What is Decreto Flussi 2026-2028
Decreto Flussi is the provision of the Italian Government which establishes the annual entry fees for workers who are citizens of non-EU countries. The three-year decree 2026-2028 provides for a total of 164,850 admissions for work reasons in 2026, divided into three macro-categories.
Non-seasonal salaried employment quotas: 76,200
- 25.000 — generic employee work (countries with cooperation agreements)
- 18.000 — road transport, construction, tourism and hotel, mechanical, telecommunications, food, and shipbuilding sectors
- 300 — workers of Italian origin on the part of at least one of the parents up to the third degree in direct line of ancestry (resident in Venezuela)
- 13.600 — domestic work and family assistance (Model A-BIS: only housekeepers and carers in the three-year period 2026-2028)
- 19.300 — outside the quota for family and social-health care assistance
Self-employment quotas: 650
- 650 — Conversion of residence permits for self-employment
Seasonal work quotas: 88,000
- 12.600 — agriculture (countries with cooperation agreements)
- 5.000 — tourism and hotel industry (countries with agreements)
- 47.000 — agricultural (all non-EU countries)
- 13.000 — tourism and hotel (all non-EU countries)
- 10.400 — seasonal workers trained abroad
Click Day 2026 Dates (Completed)
All 2026 click days have taken place. Applications were submitted on the following dates:
9:00 a.m. — Agricultural sector (seasonal) ✓
9:00 a.m. — Tourism and hotel sector (seasonal) ✓
9:00 a.m. — Non-seasonal employee work ✓
9:00 am — Family assistance (housekeepers/carers) ✓
Current stage: Submitted applications are currently being evaluated at the Immigration Single Desk for Immigration. The deadline for issuing the nulla osta is 60 days (non-seasonal work) or 20 days (seasonal work). If you have submitted your application, you can monitor its status on ALI Portal of the Ministry of the Interior.
Pre-compiling the Applications
Before the click day, it is possible pre-fill the application on the Ministry of the Interior's ALI portal. Pre-filling windows open approximately one month before the click day. The workflow on the ALI portal follows these steps:
- TO BE VALIDATED — the application has been completed and is awaiting data validation
- TO BE COMPLETED — missing documents or data need to be integrated
- TO SEND — the application is ready, waiting for the click day to send it
- SENT — the application was successfully sent to the click day
Once pre-filled, the application remains in the "TO BE SENT" status until the click date. Submission occurs with a single click at 9:00 a.m. on the scheduled date.
How to Apply
Requirements for the employer
- SPID for access to the Ministry of the Interior portal
- PEC registered in the INI-PEC or INAD database
- Check for unavailability at the Employment Center
- Minimum income: €30,000/year for businesses and professionals
- Minimum income for domestic work: €20,000/year (1 family member) or €27,000/year (2+ dependents)
- ATECO code of the registered activity, which must correspond to the requested job
Step-by-step procedure
- Check at the CPI: the employer verifies that there are no workers available in the area
- Certification: a qualified professional certifies the regularity of the employer and the contract
- Online pre-compilation: fill out the application on the ALI portal of the Ministry of the Interior
- Send to click day: submit your application at the date and time specified for your category
- Waiting nulla osta: the Sportello Unico for Immigration evaluates the application — 60 days for non-seasonal work, 20 days for seasonal work
- Visa and entry: the worker requests the visa at the Italian consulate in his country
- Residence contract: within 8 days from entry in Italy, the employer and the employee sign the residence contract at the Sportello Unico (also with digital signature)
Required Documents
All documents must be uploaded in digital format to the ALI Portal:
- SPID or CIE of the employer
- PEC registered (digital domicile)
- Worker's passport currently valid
- Employment contract proposal compliant with the CCNL
- Housing suitability (from the municipal technical office)
- Check the Employment Center (application form + outcome)
- Certification as a qualified professional
- DURC (INPS/INAIL contribution regularity)
- Indication of the Consulate for the entry visa
application limit: Each private employer can submit a maximum of 3 applications.
Countries with Cooperation Agreements
31 countries have cooperation agreements with Italy and benefit from reserved quotas For subordinate and seasonal work. Citizens of these countries have priority access to the dedicated quotas:
Albania, Algeria, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, South Korea, Ivory Coast, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Philippines, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Kyrgyzstan, Kosovo, Mali, Morocco, Moldova, Montenegro, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Republic of North Macedonia, Senegal, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tunisia, Ukraine.
The reserved quotas are: 25.000 for general employee work, 12.600 for seasonal agricultural work and 5.000 for seasonal work in the tourism and hotel industry.
Special Rules for Some Countries
For the citizens of Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Morocco special rules introduced by Circular 8047 of the Ministry of Labour apply:
- No silent assent: nulla osta is not automatically issued after 60 days — Questura and the Labour Inspectorate (INL) carry out additional checks
- Additional checks on the genuineness of the employment relationship and on the regularity of the employer
- Longer times for the release of nulla osta compared to other countries
This measure was introduced to combat fraudulent applications and ensure that hiring is effective and genuine.
A-BIS Model: What's Changing in 2026-2028
Attention — important change: in the three-year period 2026-2028 the A-BIS Model is reserved exclusively to domestic work (housekeepers and carers). This represents a significant change compared to the three-year period 2023-2025, when the A-BIS model also covered other job categories.
13,600 admissions for domestic work and family assistance
€20,000/year (1 family member) or €27,000/year (2+ family members)
February 18, 2026 at 9:00 AM
19,300 admissions for social and health care
ATECO Codes: Requirements for Applications
Circular 2026 reiterates that the employer must indicate the ATECO code of their activity in the application. The code must correspond to the activity actually registered and the job description for which the worker is being requested.
- The ATECO code must be present in the company's Chamber of Commerce register
- The job description must be consistent with the business sector
- Applications with non-corresponding ATECO codes may be rejected by Sportello Unico
Timings from nulla osta to Entrance
After sending the application on click day, the process involves specific timeframes:
Within 60 days of the application. For Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Morocco, tacit consent does not apply.
Within 20 days of the application. Expedited procedure for timeliness reasons.
The worker requests the visa from the Italian Consulate indicated in the application within 6 months of nulla osta.
Within 8 days of entering Italy, sign at Sportello Unico (also with digital signature).
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Frequently Asked Questions
Decreto Flussi establishes the entry quotas for non-EU workers. Italian employers submit their applications online after obtaining certification and verification from the CPI. Applications are submitted on Click Day and evaluated in chronological order until the quotas are exhausted.
The 2026 click days are: January 12 (agriculture), February 9 (tourism), February 16 (non-seasonal subordinate), and February 18 (family care). All openings are at 9:00 a.m.
Required documents: employer's SPID, registered PEC, worker's passport, contract proposal, housing suitability, CPI verification, professional certification, DURC and indication of the consulate for the visa.
The certification is a document issued by a qualified professional (employment consultant, accountant, lawyer) certifying the employer's legal standing and the proposed contract's compliance. It is required for submitting the Decreto Flussi application.
Private employers may submit a maximum of three applications. Anyone who has not signed a valid residence permit within the previous three years is not eligible to apply.
Thirty-one countries have cooperation agreements with reserved quotas: Albania, Algeria, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, the Philippines, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Kyrgyzstan, Kosovo, Mali, Morocco, Moldova, Montenegro, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Republic of North Macedonia, Senegal, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tunisia, and Ukraine.
The Sportello Unico Immigration Officer must issue the nulla osta within 60 days for non-seasonal work and within 20 days for seasonal work. After entering Italy, the worker has 8 days to sign the residence contract.
For the three-year period 2026-2028, the A-BIS model is reserved exclusively for domestic workers (housekeepers and carers), with 13,600 quotas. This is a change from 2023-2025. The minimum income requirement is €20,000/year (1 family member) or €27,000/year (2+ dependents).