy is allowed for work reasons autonomous, as part of the fee provided for in art. 2, of 500 foreign citizens residing abroad, belonging to the following categories:
a) entrepreneurs who intend to implement an investment plan of interest in the Italian economy, which provides for the use of resources own not less than 500,000 euros, as well as the creation of at least three new jobs;
b) freelancers who intend to practice professions regulated or supervised or not regulated or supervised, or not regulated but represented at the national level by Associations registered in lists held by public administrations and that issue a certificate of quality of services and professional qualification of members;
c) holders of corporate offices of administration and control expressly provided for by the interministerial decree 11 May 2011, n. 850;
d) clearly famous or high qualification artists professional, hired by public or private bodies, in the presence of Requirements expressly provided for by the Interministerial Decree 11 May 2011, n. 850;
e) foreign citizens who intend to set up “start-up companies innovative »pursuant to law 17 December 2012, n. 221, in presence of the requirements provided for by the same law and which are holders of an autonomous employment relationship with the company.
Article 6
1. As part of the maximum fee indicated in art. 1, are admitted to Italy for seasonal subordinate work reasons in agricultural and tourist-hotel sectors, foreign citizens residing abroad within a share of 44,000 units.
2. The fee indicated in paragraph 1 of this article concerns the Subordinate seasonal workers of the citizens of the countries indicated in art. 3, paragraph 1, letter a), of this decree.
3. As part of the fee indicated in paragraph 1 of this Article, a share of 1,500 units is reserved for workers
foreigners, citizens of the countries indicated in art. 3, paragraph 1, letter:
a), those who have entered Italy to provide work seasonal subordinate at least once in the previous five years for which the employer submits a request for clearance of many years of seasonal subordinate work.
4. As part of the fee indicated in paragraph 1 of this article, is also reserved for the agricultural sector, a share of 22,000 units to foreign workers, citizens of the countries indicated in art. 3, paragraph 1, letter a), whose instances of nothing at the entrance to Italy for seasonal work also multi-year, are presented by the professional organizations of the employers of CIA work, Coldiretti, Confagricoltura, Copagri, Alliance of Cooperatives (Lega Cooperative and Confcooperative). Such organizations make the commitment to supervise the conclusion of the procedure employment of workers up to the actual subscription of the respective employment contracts, including the obligations of communication provided for by current legislation.
Article 7
The terms for the submission of the applications referred to in Articles 3, 4, and 6 start from 9.00 on the sixtieth day following the date of publication of this decree in the Official Gazette of the Italian Republic up to the competition of the respective shares or, in any case, by 31 December 2023.
Article 8
1. The shares for subordinate, seasonal, and non-seasonal work, provided for by this decree, are divided by the Ministry of work and social policies between the territorial inspectorates of work, regions, and autonomous provinces.
2. After one hundred and twenty days from the date of publication of this decree in the Official Gazette of the Italian Republic, If the Ministry of Labor and Social Policies detects significant shares not used among those provided for by this decree, may make a different division on the basis of actual needs found in the labor market, Fermo remaining the overall maximum limit indicated in art. 1.
3. The provisions of art. 34, paragraph 7, of the decree of the President of the Republic 31 August 1999, n. 394 with reference to the redistribution of the share of foreign workers trained abroad provided for by art. 4, paragraph 1.
Article 9
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