In Italy, you are allowed to work 90 days after making your asylum application. You can then register with the local public Employment Centre (“Centro per l’Impiego”) as seeking employment. When registering at the Employment Centre, ask to sign the “Dichiarazione di Immediata Disponibilità” (DID), that means you are immediately available to work. You have the right to work during the whole asylum procedure. Once you have been granted refugee status or subsidiary protection you will receive a residence permit. With this permit you have the right to work in Italy without restrictions.
The Employment Centers can support you in your search for employment. Please note however that finding a job in Italy can be very difficult and most jobs require you to have a good level of Italian. To learn Italian, you can enroll for free in a public adult learning center (“CPIA”); you will find a CPIA in every Italian town, that includes language and social integration courses for foreigners (Italian L2) and programs aimed at acquiring a lower secondary school diploma.
If you live in a reception center, ask the staff for further information on available vocational training and mentoring opportunities.
For more information, assistance, or individual support, you can contact the Helpline for asylum seekers and refugees, managed by ARCI in partnership with UNHCR, at the following contacts: 📞 800 905 570 or 📞 +39 3511376335 for Lycamobile/Whatsapp users, email [email protected].
Welcome-in-one-click platform
The Welcome-in-one-click platform, created by UNHCR with the support of Fondazione Adecco, is a tool to facilitate the search for job opportunities created within the framework of the Welcome. Working for refugee integration by UNHCR. The program promotes the entry of refugees into the labor market through the collaboration between companies and civil society organizations.
Registration on the platform is free and open to asylum seekers, stateless persons, refugees and beneficiaries of other forms of international protection.
Through the platform you can create your profile and:
- Find job offers by replying to posted announcements
- Create your CV
- Connect with a WelcomeNet organization, which will support you in your job search journey
- Enroll in free training courses offered by the program’s partner training agencies
To complete registration on Welcome in-one-click, you need to have a residence permit and an identity card. Asylum seekers over the age of 18 and adults holding the following residence permits can register on the platform
- Asylum permit
- Subsidiary protection permit
- Asylum request permit
- Statelessness and statelessness waiting permit
- Temporary protection permit
- Special protection permit
- Special cases permit
We recommend that you connect with one of the WelcomeNet organizations in your geographical area.
Visit the website or watch the video tutorial to learn how to register.
In case of technical issues, you can contact us via the “Contact Us” button.
Assolavoro platform
Accoglienza&Lavoro is a portal promoted by Assolavoro in collaboration with UNHCR to promote the employment and social inclusion of refugees. The service, free and open to holders of international (refugee status and subsidiary protection), temporary and special protection, offers orientation, skills assessments, Italian language courses, and vocational training. Financial support for education, psychological assistance, childcare items, and other social assistance is also provided, as well as contributions for workers employed through participating employment agencies. All services are free of charge.
More information is available at: https://assolavoro.eu/progetto-accoglienza-e-lavoro/.