Italy’s most demanding and famous “Seasonal Work Visa” under the Decreto Flussi program starts today 25 March, 2024 for application submission. According to the Ministry of Interior Italy, almost 89,050 applicants from 35 eligible countries can apply for this visa this year. This visa is officially called a Long Stay subordinate worker visa and is of 9 months of total validity. The visa is employer-driven this is why the employer plays a key role in getting the interested workers to make it to the Italian labor market.
How to apply for a Seasonal Worker Visa?
Since it is an employer-driven visa stream, the interested applicants must first find an Italian employer to hire them and then the visa process starts from Nulla Osta confirmation. To apply for the visa, the following process is applied (step by step):
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You’ll need a valid employment contract from an Italian company.
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If your job falls under the in-quota system, your employer needs to apply for a “Nulla Osta” (work permit authorization) with the Italian immigration authorities in Italy.
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Once the Nulla Osta is obtained (for in-quota) or your category allows direct application, you can submit your visa application to the Italian embassy or consulate in your home country.
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The required documents include:
- a completed application form,
- passport photos,
- and passport with validity beyond your stay,
- proof of health insurance,
- proof of Nulla Osta provided by the employer,
- job documents provided by the employer,
- proof of financial means,
- and any additional documents specific to your visa category.
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- In some cases, you might be required to attend an interview at the embassy or consulate.
- Allow for processing time, which can vary depending on the workload and your specific situation.
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- Once your visa is approved, you can collect it from the embassy or consulate.
- Within eight days of arrival in Italy, you’ll need to apply for a “Permesso di Soggiorno” (residence permit) at the local post office.
Online Portal to apply for Nulla Osta (done by employer)
The employer on behalf of the applicant, applies for the Nulla Osta (work visa confirmation). The visa application is submitted via Spid or Cie at https://portaleservizi.dlci.interno.it/AliSportello/ali/logoutAli.htm. The applications can be submitted till 31 December 2024 according to the Ministry of Interior Italy.
As per the instructions of the Interior Ministry guidance, on the “Clickday” for the applications submissions for the “Seasonal Visa,” the following process should be adopted:
- From 8.35 am you can start accessing your Reserved Area of the ALI Services Portal with the SPID or with CIE.
- Go to the same section you used in the pre-compilation phase – “Compile Applications for the Flows Decree 2024/Click-day 2024”.
- In the “Questions Summary” section you will find the questions you have pre-filled.
Please wait until 9.00 am to send your applications, proceeding as follows:
- 1. at 9.00 click first on the “update page” button (orange button) to allow the system to update the page where the list of your questions is present, to make the send button editable, called “Send questions”, which will allow you to send them;
- 2. after clicking on the “refresh page” button, wait for the “send questions” button to turn from gray to blue, therefore editable, and then click on it. The system will acquire all the applications that are in the “to be sent” status;
- 3. wait for the sending to be completed which could take several minutes depending on the turnout and the number of questions to be sent and do not close the PC.
- 4. at the end of the system’s activity aimed at receiving the applications sent, a message will appear informing you of the outcome of the sending. At this point you can close the page;
- 5. the application receipt will be available in the Reserved Area, alongside each application sent, within the following 24 hours.
Courtesy SPORTELLO UNICO IMMIGRAZIONE
Seasonal Worker Visa Quota Distribution for 2024
Following is the quota distribution of the seasonal work for Decreto Flussi 2024:
Citizens of Countries with: | Quota |
current immigration agreements in the tourism sector (application submitted by employer associations) | 31,000 |
immigration agreements in the agricultural sector (application submitted by employer associations): | 41,000 |
running campaigns against irregular migration trafficking | 3,000 |
migration and multi-seasonal agreements | 2,000 |
future immigration agreements | 12,000 |
Stateless persons and refugees | 50 |
Total | 89,050 |
Who can apply for the Seasonal Visa?
The citizens of 35 following countries initially can apply for the Seasonal Worker Visa program:
- Albania,
- Algeria,
- Bangladesh,
- Bosnia Herzegovina,
- South Korea,
- Ivory Coast,
- Egypt,
- El Salvador,
- Ethiopia,
- Philippines,
- Gambia,
- Georgia,
- Ghana,
- Japan,
- Jordan,
- Guatemala,
- India,
- Kyrgyzstan,
- Kosovo,
- Mali,
- Morocco,
- Mauritius,
- Moldova,
- Montenegro,
- Niger,
- Nigeria,
- Pakistan,
- Peru,
- Republic of North Macedonia,
- Senegal,
- Serbia,
- Sri Lanka,
- Sudan,
- Tunisia,
- Ukraine.
Seasonal Visa (Decreto Flussi 2024) Eligible Job categories
For seasonal visas (lavoro stagionale), the following job categories are considered for the shortage of labor:
- Agronomist
- Agrotechnician
- Laboratory analyst of the agri-food industry
- Poultry farmer
- Agri-food technician
- Cellarman –
- Direct farmer
- Farm operator (professional agricultural entrepreneur)
- The driver of food processing plants
- The driver of agricultural machinery
- Environmental Consultant
- Oenologist
- Fruit grower – Frantoiano
- Specialized agricultural worker (farm worker)
- Horticulturist
- Pruner
Seasonal Worker Jobs
Here are some private and official job portals to apply for a farm worker job for a work visa:
- ClicLavoro
- Ministry of labor and social policies
- Jooble.org
- Job by doo
- Torino Comune
- Informazioni
- Bakeca
- SeasonWorkers (In the search category, please write seasonal jobs in Italy.)
- Indeed (In the search category, please write seasonal jobs in Italy.)
- JustLanded (In the search category, please write seasonal jobs in Italy.)
- AnyworkAnywhere (In the search category, please write seasonal jobs in Italy.)
- Transitionsabroad (In the search category, please write seasonal jobs in Italy.)