The Decreto Flussi 2027 application is the request for a work clearance (nulla osta) that an employer submits online to hire a worker who lives abroad. It is pre-filled on the Portale Servizi ALI from 23 October to 7 December 2026 and submitted on the click days from 12 January to 18 February 2027. To submit it, the employer needs SPID or CIE, a certified email address (PEC) registered on INI-PEC or INAD, the income requirements and, for non-seasonal work, the check with the Employment Centre.<\/p>\n
Guide updated to 1 October 2026 in line with the Prime Ministerial Decree (D.P.C.M.) of 2 October 2025, interministerial circular no. 8047 of 16 October 2025 and circular no. 7185 of 1 October 2026 for the year 2027.<\/p>\n
Each year the Decreto Flussi sets how many people can enter Italy for employment, seasonal work and self-employment. For the three years 2026-2028 the planning is set by the D.P.C.M. of 2 October 2025, published in the Official Gazette no. 240 of 15 October 2025.<\/p>\n
The application is used to obtain the work clearance (nulla osta). With the nulla osta, the worker applies for an entry visa at the Italian consulate in their country.<\/p>\n
Limit of three applications:<\/strong> under Decree-Law no. 146 of 2025, an employer who submits the application on their own, as a private user, can send a maximum of three nulla osta requests for each year from 2026 to 2028. The limit does not apply to applications sent through employers’ organisations, authorised professionals or temporary work agencies.<\/p>\n The application is inadmissible if, in the previous three years, the employer failed without a justified reason to sign a residence contract they had requested. It is also inadmissible if the employer has been committed for trial or has a non-final conviction for the labour exploitation offences set out in Articles 600, 601, 602 and 603-bis of the Criminal Code.<\/p>\n For 2027 there are 165,850 planned entries:<\/p>\n The quotas are divided between reserves for individual countries, employers’ organisations and specific categories. The right quota depends on the sector, the worker’s country and the application form.<\/p>\n Agriculture, forestry and fishing; food, beverage and tobacco industries; textile, clothing and footwear industries; metallurgy and metal products; other industries; construction; wholesale and retail trade; accommodation and food services; tourism services; transport, logistics and warehousing; operational support services for businesses and individuals; healthcare, social care and private health services; other services.<\/p>\n The ATECO code of the business must be among those listed in Annex 2 of circular no. 8047. For 2027 the list of ATECO codes does not change.<\/p>\n Seasonal work covers the agricultural and tourism sectors. Part of the quotas is reserved for applications submitted by sector employers’ organisations and for seasonal workers who have already entered Italy in the last five years.<\/p>\n For 2026-2028 the family care quota applies only to domestic work, meaning domestic helpers and caregivers. Other hires in the health and social care sector use the ordinary quotas and form B2020.<\/p>\n The quotas reserved by country cover citizens of Albania, Algeria, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, South Korea, Ivory Coast, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, the Philippines, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Japan, Jordan, Guatemala, India, Kyrgyzstan, Kosovo, Mali, Morocco, Mauritius, Moldova, Montenegro, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, North Macedonia, Senegal, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Thailand, Tunisia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.<\/p>\n From 2027 Kenya is also included, after signing a memorandum of understanding on migration and mobility with Italy on 2 July 2026. Other quotas are reserved for countries with cooperation agreements on migration and for stateless persons and recognised refugees.<\/p>\n The income requirement does not apply to an employer with conditions or disabilities that limit their self-sufficiency, if they hire a worker for their own care. In this case a certificate from the family doctor or a public health facility is needed in place of the sworn statement (asseverazione).<\/p>\n The PEC serves as the digital domicile for all communications from the Immigration Desk (Sportello Unico per l’Immigrazione). After the portal’s automatic checks, the activation code for the application is sent to that address. Some data, such as income and VAT number, appear in the form only a few days after the first access.<\/p>\n For non-seasonal work, including family care work, the employer must first ask the Employment Centre (Centro per l’impiego) whether there are workers available in Italy. The request is made using the Ministry of Labour’s form and must be attached to the application. It is not required for seasonal work.<\/p>\n These circumstances must be declared in a self-certification attached to the application, together with the request sent to the Employment Centre.<\/p>\n The asseverazione certifies that the employment relationship meets the requirements set by law and by the collective agreement. It is issued by the professionals authorised under Law no. 12 of 1979 or by employers’ organisations. It is required for all sectors, including family care work, and must be digitally signed.<\/p>\n All the details are in the guide to the Decreto Flussi asseverazione<\/a> (in Italian).<\/p>\n Each file uploaded to the portal can be no larger than 2 MB. For accommodation in hotels or other lodging facilities, or in permanent dormitories on construction sites, the instructions in Ministry of the Interior circular no. 9859 of 15 December 2025 apply, following the amendments made by Law no. 182 of 2025.<\/p>\n Applications can be submitted until 31 December 2027, if quotas are still available. Choosing the wrong form is one of the most serious mistakes, because the application cannot be corrected after it has been sent. All the dates are in the guide to the Decreto Flussi 2027 dates<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Ministry of Labour distributes the quotas by province within ten days of each click day. Applications enter the quota in the chronological order in which they were sent. If the application is left out, the portal shows the notice \u201cLa pratica risulta al momento non in quota\u201d (the application is currently outside the quota).<\/p>\n The Immigration Desk issues the nulla osta within 60 days of the quota allocation for non-seasonal work, and within 20 days for seasonal work. If no obstacles emerge, the nulla osta is issued automatically when the deadline expires.<\/p>\n For workers from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Morocco the automatic issue does not apply: a favourable opinion from the Questura and a preliminary check by the National Labour Inspectorate are always required.<\/p>\n Confirmation and contract can also be handled by a labour consultant or an employers’ organisation mandated by the employer. A worker who has entered with a nulla osta and a visa can start working immediately, before the residence contract is signed. In this case the employer files the mandatory hiring notification, with INPS for domestic work.<\/p>\n If the nulla osta contains errors in the worker’s details, the consulate cannot issue the visa: see the guide on an incorrect Decreto Flussi nulla osta<\/a> (in Italian).<\/p>\n Up to three nulla osta requests per year if the employer submits them on their own as a private user. The limit does not apply to applications sent through employers’ organisations, labour consultants or temporary work agencies.<\/p>\n It means that the application was sent after those that used up the quotas available for that province and that form. Quotas are allocated in the order of submission, so the time of sending matters.<\/p>\n Up to 60 days from the quota allocation for non-seasonal work and up to 20 days for seasonal work. Confirmation, visa and entry follow, with timing that also depends on the consulate.<\/p>\n Yes. Agriculture, forestry and fishing are among the sectors eligible for non-seasonal work with form B2020, in addition to seasonal agricultural work with form C-Stag.<\/p>\n Yes. A PEC registered on INI-PEC or INAD is mandatory: without it, the employer does not receive the activation code for the application or the communications from the Immigration Desk.<\/p>\n No. The outcome depends on the available quota, the requirements and the checks carried out by the Immigration Desk, the Questura and the Labour Inspectorate.<\/p>\n SH Immigration Specialists, a brand of SH Group, handles the administrative side of the application: checking the quota and requirements, collecting the documents, and reviewing the data before pre-filling. Notices of intended refusal, revocations of the nulla osta and appeals are handled by the qualified lawyers on the team. The outcome of the application always depends on the competent authorities.<\/p>\nWhat are the Decreto Flussi 2027 quotas?<\/h2>\n
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Which sectors and countries are eligible?<\/h2>\n
Non-seasonal work sectors<\/h3>\n
Seasonal work<\/h3>\n
Family care work<\/h3>\n
Countries of origin<\/h3>\n
What are the income requirements for the employer?<\/h2>\n
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What do you need to access the Portale ALI?<\/h2>\n
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How does the check with the Employment Centre work?<\/h2>\n
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When is the sworn statement (asseverazione) required?<\/h2>\n
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Which documents should you prepare for the application?<\/h2>\n
For companies<\/h3>\n
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For domestic helpers and caregivers<\/h3>\n
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How do you submit the application step by step?<\/h2>\n
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2027 click days and forms<\/h3>\n
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What happens after the click day?<\/h2>\n
Allocation of quotas<\/h3>\n
Issue of the nulla osta<\/h3>\n
Confirmation, visa and residence contract<\/h3>\n
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What are the most frequently asked questions about the Decreto Flussi 2027 application?<\/h2>\n
How many applications can an employer submit?<\/h3>\n
What does \u201cLa pratica risulta al momento non in quota\u201d mean?<\/h3>\n
How long does it take to obtain the nulla osta?<\/h3>\n
Can agricultural businesses hire non-seasonal workers?<\/h3>\n
Do you need a PEC for the Decreto Flussi application?<\/h3>\n
Does submitting the application guarantee the nulla osta?<\/h3>\n
What are the official sources?<\/h2>\n
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How can SH Immigration Specialists help you?<\/h2>\n