VisaHQ’s Global Mobility desk confirms that Parliament has transformed Decree-Law 146/2025 into ordinary law, replacing annual quota decrees with a rolling three-year plan through 2028. The plan authorises 497,550 non-EU work permits—164,850 per year—and earmarks an additional 10,000 extra-quota slots annually for domestic caregivers and babysitters to tackle Italy’s ageing-population labour gap.
![Three-Year ‘Decreto Flussi’ Quotas Approved: 497,550 Work Permits & Extra-Quota Caregiver Channel]()
Employers will, for the first time, have multi-year visibility over seasonal and non-seasonal allocations, enabling strategic workforce planning in agriculture, construction and tourism. Graduates of Italian-sponsored training abroad can bypass labour-market tests, and the National Labour Inspectorate gains power to run advance audits that block fraudulent sponsors before application windows open.
Business impact: HR departments should revise talent-acquisition calendars; the Interior Ministry has leaked provisional click-day dates (12–18 February 2026). Household-service agencies need to prepare documentation early, as demand for the caregiver channel is expected to exceed supply.
Employers will, for the first time, have multi-year visibility over seasonal and non-seasonal allocations, enabling strategic workforce planning in agriculture, construction and tourism. Graduates of Italian-sponsored training abroad can bypass labour-market tests, and the National Labour Inspectorate gains power to run advance audits that block fraudulent sponsors before application windows open.
Business impact: HR departments should revise talent-acquisition calendars; the Interior Ministry has leaked provisional click-day dates (12–18 February 2026). Household-service agencies need to prepare documentation early, as demand for the caregiver channel is expected to exceed supply.
