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Italy Article 27 work route — domestic worker accompanying returning EU or Italian employer

Q: Who qualifies for this route to Italy?

The official source states: “Continuation in Italy of a full-time domestic-employment relationship held abroad for at least one year” (prefettura.interno.gov.it, read 2026-07-27.)

5 facts quoted from the official source

Continuation in Italy of a full-time domestic-employment relationship held abroad for at least one year

Route type: Work
Can bring: —
Requirements: 4

Who qualifies

Who this route is for

Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.

4 requirements quoted from the official source.

The conditions that decide it

Job offer or appointmentcontratto di lavoro o offerta di lavoroArticle 27, Legislative Decree 286/1998
Normalised professions expressly coveredcollaboratori familiariArticle 27, Legislative Decree 286/1998
Qualifications or professional authorisationcollaboratori familiariArticle 27, Legislative Decree 286/1998
Work authorisation requiremental di fuori delle quoteArticle 27, Legislative Decree 286/1998

Also stated by the source

Purpose or legal basiscollaboratori familiariArticle 27, Legislative Decree 286/1998

Family

Who you can bring

— Not stated in the official source. The official page for this route does not address dependent-family rights, so we do not publish a claim either way.

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FAQ

Straight answers

01Who qualifies for this route to Italy?

The official source states: Continuation in Italy of a full-time domestic-employment relationship held abroad for at least one year

Every answer is quoted from the official prefettura.interno.gov.it page for this route, last read 2026-07-27.

We checked 5 points against the official source; 5 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.

See the 0 open points

Fees, validity and processing time are not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.

Not stated in the official source — the official source names no exclusion for this route.

The source

Where every quote comes from

Official government source prefettura.interno.gov.itLast read 2026-07-27 Every quote on this page is from this Italy government page.

Compiled from official sources · pending independent re-check · Last checked 2026-07-27 · Our methodology

· Compiled by António Mira · How we verify · Not legal advice — rules change; confirm with the official source before deciding.

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