Transfer managers, specialists and trainees to Italy outside ordinary quotas
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The pathway to transfer your group’s qualified staff to Italy
Italy's Intra-Corporate Transfer permit under Article 27-quinquies allows a company established outside the European Union to temporarily assign a manager, specialist, or graduate trainee to an Italian entity belonging to the same undertaking or group. The employment relationship remains with the non-EU company while the employee lawfully works at the Italian host.
The route is outside Decreto Flussi quotas. The employee must have worked continuously for the same undertaking or group for at least three months immediately before the transfer, and the corporate link, role, remuneration, working conditions, transfer duration, and return outside the EU group must be documented. Specialists must possess knowledge essential to the host; graduate trainees need a paid training programme and an individual training plan.
The maximum stay is three years for managers and specialists and one year for trainees, including permitted mobility and renewals. The ICT permit is temporary and is not converted into an ordinary work permit. After the maximum period, the employee must leave the territory of the Member States; Italy applies a three-month cooling-off period before a new ICT admission.
Legal basis: Legislative Decree No. 286 of 25 July 1998 — Articles 27-quinquies and 27-sexies (current text)
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Review the requirements, documents and procedural steps below.
Non‑EU citizens who fall into the following categories can apply:
Management and coordination responsibilities
Advanced knowledge essential to the Italian host's activities, techniques, or management
University graduates assigned for paid professional development under an individual training plan
Key requirements:
At least 3 uninterrupted months of employment with the same undertaking or group immediately before the transfer.
Management responsibility, essential specialist knowledge, or a university degree plus an individual paid training plan for trainees.
Corporate link between the Italian host and the foreign entity such as branch subsidiary or parent company.
Documents required for the ICT visa and permit:
Prove a genuine group transfer We verify the corporate-group link, the worker’s prior employment, manager, specialist or trainee classification, assignment terms and Italian host obligations, then structure the evidence for the correct ICT or intra-EU mobility procedure.
Foreign documents may require an Italian translation, apostille or consular legalization depending on the issuing country, document type and competent authority.
We handle the entire ICT pathway from Nulla Osta to the residence permit. Our expertise with the Single Immigration Desk and the consular network ensures continuous tracking until issuance.
Filing responsibilities, authority steps and expected sequence
We verify the group link, qualifying role, 3-month prior employment, Italian host, assignment terms, accommodation, and return plan, then file with the Single Immigration Desk.
How long does it take?
End‑to‑end ICT process from Nulla Osta filing to residence permit issuance.
ICT transfers require careful planning, proof of the corporate link, and strict handling of Nulla Osta, visa, and permit. Our specialists coordinate documents, translations, and legalizations, and monitor every deadline until issuance.
Assessment of the most suitable permit category for your case
Support for the Italian host and the foreign company in preparing documentation
Filing with the Ministry and the Consulate with deadline management
Status tracking until permit issuance
Assistance with renewals, EU mobility, registrations, family services and compliant exit planning
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