Italian immigration law: the possibility to work in Italy as a non EU national
General rule: quota system In Italy, the number of non-European Community nationals who are allowed to enter and stay in Italy either as subordinate or self-employed worker is limited by quotas. However, there are no limitations to entry into Italy for certain categories of employees. Each year, before 30th of November, the Italian Prime Minister issues a decree which lays down the aggregate number of non-European Community workers who can be admitted into Italy for the subsequent year (the so called “Decreto Flussi”). As a general rule, an Italian national or corporation employer is required to prepare and file a work permit application on behalf of the non-European Community alien. Therefore, a single individual is not allowed to lodge a work permit application on his/her own. Applications must be forwarded to the Ministry of the Interior as from the date fixed by the “Decreto Flussi” via Internet and the quota (and therefore the work per...