# Italy Work Visa Routes

> The main ways a non-EU professional can work in Italy - EU Blue Card, quota work permit, intra-company transfer - and how family and relocation follow.


<section> <span class="eyebrow">Visa routes</span> <h1 id="which-route-fits-your-case">Which route fits your case</h1> <p class="lede">Every route starts with the same thing: an employer in Italy that files the work authorisation. What changes is who qualifies, whether a quota applies, and how fast the family can follow.</p> </section> <section> <div class="tbl"><table> <thead><tr><th>Route</th><th>Who it fits</th><th>Quota</th><th>Key condition</th></tr></thead> <tbody> <tr><td><b><a href="eu-blue-card-italy.html">EU Blue Card</a></b></td><td>Graduates and experienced specialists in qualified roles</td><td>No</td><td>Contract of at least 6 months; salary at least the ISTAT average gross salary and the CCNL level</td></tr> <tr><td><b><a href="italy-work-permit-quotas.html">Quota work permit</a></b></td><td>Roles that do not meet Blue Card conditions</td><td>Yes (Decreto Flussi)</td><td>A place in the quota for the worker's nationality group</td></tr> <tr><td><b><a href="intra-company-transfer-italy.html">Intra-company transfer</a></b></td><td>Managers and specialists moving within a group</td><td><span class="review">[confirm]</span></td><td>Italian and foreign employer in the same group</td></tr> </tbody> </table></div> <p class="prose"><small>Sources: D.Lgs. 286/1998 art. 27-quater (<a href="https://brocardi.it/testo-unico-immigrazione/titolo-iii/art27quater.html">text</a>); DPCM 2/10/2025 as reported by <a href="https://www.investireoggi.it/decreto-flussi-2026-2028-ecco-la-ripartizione-delle-quote-non-stagionali-2026/">investireoggi.it</a> <span class="tag">secondary source</span>.</small></p> </section> <section> <h2 id="the-sequence">The sequence, whatever the route</h2> <ol class="steps"> <li><strong>Eligibility check</strong>Qualification, salary, nationality and role compared with the route.</li> <li><strong>Nulla osta</strong>We file the work authorisation at the Sportello Unico per l'Immigrazione as your Italian employer.</li> <li><strong>Visa</strong>You apply at the Italian embassy or consulate for your place of residence.</li> <li><strong>Arrival</strong>Stay contract, residence permit, tax code, health service registration.</li> <li><strong>Family</strong>Reunification once the conditions are met. See <a href="family-reunification-italy.html">family reunification</a>.</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><a class="btn ghost" href="visas-by-country.html">Guides by country</a></div> </section>


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Source: https://italybluecard.com/visa-routes.html