A long-awaited milestone for employers and foreign nationals in Italy arrived today, 18 December 2025, when Law 182/2025 (the so-called “Simplification and Digitalisation Law”) formally took effect. The statute, published in the Official Gazette only two weeks ago, rewrites dozens of administrative procedures, but global-mobility experts have zeroed-in on three game-changers:
1. 100 % online residence-permit renewals. From today, holders of Italian permessi di soggiorno may submit renewal applications entirely through the Interior Ministry’s portal using SPID or electronic-ID (CIE) credentials. Electronic receipts generated by the portal have full legal value, eliminating the need for in-person postal submissions and multiple trips to the Questura. For transferees outside the Schengen Area the change means shorter re-entry times and fewer interruptions to assignment plans.
2. Real-time monitoring for companies. The new law obliges the Interior Ministry to publish an application-programming interface (API) that lets sponsoring employers track the status of nulla osta work-authorisation files inside their HR or relocation systems. Multinationals will be able to spot missing documents early and plan start-dates with far greater certainty.
For employers and assignees who need hands-on assistance navigating these new procedures, VisaHQ’s Italy desk can manage online permit renewals, track nulla osta files, and coordinate Blue Card submissions on your behalf. Their secure dashboard (https://www.visahq.com/italy/) already interfaces with government systems, giving HR teams a single window to upload documents, monitor status, and schedule travel once approval is issued.
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3. Cutting the nulla osta timeline in half. Complementary regulations released alongside Law 182/2025 reduce the statutory deadline for issuing work authorisations from up to 90 days to a fixed 30 days for two strategic categories: (a) foreign workers who have completed Italy-funded vocational training abroad and (b) highly-skilled professionals who qualify for the EU Blue Card. Companies that invest in talent pipelines or recruit STEM profiles can therefore budget for one-month lead-times instead of an entire quarter.
Background
Italy has piloted digital immigration tools since 2023 but continued to rely on paper receipts and overlapping local practices that frustrated both employers and transferees. By bundling immigration rules into a broad administrative-reform package, the government expects to relieve Questure of approximately 1.2 million counter visits per year and to align with the EU’s 2030 Digital ID and Single Permit directives.
Practical implications
• HR departments should register for SPID corporate credentials immediately; the Interior Ministry has warned that paper submissions after 18 February 2026 will be rejected.
• Global-mobility budgets may shrink as courier fees, power-of-attorney notarisation and travel to police offices disappear.
• The 30-day nulla osta clock is already running. Employers who filed training-route or Blue-Card applications before today should recalculate onboarding timelines. The reform does not shorten processing for seasonal workers.
Looking ahead, the ministry plans to beta-test the employer API in Q1 2026 and to expand end-to-end digital filing to family-reunification permits by July 2026.
1. 100 % online residence-permit renewals. From today, holders of Italian permessi di soggiorno may submit renewal applications entirely through the Interior Ministry’s portal using SPID or electronic-ID (CIE) credentials. Electronic receipts generated by the portal have full legal value, eliminating the need for in-person postal submissions and multiple trips to the Questura. For transferees outside the Schengen Area the change means shorter re-entry times and fewer interruptions to assignment plans.
2. Real-time monitoring for companies. The new law obliges the Interior Ministry to publish an application-programming interface (API) that lets sponsoring employers track the status of nulla osta work-authorisation files inside their HR or relocation systems. Multinationals will be able to spot missing documents early and plan start-dates with far greater certainty.
For employers and assignees who need hands-on assistance navigating these new procedures, VisaHQ’s Italy desk can manage online permit renewals, track nulla osta files, and coordinate Blue Card submissions on your behalf. Their secure dashboard (https://www.visahq.com/italy/) already interfaces with government systems, giving HR teams a single window to upload documents, monitor status, and schedule travel once approval is issued.
3. Cutting the nulla osta timeline in half. Complementary regulations released alongside Law 182/2025 reduce the statutory deadline for issuing work authorisations from up to 90 days to a fixed 30 days for two strategic categories: (a) foreign workers who have completed Italy-funded vocational training abroad and (b) highly-skilled professionals who qualify for the EU Blue Card. Companies that invest in talent pipelines or recruit STEM profiles can therefore budget for one-month lead-times instead of an entire quarter.
Background
Italy has piloted digital immigration tools since 2023 but continued to rely on paper receipts and overlapping local practices that frustrated both employers and transferees. By bundling immigration rules into a broad administrative-reform package, the government expects to relieve Questure of approximately 1.2 million counter visits per year and to align with the EU’s 2030 Digital ID and Single Permit directives.
Practical implications
• HR departments should register for SPID corporate credentials immediately; the Interior Ministry has warned that paper submissions after 18 February 2026 will be rejected.
• Global-mobility budgets may shrink as courier fees, power-of-attorney notarisation and travel to police offices disappear.
• The 30-day nulla osta clock is already running. Employers who filed training-route or Blue-Card applications before today should recalculate onboarding timelines. The reform does not shorten processing for seasonal workers.
Looking ahead, the ministry plans to beta-test the employer API in Q1 2026 and to expand end-to-end digital filing to family-reunification permits by July 2026.
