Employers hoping to recruit non-EU talent under Italy’s new three-year immigration quota have until 20:00 CET on 7 December to pre-fill nulla osta applications on the Interior Ministry’s ALI portal. The reminder, issued on 2 December via the government’s Integrazione Migranti website, covers the first tranche of the 497,550 work permits authorised for 2026-2028.
Pre-filing allows companies to upload digital signatures and housing-declaration documents in advance of January and February “click days”, when the system opens for final submission on a first-come-first-served basis. Quotas are split across four dates: 12 January for seasonal agriculture, 9 February for seasonal tourism, 16 February for multi-sector non-seasonal hires, and 18 February for domestic-care workers.
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HR teams that miss the 7 December cut-off can still edit saved drafts between 9 and 13 December but cannot create new files—potentially locking latecomers out until 2027 unless special quota top-ups are issued. Fragomen and other advisers warn that demand is expected to exceed supply by at least 3:1 in non-seasonal sectors, making flawless pre-registration critical.
Practically, companies should double-check SPID/CIE credentials, ensure corporate PEC e-mail addresses are active and verify that all attachments carry qualified electronic signatures. Mobility managers are also urged to schedule post-arrival contract-of-stay appointments, which switch to full digital signature in January, to avoid residence-permit delays.
Pre-filing allows companies to upload digital signatures and housing-declaration documents in advance of January and February “click days”, when the system opens for final submission on a first-come-first-served basis. Quotas are split across four dates: 12 January for seasonal agriculture, 9 February for seasonal tourism, 16 February for multi-sector non-seasonal hires, and 18 February for domestic-care workers.
HR teams that miss the 7 December cut-off can still edit saved drafts between 9 and 13 December but cannot create new files—potentially locking latecomers out until 2027 unless special quota top-ups are issued. Fragomen and other advisers warn that demand is expected to exceed supply by at least 3:1 in non-seasonal sectors, making flawless pre-registration critical.
Practically, companies should double-check SPID/CIE credentials, ensure corporate PEC e-mail addresses are active and verify that all attachments carry qualified electronic signatures. Mobility managers are also urged to schedule post-arrival contract-of-stay appointments, which switch to full digital signature in January, to avoid residence-permit delays.
