# Italy Work Permits

> Work permits and EU Blue Card for non-EU staff moving to Italy. Nordic and EU/EEA citizens need none. €2,500 per case.


<section> <span class="eyebrow">Permits and immigration</span> <h1 id="moving-non-eu-staff-to-italy">Moving non-EU staff to Italy</h1> <p class="lede">Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian and Icelandic citizens can work in Italy without a permit. Many Nordic teams, though, include engineers from India, Ukraine, Brazil or the US. They need an Italian work permit before they move. We act as employer and sponsor.</p> </section> <section> <h2 id="two-routes">Two routes</h2> <div class="grid"> <div class="panel"><h3 id="eu-blue-card">EU Blue Card</h3><p>For qualified roles above a salary threshold. Outside the annual quotas, with mobility rights inside the EU. Someone who already holds a Swedish or Finnish Blue Card still applies in Italy, under simplified rules. <span class="review">[confirm intra-EU mobility procedure]</span></p><p>Salary threshold 2026: about €36,300 gross a year <span class="review">[official reference to confirm]</span></p></div> <div class="panel"><h3 id="ordinary-work-permit">Ordinary work permit</h3><p>Under the annual quota system (Decreto Flussi, planning 2026–2028). Timing depends on the quota windows.</p></div> </div> </section> <section> <h2 id="the-steps">The steps</h2> <ol class="steps"> <li><strong>Eligibility</strong>Degree, salary and role checked against the route.</li> <li><strong>Work authorisation</strong>We file the nulla osta with the Immigration Office (Sportello Unico).</li> <li><strong>Visa</strong>The employee applies at the Italian consulate responsible for where they live.</li> <li><strong>Arrival</strong>Residence permit, tax code and health service registration.</li> </ol> <p class="review">[Review: typical timelines per route from our own cases.]</p> <div class="cta"><a class="btn" href="contact.html">Check eligibility</a></div> </section>


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