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Intra-corporate transfer (ICT) permit

Route status

Active as of 2026-08-04[3][4]

Open to new applications under the rules recorded below.

Residency route facts

Identity

Identity
Official name (local)Permesso di soggiorno per trasferimento intra-societario (ICT) as of 2026-08-04[4]
Official name (English)Intra-corporate transfer (ICT) permit as of 2026-08-04[4]
Legal basisD.Lgs. 286/1998 (TU immigrazione) art. 27-quinquies (transposing Directive 2014/66/EU) as of 2026-08-04[4]

Who can apply

Who can apply
Nationals not served by this routeEU, EEA, EFTA as of 2026-08-04[4]

Permit terms

Permit terms
Initial durationNot applicable
TU art. 27-quinquies(20): the ICT permit lasts as long as the intra-corporate transfer itself; no fixed statutory term is set. See initial_duration_basis.
How the initial term is setmatches the assignment
RenewableYes as of 2026-08-04[4]
Maximum total duration3 years as of 2026-08-04[4]
Work rightsown activity only as of 2026-08-04[4]

Permanent residence and citizenship

Permanent residence and citizenship
Counts toward permanent residenceNot established from a qualifying source

Requirements

Requirements
Job offer requiredYes as of 2026-08-04[4]
Salary threshold
    • Measured against: collective agreement
    • Amount: Not established from a qualifying source
      No fixed salary threshold is stated. TU art. 27-quinquies(5)(c)(3) requires the application to state the remuneration and other employment conditions during the transfer; comma 12 applies the posted-worker conditions of D.Lgs. 136/2016 art. 4, which in practice tie pay to the applicable Italian collective agreement; no euro figure or index multiple is stated in the cited sources.
Labour-market testRecorded at the source, but not reducible to a single value[4]
Qualification requirementNot established from a qualifying source
Employer sponsorshipYes as of 2026-08-04[4]
Job-search routeNo as of 2026-08-04[4]

Process

Process
Where to apply fromfrom abroad only as of 2026-08-04[4]
Statutory processing time45 days as of 2026-08-04[4]
Quota
  • Quota exists: No as of 2026-08-04[3][4]
    TU art. 27-quinquies(1): entry and stay for intra-corporate transfers are permitted outside the art. 3(4) quotas.
  • Exempt from the general quota: Yes as of 2026-08-04[3][4]

Physical presence

Physical presence
maximum consecutive absence6 months · to keep the permit as of 2026-08-04[1]
DPR 394/1999 art. 13(4): a residence permit is not renewed or extended after a continuous interruption of stay in Italy of more than six months (more than half the validity period for permits of two years or longer), save serious proven reasons.

Family inclusion

Family inclusion
Family members may be includedYes as of 2026-08-04[4][5]
TU art. 27-quinquies(22): family reunification is allowed to the ICT permit holder irrespective of the duration of the permit, under the art. 29 conditions; family members receive a family permit of the same duration as the ICT permit.
Eligible relationsspouse, minor child, adult dependent child, parent as of 2026-08-04[4][5]
TU art. 29(1): spouse not legally separated and at least 18; unmarried minor children (including those of the spouse or born outside marriage, with the other parent's consent); dependent adult children who cannot provide for themselves because of a state of health entailing total invalidity; dependent parents with no other children in the country of origin, or parents over 65 whose other children cannot support them for documented serious health reasons.
Family may apply at the same timeYes as of 2026-08-04[4]
Family members' work rightsfull as of 2026-08-04[4][6]
Family members hold a permesso di soggiorno per motivi familiari under TU art. 30(2)-(3), which allows employed and self-employed work.
Additional means per family member
    • Relation: spouse
    • Amount: 0.50 × social allowance (annualised total) per year as of 2026-08-04[2][5]
      TU art. 29(3)(b): the sponsor's minimum annual income must be not below the annual amount of the assegno sociale increased by half the assegno sociale for each family member to be reunited; for two or more children under 14 the floor is twice the annual assegno sociale (13 monthly instalments; see it-assegno-sociale.annualisation_factor).
    • Relation: minor child
    • Amount: 0.50 × social allowance (annualised total) per year as of 2026-08-04[2][5]
      TU art. 29(3)(b): the sponsor's minimum annual income must be not below the annual amount of the assegno sociale increased by half the assegno sociale for each family member to be reunited; for two or more children under 14 the floor is twice the annual assegno sociale (13 monthly instalments; see it-assegno-sociale.annualisation_factor).
    • Relation: adult dependent child
    • Amount: 0.50 × social allowance (annualised total) per year as of 2026-08-04[2][5]
      TU art. 29(3)(b): the sponsor's minimum annual income must be not below the annual amount of the assegno sociale increased by half the assegno sociale for each family member to be reunited (13 monthly instalments; see it-assegno-sociale.annualisation_factor).
    • Relation: parent
    • Amount: 0.50 × social allowance (annualised total) per year as of 2026-08-04[2][5]
      TU art. 29(3)(b): the sponsor's minimum annual income must be not below the annual amount of the assegno sociale increased by half the assegno sociale for each family member to be reunited (13 monthly instalments; see it-assegno-sociale.annualisation_factor).

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Verification

Verification
Sources cited6
of which official (tier 1)6
Oldest as-of date2026-08-04
Newest as-of date2026-08-04
Reviewed on2026-08-11
Schema version1.1

Sources

  1. [1] DPR 394/1999, art. 13 – Rinnovo del permesso di soggiorno (consolidated, in force)
    Normattiva (Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato) · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-04 · Archived copy
  2. [2] Circolare INPS n. 153 del 19-12-2025, Allegato 2 – importi pensioni e assegno sociale 2026
    INPS · official guidance · Tier 1 · Published 2025-12-19 · Accessed 2026-08-04 · Archived copy
  3. [3] Ingressi e soggiorno per lavoro – approfondimento
    Portale Integrazione Migranti (Ministero del Lavoro e delle Politiche Sociali) · official portal · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-04
  4. [4] D.Lgs. 286/1998, art. 27-quinquies – Ingresso e soggiorno nell'ambito di trasferimenti intra-societari (consolidated, in force)
    Normattiva (Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato) · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-04
  5. [5] D.Lgs. 286/1998, art. 29 – Ricongiungimento familiare (consolidated, in force)
    Normattiva (Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato) · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-04 · Archived copy
  6. [6] D.Lgs. 286/1998, art. 30 – Permesso di soggiorno per motivi familiari (consolidated, in force)
    Normattiva (Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato) · statute · Tier 1 · Accessed 2026-08-04

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