Permesso di soggiorno
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In Italy, the temporary residence permit is controlled by the Polizia di Stato, who are under the tutelage of the Ministry of the Interior. It must be requested by the immigrant to be allowed to reside in the country[1] for more than eight days, or more than ninety days if having a travel visa for tourism. It is not required for European Union citizens. Permessi are governed by the legislative decree 25 July 1998 n. 286 and the related implementation regulation pursuant to Presidential Decree no. 179 of 14 September 2011.
A permesso must be requested within eight working days of the foreigner's entry into Italy. The duration of the residence permit is different depending on the reasons for the stay.[2] A permesso can also have an unlimited duration in the case of a permit for domicile in Italy, obtainable by demonstrating that the applicant has a constant and sufficient source of income to be able to live comfortably in Italy, for example a pension or relevant real estate.[3]
The limited duration is foreseen for the following types:
- reasons of subordinate employment, the duration is that of the relative employment contract (which from 2002, under the law of Bossi-Fini, takes the name of residence contract), with a maximum of two years, renewable until the foreigner retains that or another job (with a maximum of six months of unemployment status);
- reasons of seasonal work, the duration varies from twenty days to nine months (depending on the type of work performed);
- self-employment lasts two years;
- family reunification has a duration of two years if the family member to whom one rejoins has a two-year permit, otherwise the shorter duration of the permit of the family source of support;
- for study or training purposes may last up to one year.