The Interior and Labour Ministries released Circular 1434 on 27 June 2026, adding fresh detail to Italy’s three-year *Decreto Flussi* plan. The note breaks the national ceiling of 44,000 seasonal visas for 2026 into provincial sub-quotas, with Lombardy, Veneto and Emilia-Romagna together accounting for 41 % of the allotment because of anticipated tourism and agri-food demand. Unlike previous years, the circular ties quota usage to *real-time regional dashboards*: prefectures that exhaust their shares early will be able to request reallocations from under-used provinces after 1 September. Officials believe the mechanism will reduce the annual “click-day scramble” that left companies in the south short of workers in 2025 while northern regions sat on unused slots. Employers may file pre-authorisation dossiers from 15 July via the re-designed *ALI* portal, which now supports bulk uploads and digital signature validation. Trade bodies representing beach-resort operators and vineyards welcomed the update but warned that processing times must drop below last year’s 58-day average if harvest and high-season staffing gaps are to be avoided. For mobility professionals the message is to act fast: companies able to submit complete applications before mid-August stand the best chance of securing labour during Italy’s critical September grape harvest and October olive-picking campaigns. The circular also reminds sponsors that housing certificates and work contracts must be uploaded in PDF/A-2 format – a technicality that derailed 12 % of files in 2025. The ministries confirmed that a separate decree covering multi-year entry permits for highly-skilled staff will be published “by the autumn”, keeping Italy on track to meet EU targets for talent-attraction reforms.
Source: Immigrazione.biz
