Digital nomads and Remote workers: Italian visa

The relevant provision is Art. 27 Paragraph 1 (q-bis) of the Consolidated Immigration Act, introduced, in the midst of the COVID period, by Decree Jan. 27, 2022, no.4. It is, in fact, undeniable that the pandemic period has given a significant boost to the development and, increasing, use of remote work - here, albeit partly improperly, including remote work (full remote or not), agile work, telework; being all these methods of carrying out work activities focused on improving overall balancing of work and private life.

With decree of February 29, 2024, in force since last April 4 - titled "Modalities and requirements for the entry and stay of citizens of non-European Union states who carry out highly qualified work through the use of technological tools that allow them to work remotely" (“Modalità e requisiti per l'ingresso ed il soggiorno dei cittadini di Stati non appartenenti all'Unione europea che svolgono un’attività lavorativa altamente qualificata attraverso l'utilizzo di strumenti tecnologici che consentono di lavorare da remoto”) - the Government wanted precisely to give shape and structure to this (out-of-quotas) case of entry in Italy.

Following, we then turn to the re...