How to Enter Italy to Work as a Translator or Interpreter? According to Article 27, Paragraph 1 letter d) of Italian Immigration Law, translators and interpreters are among the categories of workers who can enter Italy without being subject to the Decreto Flussi entry quotas. This applies both to translators and interpreters wishing to work in Italy, either as employees or self-employed professionals.
An Italian employer who wants to hire a translator or interpreter residing abroad must follow these steps:
Submit a request for authorization via the Ministry of the Interior’s online portal by registering with SPID to access the telematic system.
Specify the candidate’s professional qualifications and relevant language certifications as well as job offer proposal and attach the required documents
Wait for approval by the Immigration office, which will check:
Possible objections from the Police Headquarters;
The employer’s financial and employment capacity, as verified by the Labor Inspectorate.
Once the work authorization (Nulla Osta) is issued, the system will notify the relevant consulate or embassy in the worker’s home country for the work visa issuance.
The worker must obtain the visa within 120 days and enter Italy.
Within 8 days of arrival, the worker and the employer must sign the contract of stay (Contratto di soggiorno). The worker must also sign the integration agreement and apply for a residence permit.
No, the employment contract for a translator or interpreter must be over 20 hours per week.
The worker must have a diploma or professional certificate as a translator or interpreter for the required languages, issued by a school, a public institution, or an equivalent accredited institute, in accordance with the laws of the issuing country. The document must be properly certified by the relevant diplomatic or consular authorities after verifying that the foreign institution is authorized to issue such credentials
Yes, a translator or interpreter can also move to Italy to carry out a self-employment without being subject to the Decreto Flussi entry quotas . However, they must:
Prove their professional qualifications – as stated above
Provide a self employment contract with an individual/firm in Italy and a statement from the Labor Inspectorate, confirming that their work contract does not constitute a subordinate employment relationship;
Obtain a police clearance
Apply for a self-employment visa at the Italian embassy or consulate, within 90 days from obtaining the police clearance
The residence permit has the same duration of the work contract offered, up to a maximum of two years. It can be renewed for another two years.
Yes, a worker can change employers, provided that the new job falls within the same profession and field as the original employment.
No, a residence permit issued for translators and interpreters cannot be converted into a different type of permit or used for unauthorized employment.
Giuditta Petreni has over 10 years of experience in assisting companies and business investors with relocation of managers and staff to Italy. Giuditta has extensive experience advising corporate and private clients on a full range of Italian immigration categories. She is fluent in Italian and English.
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