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Immigration: Decree Law 146/2025 on entry flows and out of quota procedures

Italy has approved new provisions on the regular entry of foreign workers and the management of immigration procedures.
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The Italian government has approved the conversion into law, with amendments, of Decree Law 146/2025.

The decree contains provisions on the regular entry of foreign workers and the management of the migration phenomenon.

Main changes  

The decree decree-law was converted with amendments by Law No. 179 of December 1, 2025.

Among the main contents, we highlight the following:  

  1. The implementation of the nullaosta requests pre-filing system. The procedure allows last checks by users before the click day. Employers can submit applications as private users with a limit of maximum three applications. However, it is possible to use authorized intermediaries, which are not subject to numerical limits for submitting applications.  
  2. The possibility for the Labor Inspectorate to carry out advanced inspections on pre-filled applications for entry flows.
  3. The extension, for the three-year period 2026-2028, of the out-of-quota entry regime (but still within 10,000 applications per year) of workers of the domestic work sector for the care of people over 80 or with disabilities (domestic workers and caregivers) and children from 0 to 6 years of age (baby-sitters).
  4. The extension to one year and harmonization of the duration of residence permits issued to victims of labor exploitation, trafficking, and domestic violence.  
  5. The definition of a three-year quota for the entry of foreigners admitted participating in volunteer programs of social interest.  
  6. The issuance of nullaosta for family reunification within 150 days of the request (instead of 90 days as previously required).

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