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Italy Work entry outside quotas for descendants of Italian citizens — designated historic-emigration states

6 facts quoted from the official source

For a descendant of an Italian citizen who is resident abroad and a citizen of Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, the United States, Uruguay or Venezuela, entering for subordinate employment.

Route type
Ancestry & return
Can bring
children
from the official record
Requirements
1
each quoted below
Who qualifies

Who this route is for

Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.

1 requirement quoted from the official source.

The conditions that decide it
  • Who qualifiesI Paesi in questione sono Argentina, Brasile, Stati Uniti d'America, Australia, Canada, Venezuela e UruguayArticle 27(1-octies), Legislative Decree 286/1998
What rules you out

1 exclusion quoted from the official source.

  • Material restrictions or case-specific conditionsstraniero residente all'estero, discendente di un cittadino italianoArticle 27(1-octies), Legislative Decree 286/1998
Also stated by the source
  • Job offer or appointmentmotivi di lavoro subordinatoArticle 27(1-octies), Legislative Decree 286/1998
  • Purpose of the routediscendenti di cittadino italiano, possono entrare e soggiornare in Italia per motivi di lavoro subordinato al di fuori delle quoteArticle 27(1-octies), Legislative Decree 286/1998
  • Qualifying family relationshipdiscendenti di cittadino italianoArticle 27(1-octies), Legislative Decree 286/1998
  • Work authorisation requiremental di fuori delle quoteArticle 27(1-octies), Legislative Decree 286/1998
Family

Who you can bring

children
How it works

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FAQ

Straight answers

01Who qualifies for this route to Italy?
The official source states: For a descendant of an Italian citizen who is resident abroad and a citizen of Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, the United States, Uruguay or Venezuela, entering for subordinate employment.
02Can I bring my family?
The official record lists: children.

Every answer is quoted from the official lavoro.gov.it page for this route, last read 2026-07-27.

We checked 6 points against the official source; 6 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.

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The source

Where every quote comes from

Official government source lavoro.gov.itLast read 2026-07-27 Every quote on this page is from this Italy government page.
Compiled from official sources · pending independent re-check · Last checked 2026-07-27 · Our methodology
 · Compiled by António Mira · How we verify · Not legal advice — rules change; confirm with the official source before deciding.
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2 other ancestry & return routes to Italy.

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