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Decreto Flussi 2027: quotas, dates and the detail that decides the outcome

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In short

The Decreto Flussi 2027 provides 165.850 ingressi for work. Pre-filing runs from 23 ottobre 2026, ore 9:00 to 7 dicembre 2026, ore 20:00, with a technical reopening dal 9 al 13 dicembre 2026. Submission days are 12 gennaio 2027, ore 9:00 for seasonal agriculture, 9 febbraio 2027, ore 9:00 for seasonal tourism, 16 febbraio 2027, ore 9:00 for non-seasonal employment and 18 febbraio 2027, ore 9:00 for domestic and care work.

How the mechanism works

The Decreto Flussi sets how many non-EU nationals may enter Italy for work in a given year. It is not a merit-based assessment: it is a quota system with allocation by order of arrival.

The process runs in two stages. First a pre-filing window, during which employers prepare applications on the Interior Ministry's portal. Then a submission day, on which all prepared applications are transmitted at the same moment.

The consequence worth understanding before anything else: the decisive work happens during the pre-filing weeks, not on the submission day. An employer who arrives on the day with an incomplete file has nothing to send.

The 2027 quotas

Set by the Prime Ministerial Decree of 2 October 2025, which covers the 2026-2028 period with 497.550 ingressi in total.

  • Non-seasonal employment: 76.200 ingressi, of which 14.000 ingressi reserved for domestic and care work.
  • Seasonal work in agriculture and tourism: 89.000 ingressi.
  • Self-employment: 650 ingressi, a very limited quota relative to demand.

The ready-to-send state

The single most important operational rule, and the easiest to miss: only applications completed and saved in the "ready to send" state by the close of pre-filing can be transmitted on the submission day.

An application that was started but not completed does not take part. There is no recovery procedure, and the technical reopening dal 9 al 13 dicembre 2026 only allows completing and saving applications already set up — not creating new ones.

The alternative worth checking first

For qualified roles there is a route that bypasses both quotas and submission days: the EU Blue Card. It requires istruzione superiore di livello terziario di almeno 3 anni or, for ICT managers and specialists, 3 anni nei 7 anni precedenti, a contract of at least 6 mesi and a gross annual salary of no less than € 36.278,51.

Where a role meets those requirements, competing for quota places is an inefficient choice: it accepts a timing constraint and a risk of exclusion for no reason. This is worth checking before setting up any pre-filing.

The figures cited on this page

Every amount, threshold and deadline comes from our public register of legal parameters, each recorded with its legal reference and the date we last checked it. When a value changes, this page changes with it.

Legal parameters cited, with reference and verification date
ParameterValueLegal referenceChecked
Quota complessiva di ingressi per lavoro – anno 2027165.850 ingressiD.P.C.M. 2 ottobre 2025 (programmazione triennale 2026-2028)
Apertura della precompilazione delle domande 202723 ottobre 2026, ore 9:00Circolare interministeriale n. 7185 del 1° ottobre 2026
Chiusura della precompilazione delle domande 20277 dicembre 2026, ore 20:00Circolare interministeriale n. 7185 del 1° ottobre 2026
Riapertura tecnica per il salvataggio delle domandedal 9 al 13 dicembre 2026Circolare interministeriale n. 7185 del 1° ottobre 2026
Click day – lavoro stagionale agricolo12 gennaio 2027, ore 9:00Circolare interministeriale n. 7185 del 1° ottobre 2026
Click day – lavoro stagionale turistico-alberghiero9 febbraio 2027, ore 9:00Circolare interministeriale n. 7185 del 1° ottobre 2026
Click day – lavoro subordinato non stagionale16 febbraio 2027, ore 9:00Circolare interministeriale n. 7185 del 1° ottobre 2026
Click day – assistenza familiare e socio-sanitaria18 febbraio 2027, ore 9:00Circolare interministeriale n. 7185 del 1° ottobre 2026
Ingressi programmati per il triennio 2026-2028497.550 ingressiD.P.C.M. 2 ottobre 2025
Quota per lavoro subordinato non stagionale – 202776.200 ingressiD.P.C.M. 2 ottobre 2025
Quota riservata all'assistenza familiare – 202714.000 ingressiD.P.C.M. 2 ottobre 2025
Quota per lavoro stagionale agricolo e turistico – 202789.000 ingressiD.P.C.M. 2 ottobre 2025
Quota per lavoro autonomo – 2027650 ingressiD.P.C.M. 2 ottobre 2025
Titolo di studio richiesto per la Carta Blu UEistruzione superiore di livello terziario di almeno 3 anniArt. 27-quater D.Lgs. 286/1998
Esperienza professionale alternativa per dirigenti e specialisti ICT3 anni nei 7 anni precedentiArt. 27-quater D.Lgs. 286/1998, come modificato dal D.Lgs. 152/2023
Durata minima del contratto o dell'offerta vincolante6 mesiArt. 27-quater D.Lgs. 286/1998, come modificato dal D.Lgs. 152/2023
Soglia retributiva annua lorda per la Carta Blu UE€ 36.278,51Art. 27-quater D.Lgs. 286/1998, come modificato dal D.Lgs. 18 ottobre 2023, n. 152
Termine ultimo per la presentazione delle domande 202731 dicembre 2027Circolare interministeriale n. 7185 del 1° ottobre 2026

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Frequently asked questions

When is the 2027 click day?
There are four, by category: 12 gennaio 2027, ore 9:00 for seasonal agricultural work, 9 febbraio 2027, ore 9:00 for seasonal tourism and hospitality, 16 febbraio 2027, ore 9:00 for non-seasonal employment and 18 febbraio 2027, ore 9:00 for domestic and care work. All open at 9:00 Italian time.
When does pre-filing open?
From 23 ottobre 2026, ore 9:00 to 7 dicembre 2026, ore 20:00 on the Interior Ministry's ALI services portal. A technical reopening runs dal 9 al 13 dicembre 2026, reserved for completing and saving applications already started.
What do I need to access the portal?
SPID or CIE digital identity for the company's legal representative, and a PEC certified email address registered on the portal. These are technical prerequisites to sort out before the window opens: resolving them once pre-filing has started wastes days that cannot be recovered.
What if my application falls outside the quota?
Applications beyond the available quota are not processed for that category. Where quota remains, applications can be filed until 31 dicembre 2027. For qualified roles, consider the EU Blue Card instead, which has no quota.

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