The number of work visas granted to professionals is expected to rise by the Italian government. Beginning in 2025, the government intends to provide 10,000 additional visas for this particular kind of workers through an experimental strategy.
More restrictive procedures, however, will be implemented for worker applications from specific nations – usually those deemed to be at “high risk of submitting applications accompanied by counterfeit documentation or in the absence of the legal requirements” – after this modification.
The anticipated total number of visas awarded in 2025 is 165,000; this is more than the 151,000 visas allotted for 2024 and the 136,000 visas for 2023.
This three-year plan, which allocates the amount of visas to be awarded to foreign workers, was introduced by the Italian government. This scheme will apply to all professions where a labour shortage is evident.
Italy Is Becoming More Pro-Active by Increasing the Amount of “Click Days”
Foreign candidates would have extended time to apply for the program, according to recent confirmation from Italian officials. Certain professions will be able to apply for visas on specified days, and foreign nationals can apply for work permits in Italy on what are known as “click days.”
Since the nation has not welcomed the necessary number of foreign workers to cover the labor shortages, the government has implemented this measure.
Italian Government Concerned Over Exploitation of Seasonal Work Visas by Criminal Networks
Seasonal workers will be eligible to receive up to 93,550 visas in 2025, while for 2024, the maximum quota is set at 89,050. Usually, the hospitality and agricultural industries use these laborers.
Georgia Meloni, the prime minister of Italy, has previously expressed her worries that criminal organizations are taking advantage of the work visa program in Italy by finding gaps in the law and sending people into the nation for financial gain.
She claims that foreigners wishing to enter the country are being offered work visas for as much as €15,000, a practice that significantly affects Bangladeshi nationals.
Antonio Alessandro, the Italian ambassador to Bangladesh, reaffirmed that stricter measures will be implemented, particularly against human trafficking and migrant smuggling, at a meeting with the recently elected secretary, Jashim Uddin.
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