Published in the Official Gazette on 3 December, Law 182/2025 introduces sweeping ‘simplification and digitalisation’ measures across Italy’s public administration. While the text is general, mobility experts highlight several articles that will directly affect visa holders and relocating employees.
Key provisions – From 18 December 2025, all government entities must accept digital identity (SPID or CIE) for end-to-end applications and must issue electronic receipts valid as official protocol numbers. The Ministry of the Interior is tasked with rolling out an API that allows employers to monitor the real-time status of nulla osta and residence-permit (permesso di soggiorno) renewals. Municipalities with more than 20,000 residents must enable electronic scheduling for population-registry (anagrafe) appointments, a long-standing pain point for EU citizens registering their stay.
![New Law 182/2025 Digitises Italian Administrative Procedures, Opening Door to Fully Online Residence-Permit Renewals]()
Why it matters – The requirement that paper forms be phased out within 12 months is expected to shave weeks off permit-renewal timelines and reduce the need for costly in-person filings at police headquarters. Companies that outsource immigration compliance will need to adapt workflows and ensure all power-of-attorney documents carry qualified electronic signatures.
Unresolved questions – Procedural decrees are still needed to clarify data-protection safeguards and to integrate police IT systems, many of which currently operate on standalone servers. The Interior Ministry has six months to issue technical guidelines; observers expect a staged rollout starting with students and blue-card holders.
Key provisions – From 18 December 2025, all government entities must accept digital identity (SPID or CIE) for end-to-end applications and must issue electronic receipts valid as official protocol numbers. The Ministry of the Interior is tasked with rolling out an API that allows employers to monitor the real-time status of nulla osta and residence-permit (permesso di soggiorno) renewals. Municipalities with more than 20,000 residents must enable electronic scheduling for population-registry (anagrafe) appointments, a long-standing pain point for EU citizens registering their stay.
Why it matters – The requirement that paper forms be phased out within 12 months is expected to shave weeks off permit-renewal timelines and reduce the need for costly in-person filings at police headquarters. Companies that outsource immigration compliance will need to adapt workflows and ensure all power-of-attorney documents carry qualified electronic signatures.
Unresolved questions – Procedural decrees are still needed to clarify data-protection safeguards and to integrate police IT systems, many of which currently operate on standalone servers. The Interior Ministry has six months to issue technical guidelines; observers expect a staged rollout starting with students and blue-card holders.
