Italy: New Quota Amounts Announced

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has announced that it will soon publish a new decree that will create 75,000 quota spots for work permits due to skills gaps in certain markets. This is up from the previous availability of 69,700 quota spots in 2021-2022. Unskilled workers, startup visa applications and foreign nationals converting existing Italian permits to work permits will benefit from this decree (since highly skilled workers are exempt from obtaining a quota), and employers will benefit from the opportunity to employ more foreign workers to fill skills gaps.