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Italy's Decreto Flussi (Quota 69,700) Decree on Flows 2021-2022

Italy's Decreto Flussi (Quota 69,700) Decree on Flows 2021-2022

Since January 2022, non-EU citizens have been admitted to Italy in a quota of 69,700 units.

Non-EU residents residing overseas are permitted to Italy for seasonal subordinate labor in the agricultural and tourism-hotel sectors under a quota of 42,000 units, with a maximum quota of 69,700.

For the agricultural industry alone, a quota of 14,000 units is provided for non-EU employees within the same limit for seasonal subordinate employment.

The following countries are permitted to enter:

Albania, Algeria, Bangladesh, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Ivory Coast, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Philippines, Gambia, Ghana, Japan, Guatemala, India, Kosovo, Mali, Morocco, Mauritius, Moldova, Montenegro, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Republic of North Macedonia, Senegal, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tunisia, Ukraine

Finally, up to 4,400 subordinate work residence permits might be changed to seasonal work residence permits.

What does the Flows Decree Law 2021-2022 give, and what quotas are allowed?

The 2021/2022 flow decree was issued on December 21, which, as we all know, governs the admission into Italy of non-EU nationals who wish to work in Italy.

Larger quotas of 69,700 entries (those who can come to work in Italy) are expected in comparison to the previous decree.

What is the distribution of the flow decree's shares?

Workers are allowed to Italy for a maximum quota of 27,700 for reasons of subordinate labor (not seasonal) and self-employment.

Here Are : Decreto Flussi 2022 - Extensive guide to Italy's Decreto Flussi.

Non-seasonal subordinate work application

The following are the reference sectors:

1. Transportation by road

2. Construction

3. A motel for tourists

Among them:

• Non-seasonal subordinate workers (about 17,000). (from countries that have signed the agreement with Italy).

• 3,000 euros for nations that sign cooperation agreements with Italy before the end of 2022.

• We have completed training and education programs in the countries of origin for 100 non-EU immigrant nationals.

• 100 workers of Italian descent who live in Venezuela and have at least one parent in direct line of ancestry up to the third degree.

Conversion to lower-level work:

In addition, under the same 27,700 limit, the conversion to subordinate employment allows for:

• Seasonal work licenses totaling 4,400.

• 2,000 for academics, internships, and professional development.

• 200 unrestricted EU licenses granted to nationals of third countries visiting another EU member state.

Conversion to a self-employed work permit or:

• Study internships and training are permitted under the 370 residence permit.

• Issued to third-country nationals from another European Union member state are 30 EU unlimited licenses for long-term residence.

2. Self-employment registration

500 non-EU people living in other countries who fall under the following categories:

• Business owners

• Independent contractors / Freelancers

• Corporate officeholders

• Well-known artists

• Foreign citizens who want to build their own businesses.

3. Seasonal subordinate work entry

Workers for a maximum of 42,000 units are admitted to Italy for seasonal subordinate labor reasons.

For the industries listed below:

\agricultural

\stourist-hotel

Among them:

• 1000 for those who have participated in the work season at least once in the previous five years.

• 14,000 for applications from professional employers' associations.

• The rest is for non-EU citizens.

When is it possible to send the application through flow decree?

Applications can be submitted starting at 9 a.m. on the tenth or fifteenth day from the date of publication in the Official Gazette of this flow decree.

Here are ; Decreto Flussi 2022 - Extensive guide to Italy's Decreto Flussi.

The statute on the 2021/2022 flow decree is in its entirety.

Let's take a closer look at the wording of the 2020/2021 flows decree, as well as the corresponding quotas.

1st Article

Non-EU residents are admitted to Italy for seasonal and non-seasonal subordinate labor and self-employment reasons under a maximum overall quota of 69,700 units as part of temporary programming of non-EU worker entrance flows for the year 2021.

2nd Article

1. Non-EU citizens are permitted to enter Italy for non-seasonal subordinate labor and self-employment up to a quota of 27,700 units, subject to the article 1 maximum restriction.

       Albania, Algeria, Bangladesh, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Ivory Coast, Egypt, El Salvador,                Ethiopia, Philippines, Gambia, Ghana, Japan, Guatemala, India, Kosovo, Mali, Morocco,          Mauritius, Moldova, Montenegro, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Republic of North Macedonia,          Senegal, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tunisia, Ukraine

Sectors: third-party freight transit, construction, and tourism-hotels

3rd Article

20,000 inhabitants of countries that have signed or are about to sign are admitted to Italy under the article 2 quota for non-seasonal subordinate labor in the sectors of freight transportation for third parties, construction, and hotel tourism. sign distinct migratory cooperation agreements, grouped as follows:

• a) n. 17,000 Non-seasonal employees from Albania, Algeria, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Korea (Republic of Korea), Ivory Coast, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Philippines, Gambia, Ghana, Japan, Guatemala, India, Kosovo, Mali, Morocco, Mauritius,  Moldova, Montenegro, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Republic of North Macedonia, Senegal, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tunisia, Ukraine; Moldova, Montenegro,

• b) n. 3,000 non-seasonal subordinate employees who are nationals of countries with which migratory cooperation agreements enter into force in 2022.

Article 4 

1. Under article 2 of the legislative order of July 25, 1998, 100 non-EU foreign people residing abroad who have completed training and education programs in their countries of origin are admitted to Italy.

2. It is also permissible for 100 workers of Italian descent on the part of at least one of the parents up to the third degree in direct line of ancestry, citizens of Venezuela, to enter Italy within the quota set out in article 2 for non-seasonal subordinate work and self-employment.

3. Within the quota set out in article 2, the conversion of: 

• a) 4,400 residence permits for seasonal work; 

• b) 2,000 residence permits for study, internship, and/or professional training; and 

• c) 200 EU residence permits for long-term residents issued to third-country nationals by another EU Member State is permitted.

4. The conversion of: 

• a) n. 370 study, internship, and/or professional training residence permits;

• b) Converting n. 30 EU residence permits for long-term residents granted by another EU member state to third-country citizens into residence permits for self-employment.

Article 5: 

Within the quota set out in Article 2, 500 non-EU citizens living abroad who fall into the following categories are authorized to enter Italy for self-employment:

• a) entrepreneurs who intend to carry out a plan of interest to the Italian economy, involving the use of at least 500,000 euros in own funds and the creation of at least three new jobs; 

• b) freelancers who intend to practice regulated or supervised professions, or unregulated but represented at a national level by associations registered in lists maintained by public administrations; 

• c) corporate administration and control position holders

• d) artists of obvious reputation or with high and well-known professional skills, engaged by public or private bodies in the presence of the stated requirements set forth in the interministerial decree n. 850 of May 11, 2011;

• e) foreign citizens who intend to establish "innovative start-up" companies pursuant to law no. 221, in the presence of the requisites provided for by the same law and who have an independent employment relationship with the company.

6th Article

1. Non-EU person resident outside the EU are admitted to Italy for seasonal subordinate labor in the agricultural and tourism-hotel sectors within the maximum quota set out in article 1.

2. Non-EU seasonal employees who are nationals of the countries listed in article 3, paragraph 1, letter a) of this decree are subject to the quota set forth in paragraph 1 of this article. Non-EU workers, citizens of the countries listed in article 3, paragraph 1, letter a), who has entered Italy to lend seasonal subordinate work at least once in the previous five years and for whom the employer submits a request for a multi-year permit for seasonal subordinate work, have a quota of 1,000 units reserved as part of the quota mentioned in paragraph 1 of this article?

3. As part of the quota mentioned in paragraph 1 of this article, a quota of 14,000 units is reserved for non-EU workers, citizens of the countries listed in article 3, paragraph 1, letter a), whose requests for authorization to enter Italy for seasonal work, including long-term work, are presented by the professional organizations of the employers of Cia, Coldiretti, Confagricoltura, Copagri, Alleanza Delle cooperative (Lega cooperative and Confcooperative). These organizations commit to supervising the worker recruitment process until the employment contracts are signed, including the communication standards established by current legislation.

Article 7 

1. The deadlines for submitting applications under this decree are:

•  a) for the categories of non-EU workers listed in article 3, paragraph 1, letter a) and Article 4, from 9.00 on the tenth day after the date of publication of this decree in the Official Gazette of the Italian Republic; 

• b) for seasonal non-EU workers listed in Article 6, from 9.00 on the fifteenth day after the date of publication of this decree in the Official Gazette of the Italian Republic.

• c) for the categories of non-EU workers referred to in article 3, paragraph 1, letter b), from 9.00 on the fifteenth day following the publication of the agreement referred to in the aforementioned provision in the Official Gazette of the Italian Republic.

2. Applications for authorization to work must be submitted within two months of the date of publication of this decree in the Official Gazette of the Italian Republic, subject to the quota set forth in Article 1.

Article 8 

1. The Ministry of Labor and Social Policies divides the quotas for seasonal and non-seasonal subordinate work established by this decree among the territorial labor inspectorates, regions, and autonomous provinces.

2. If the Ministry of Labor and Social Policies detects significant unused shares among those provided for by this decree after ninety days from the date of publication in the Official Gazette of the Italian Republic, it may make a different subdivision based on the actual needs found in the labor market, without prejudice to the overall maximum limit indicated in Article 1.

3. Without prejudice to the requirements of article 34, paragraph 7, of the President of the Republic directive no. 394 relating to the redistribution of the quota of non-EU workers trained abroad as provided for in article 4, paragraph 1,

Article 9 

1. A joint circular issued by the Ministries of the Interior, Labor and Social Policies, and Agriculture, Food and Forestry Policies, after consultation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, defines the implementing provisions relating to the application of this decree, with the goal of simplification, and is published on the respective ministries' websites.

The whole text of the 2021-2022 flow decree-law can be downloaded here.

Here are : Decreto Flussi 2022 - Extensive guide to Italy's Decreto Flussi.

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