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

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Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

Domestic workers (collaboratori familiari) who have had, lawfully and for at least one year, a full-time domestic employment relationship abroad with Italian or EU citizens residing abroad who are moving to Italy, entering to continue that domestic employment.

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Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

Yes: the employment contract must be authenticated by the Italian diplomatic or consular mission, and the nulla osta cannot be issued for domestic workers of foreign nationals (only of Italian or EU citizens, per the category definition).

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What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

Decisive feature: an existing full-time domestic employment relationship abroad of at least one year with the relocating Italian/EU employer; entry is outside the annual quotas without the Article 22(4) labour-market procedure.

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What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

Domestic work for the relocating employer; category (e) workers may start a new employment relationship provided the job title matches the one for which the original nulla osta was issued. The official source does not state whether family members may accompany the holder.

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  • Family accompaniment is not addressed in the cited provisions.

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

Unless otherwise provided, the nulla osta cannot exceed the fixed-term employment period and in any case two years (extension beyond, where allowed, up to two further years); visa and permit follow the nulla osta period. Renewal within the same employment on proof of contributions; permits cannot be converted (save Art. 14(5)).

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Limits of the record
  • No longer-term residence direction is stated in the cited provisions.
  • General Article 40 duration rule, not specific to domestic workers.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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