A New Year’s Eve decree (DL 201/2025) grants Ukrainian nationals in Italy an extra 12 months of status certainty by allowing renewals of special-protection residence permits through 4 March 2027. The measure aligns domestic rules with the EU-wide Temporary Protection Decision 2025/1460 and affects roughly 170,000 displaced Ukrainians.
The automatic extension spares employers a paperwork crunch: many permits were set to expire in March 2026, forcing terminations or quota-bound visa conversions. By keeping Ukrainians outside the Decreto Flussi caps, the decree indirectly frees up slots for other non-EU recruits.
Holders must still attend Questura appointments to renew their plastic cards, and booking systems are expected to reopen mid-January. Companies should pre-schedule permit-renewal visits and budget for the €80–120 administrative fee.
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For help coordinating those Questura bookings or any other Italian immigration formalities, businesses and individuals can leverage VisaHQ’s dedicated Italy portal (https://www.visahq.com/italy/). The platform offers real-time guidance, document-check services, and bulk processing options that simplify renewals and keep HR teams compliant.
Human-resources angle: Ukrainians make up a sizeable share of Italy’s seasonal and logistics workforce, especially in Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna. The 15-month cushion allows businesses to plan staffing for the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics without fearing mid-assignment status lapses.
Political context: Rome’s decision comes amid ongoing military aid to Kyiv and signals continued support even as other EU states debate winding down temporary protection.
The automatic extension spares employers a paperwork crunch: many permits were set to expire in March 2026, forcing terminations or quota-bound visa conversions. By keeping Ukrainians outside the Decreto Flussi caps, the decree indirectly frees up slots for other non-EU recruits.
Holders must still attend Questura appointments to renew their plastic cards, and booking systems are expected to reopen mid-January. Companies should pre-schedule permit-renewal visits and budget for the €80–120 administrative fee.
For help coordinating those Questura bookings or any other Italian immigration formalities, businesses and individuals can leverage VisaHQ’s dedicated Italy portal (https://www.visahq.com/italy/). The platform offers real-time guidance, document-check services, and bulk processing options that simplify renewals and keep HR teams compliant.
Human-resources angle: Ukrainians make up a sizeable share of Italy’s seasonal and logistics workforce, especially in Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna. The 15-month cushion allows businesses to plan staffing for the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics without fearing mid-assignment status lapses.
Political context: Rome’s decision comes amid ongoing military aid to Kyiv and signals continued support even as other EU states debate winding down temporary protection.
