Speaking to reporters on 24 November, Brothers of Italy senator Michele Barcaiuolo hailed the recently published 2026-2028 Flussi Decree as “the beginning of the end for the click-day Wild West.” The decree authorises nearly half a million work-visa slots over the next three years and—crucially—adds anti-fraud safeguards long demanded by employers.
Under the new rules, companies must pre-register tax IDs before the quota portal opens; IP addresses will be geo-fenced to block mass submissions; and the Labour Inspectorate may blacklist employers with outstanding safety fines. Offenders face penalties up to €50,000 and a three-year exclusion from future quota rounds.
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Barcaiuolo argued that these steps will help “honest farmers, builders and care-home operators” secure labour while squeezing out intermediaries who sold proxy submissions for up to €1,500 per slot in previous years. Immigration lawyers at Mazzeschi SRL say the measures mirror best practice in Spain and Portugal and should reduce litigation over rejected applications.
For multinational companies the bigger story is quota volume: 164,850 permits are allocated for 2026 alone, with significant tranches reserved for construction, logistics and IT. Employers can start the pre-registration process in mid-December, and the first click-day is expected in late January 2026.
Action point: HR teams should audit Italian tax-registration data and ensure that payroll codes match corporate filings to avoid automatic rejections when the new system goes live.
Under the new rules, companies must pre-register tax IDs before the quota portal opens; IP addresses will be geo-fenced to block mass submissions; and the Labour Inspectorate may blacklist employers with outstanding safety fines. Offenders face penalties up to €50,000 and a three-year exclusion from future quota rounds.
Barcaiuolo argued that these steps will help “honest farmers, builders and care-home operators” secure labour while squeezing out intermediaries who sold proxy submissions for up to €1,500 per slot in previous years. Immigration lawyers at Mazzeschi SRL say the measures mirror best practice in Spain and Portugal and should reduce litigation over rejected applications.
For multinational companies the bigger story is quota volume: 164,850 permits are allocated for 2026 alone, with significant tranches reserved for construction, logistics and IT. Employers can start the pre-registration process in mid-December, and the first click-day is expected in late January 2026.
Action point: HR teams should audit Italian tax-registration data and ensure that payroll codes match corporate filings to avoid automatic rejections when the new system goes live.
