# Moving to Italy from India

> For Indian engineers, developers and specialists moving to Italy: EU Blue Card eligibility, degree documents, consular steps and an Italian employer through an EOR.


<section> <span class="eyebrow">By country of origin</span> <h1 id="from-india-to-italy">From India to Italy</h1> <p class="lede">Most Indian professionals who move to Italy are graduates in IT, engineering or science, often already working for an international company. For them the EU Blue Card is usually the first route to test, because it sits outside the annual quotas.</p> </section> <section class="grid"> <div class="panel"><h3 id="typical-profiles">Typical profiles</h3><p>Software and data engineers, ICT managers, mechanical and electronic engineers, researchers, analysts in finance and consulting.</p></div> <div class="panel"><h3 id="best-first-route">Best first route</h3><p><a href="eu-blue-card-italy.html">EU Blue Card</a>: a three-year degree, or for ICT roles three years of relevant experience in the last seven, plus a salary at or above the threshold.</p></div> <div class="panel"><h3 id="if-the-blue-card-does-not-fit">If the Blue Card does not fit</h3><p>A <a href="italy-work-permit-quotas.html">quota work permit</a>. Whether India falls in a dedicated quota group <span class="review">[to confirm on the DPCM 2/10/2025 lists]</span>.</p></div> </section> <section class="prose"> <h2 id="documents-to-prepare-early">Documents to prepare early</h2> <ul> <li>Degree certificate and transcripts, legalised and translated into Italian; a CIMEA comparability statement can replace the declaration of value.</li> <li>Experience letters if you qualify through ICT experience rather than a degree.</li> <li>Passport with enough validity and blank pages for the visa.</li> <li>Marriage and birth certificates if the family will follow.</li> </ul> <p>Apostille procedure for Indian documents <span class="review">[confirm current MEA process]</span>. Consular jurisdiction (embassy in New Delhi or consulates) <span class="review">[confirm by state of residence]</span>.</p> <h2 id="staying-with-your-current-employer">Staying with your current employer</h2> <p>If an Indian or international company wants to keep you after the move, it does not need an Italian entity. We employ you in Italy and invoice the company monthly in EUR or USD. Send them <a href="for-your-employer.html">this page</a>.</p> <div class="cta"><a class="btn" href="contact.html">Check my case</a><a class="btn ghost" href="net-pay-calculator.html">Estimate my net pay</a></div> </section>


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