Italy

EU Blue Card for highly qualified employment. A non-EU national with a qualifying offer for highly qualified work in Italy may apply for a residence and work permit. The salary and qualification tests are country-specific.

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EU Blue Card for highly qualified employment

Residence and work authorization for qualifying employment in Italy, subject to the conditions on the issued card.

Who qualifies

A binding job offer or contract for highly qualified work, with the required duration under the applicable national rules.
European Commission: highly qualified workers
The offered salary must meet Italy’s current threshold; regulated professions and professional qualifications have separate checks.
European Commission: EU Blue Card in Italy

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

Does it fit your family?

One question, from the program’s own rules.

Do you have a binding job offer in that country?

Not legal advice.

What it takes.

Time: The national authority’s current processing time depends on the country and the application file.
Cost: Government fees and any employer or adviser costs vary by country; check the issuing authority before paying.
The hard part: Proving the job, salary and recognized qualifications meet the issuing country’s current rules.

Citizens by 2040.

If your first permit is issued in 2027 and you keep living there, this is the road.

2027
First residence permit
2 years, renewable for 2 years at a time.
2029
Renew the permit
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 2 years.
2031
Renew the permit
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 2 years.
2032
Permanent residence
Five years holding a residence permit, an Italian A2 test (or an accepted certificate), income at least equal to the social allowance (assegno sociale), and suitable housing. Absences under 6 months in a row and 10 months in total over the five years do not break it.
2037
Apply for citizenship
With a language test.
2040
Citizenship
The decision usually takes 24–36 months.

Language: Italian at B1, shown by a certificate from an approved body (or an Italian school or university qualification).
Time away: Residence must be legal, continuous and unbroken, with registration at the town hall (anagrafe) throughout. Any period registered as living abroad, or struck off as untraceable, breaks the clock.
Two passports: Yes. You keep your U.S. citizenship.

Lawful residence on this status builds the ordinary residence clock while the permit remains valid.

The law behind these dates

Living there.

Time you must spend there: The program sets no minimum number of days. Renewal still expects it to be your home.
Tax: Working and living in the country can create tax obligations; the permit itself is not a tax ruling.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

Start today.

Check Italy’s Blue Card requirements and the national application authority.Open home-affairs.ec.europa.eu ↗
Gather these documents.
- The signed job offer, salary, and recognized qualifications
- Health cover for the move
- Get the codice fiscale (Italian tax code)

Postern can’t run this for you yet.

Postern cannot run this application yet. Missing: The employer’s updated BCE submission, employment-service availability check and any required qualified professional certification, work-visa forms for a defined US consulate, residence contract and Blue Card postal kit and renewal are not fully specified. Elective-residence forms cannot substitute for an employment application.

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