Decreto Flussi 2024 — the 450,000 quota and what it means

The Decreto Flussi 2023–2025, signed in September 2023, set a multi-year quota of 452,000 regular-entry work permits across the three years, broken down into agricultural, non-seasonal and self-employed categories.

The 2024 tranche of 151,000 permits opened for applications on three dates — the "click days" of 5, 7 and 12 February 2024. The agricultural quota of 61,250 was fully subscribed within the first click-day minute. The non-seasonal quota saturated by day two.

What this means for applicants arriving in Italy outside those click days: the formal front door has closed for 2024. The practical pathways remain the Sanatoria 2020 residual files (still being processed), the asylum channel for applicants with a credible claim, and the EU-rules routes (Blue Card, family reunification) that run outside the Flussi quota.

For 2025, the full-year quota of 151,000 opened on 5 February 2025. The system continues to allocate on a first-come basis within national-origin sub-quotas. Our recommended preparation checklist is published in the knowledge base.