Converting the Stay Permit (Study to work)

For All Resident Permit Related Information:

updated on March 2015

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From study to work

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Updated on 21 May 2014 / Gdrive link updated on 2021

A presentation from politecnico di Milano ( converting permit from study to work )

Link:https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3h2CPasVhruZUdXVW5Cc0dSQk0

Caution: This information could be outdated. Please check government organizational departments for latest information.

Content

1. Before or after graduation?

2. Filling in the online forms

3. From student permit to employee permit.

4. From student permit to independent worker permit.

5. Additional information:

1. Registering in a professional register (albo)

2. Proof of suitable housing (certificato di idoneità alloggiativa)

6. While waiting for the stay permit.

7. Useful links

Before or after graduation?

It is possible to convert your stay permit both before or after graduation

Before graduation:

• It is necessary for working more than 20 hours a week while studying

• It is not required to have a contract

• As you do not hold an Italian degree title, you must compete with other

foreign workers who apply for a stay permit in the limits of the fixed number

of places (quote) set every year by the Ministry of Internal Affairs

• If rejected, it is possible to apply again for the work permit the following year

or after graduation.

After graduation:

• It is necessary for anyone seeking to stay in Italy for work purposes.

• It is not required to have a contract

• Students graduated in Italy do not have to compete for the fixed number of

places (quota)

Filing in the online forms

The process to apply for the conversion of the stay permit starts with filling out the

online form specific for the conversion typology you are requesting. To fill in the

online forms it is necessary to register on the website of Ministero dell'Interno at:

nullaostalavoro.interno.it After the registration it will be possible to fill in the online

forms.

From student permit to employee permit

Procedure:

1. Fill in the online form Modello VA (undergraduates) or Modello V2

(graduated students) through the website of Ministero dell'Interno.

2. When you receive an appointment at the Prefettura – Sportello Unico per

l’Immigrazione, you will have to bring:

1. Modello Q (available on the website of Ministero dell'Interno) filled

in by your employer.

2. Photocopy of your passport.

3. Photocopy of your current stay permit.

4. Photocopy of employer’s ID.

5. Photocopy of employer’s stay permit (only for foreign employers).

6. Enrolment or graduation certificate.

3. Upon presentation and verification of your documents, you will receive

the so-called nullaosta (authorization) with which you should apply for a

stay permit at the Post Office

Students who have been offered a job by an employer can register for an

employee permit.

From student permit to Independent worker permit

Procedure:

1. Fill in the online form Modello Z (undergraduates) or Modello Z2

(graduated students) through the website of Ministero dell'Interno

2. When you receive an appointment at the Prefettura – Sportello Unico per

l’Immigrazione, you will have to bring:

1. Proof of registration to the professional register regulating your

profession

2. Photocopy of your passport.

3. Photocopy of your current stay permit.

4. Proof of economical capability of no less than 8.400,00 Euro.

5. Proof of suitable housing (provided by the Municipality)

3. Upon presentation and verification of your documents, you will receive

the so-called nullaosta (authorization) with which you should apply for a

stay permit at the Post Office

Students who wish to work as self employed workers in Italy should register

for an independent worker stay permit

While waiting for the worker stay permit

• If your student stay permit expires while waiting for the nullaosta, the receipt of your online application for the conversion legalizes your stay in Italy.

• Students who have graduated and applied for a workers stay permit may start working from the moment they receive the nullaosta.

• PHD students and 2° level Master students may apply for a temporary stay permit (called permesso di attesa occupazione)

* which lasts for a

period of 12 months and allows students to legally live in Italy while

searching for a job.

*15 luglio 2009, Testo Unico sull’Immigrazione, Art. 22, comma 11-bis. “Lo straniero che ha conseguito il dottorato o il master

universitario di secondo livello, alla scadenza del permesso di soggiorno per motivi di studio, può essere iscritto nell’elenco

anagrafico previsto dall’articolo 4 del regolamento di cui al decreto del Presidente della Repubblica 7 luglio 2000, n. 442, per un

periodo non superiore a dodici mesi, ovvero, in presenza dei requisiti previsti dal presente testo unico, può chiedere la

conversione in permesso di soggiorno per motivi di lavoro”8

Registering to a professional register (Albo)

• In Italy, some independent professions require a registration to a professiona Register, called albo. For these professions, such as Architect, Lawyer etc. it is necessary to register in the albo before

applying for a work permit.

• For other professions it is necessary to bring a document showing that no such registration is required.

• The above documents can be obtained from the “Camera di commercio”

Proof of suitable housing (certificato di idoneità alloggiativa)

• In order to register as an independent worker you will have to bring

proof that your house meets some basic suitability requirements

• The proof of adequate residence can be obtained at the Municipality

of Milan by showing the following documents

1. Passport

2. Stay permit

3. 2 stamps (Marca da bollo) of Euro 14,62 each

4. Plan of the apartment specifying the size of the