DISTRIBUTION OF THE QUOTA
– 1,000 foreign citizens residing abroad who have completed training and education programs in their countries of origin pursuant to art. 23 of Legislative Decree 25 July 1998, n. 286 (art. 2);
-2,400 foreign citizens for self-employment reserved for foreign citizens residing abroad belonging to the following categories: entrepreneurs of companies that carry out activities of interest to the Italian economy and who make a significant investment in Italy, which supports or increases income levels; self-employed professionals exercising supervised professions, or unregulated but representative at national level and included in the lists maintained by the Public Administration; holders of administrative or supervisory positions in companies, cooperatives, expressly provided for by the legislation in force regarding entry visas; artists of clear international fame or high professional qualifications, hired by public bodies or private bodies; foreign citizens for the establishment of "innovative start-up" companies pursuant to Law 17 December 2012 no. 221, in the presence of the requirements set forth by the same law and holders of an autonomous relationship with the company (art. 3);
– 100 foreign citizens for non-seasonal subordinate work and self-employment reasons for workers of Italian origin on the part of at least one of the parents up to the third degree in direct line of ancestry, resident in Argentina, Uruguay, Venezuela and Brazil (art. 4);
The conversion into permits for subordinate work is also authorised for:
– 4,050 residence permits for seasonal work;
-6,000 residence permits for study, internship and/or professional training;
-1,000 EC residence permits for long-term residents issued to third-country nationals by another European Union Member State.
