EU Blue Card in Italy Explained in One Slide

Mar 26, 2025

The EU Blue Card work permit in Italy

The EU Blue Card is one of the extra quota work permits for non-EU highly specialized workers that can be applied for at any time of the year, as it is not subject to quota limitations.

Preliminary Requirements for the EU Blue Card in Italy

1. 3 year University diploma or
2. professional experience attested by:

• (a) CIMEA (Centre for Information on Academic Mobility and Equivalence) attestation; or
• (b) at least five years of professional experience, relevant to the profession or sector specified in the employment contract or binding offer. This must be supported by employment contract(s) and/or payslips, along with an optional letter of experience from the foreign employer;
• (c) at least three years of relevant professional experience acquired in the seven years preceding the application, specifically for managers and specialists in the field of information and communication technologies (Information and Communications Technology Services Managers and Professionals), supported by employment contract(s) and/or payslips, along with an optional letter of experience from the foreign employer.

3. Worker must receive a minimum 6 month job offer: the offer must be from an employer based in Italy. Employer can be (i) a company (Immigration office is asking the company to have adequate financial means and be in good standing); or (ii) also a private individual, but in this case it can be challenging to obtain the work permit.

4. Be offered a high-level job position in Italy: the position offered in Italy must be for a highly qualified position, falling within Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 of Italian Institute of statistic jobs classification ISTAT CP 2011.

5. nnual salary not lower than that established by national collective agreements (approx. than € 34,000/year).

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Marco Mazzeschi

Attorney at law.
One of the leading corporate immigration lawyers in Italy. Admitted to the Milan Bar Association (1988) and to the Taipei Bar Association (2016), a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and an accredited partner of Invest in Tuscany.

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