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20.04.2010

Online application procedures for permits envisaged by the 2010 Quota for Seasonal Labour Decree are open

Starting from 8 a.m of 21st April 2010 until 12 p.m. of 31st December 2010, employers are allowed to submit applications for employment permit for seasonal workers envisaged by the 2010 Quota for Seasonal Labour Decree by using the specific form available for download from: http://nullaostalavoro.interno.it/Ministero/download.

The quota decree issued in 2010 provides for the entry in Italy of up to a maximum of 80,000 non-EU seasonal workers, to be distributed over the regions and autonomous provinces by decision of the Ministry of Labour and Walfare.

The quota includes:

• Non-EU employed seasonal workers from Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo, Croatia, India, Ghana, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Ukraine.
• Non-EU employed seasonal workers from the following countries which signed, or are expected to sign, cooperation agreements on migration: Tunisia, Albania, Morocco, Moldova and Egypt.
• Non-EU citizens having been granted a permit to stay for seasonal work purposes as employees in 2007, 2008 and 2009.

Quotas of immigrants as autonomous workers

Moreover, this decree, while setting in advance the 2010 maximum non-EU quota for non-seasonal workers, provides for the entry of 4,000 non-EU citizens residing abroad for autonomous work purposes belonging to the following categories:

• Entrepreneurs engaging in activities of interest for the Italian economy;
• Professionals;
• Non-cooperative company associates and mangers;
• Renowned and highly skilled international artists recruited by public and private organisations;
• Craftsmen from Third countries which give financial contribution to investments made by their citizens in the national territory.

Within the limits set by this quota, no more than 1,500 units are allowed to convert their permit to stay for study and vocational training purposes into a permit for autonomous work purposes; furthermore 1,000 Lybian citizens are allowed to enter Italy for autonomous work purposes.
 
As far as permits to enter the national territory for autonomous work purposes are concerned, procedures envisaged by article 26 of the Consolidated Text No. 286/98 and article 39 of the Decree of the President of the Republic No. 394/99 shall apply.