Who is eligible to apply for a Visa & Residence Permit for Interpreters and Translators?
The Visa for Interpreters and Translators concerns extra-EU translators and interpreters who want to enter Italy to carry out employed or self-employed activities.
Main requirements to apply for a Visa & Residence Permit for Interpreters and Translators
- Degree and/or Professional Certificate as a translator or interpreter;
- Contract for Professional Performance to be carried out in Italy or Employment Contract;
- In the case of an Employment Contract, it has to provide for not less than 20 hours per week.
Main procedural steps
- Legalization of the Degree and/or Professional Certificate as a translator or interpreter;
- Applying for the Nulla Osta (Certificate of No Impediment) at the Immigration Desk for employment contracts, and at the Local Labour Inspectorate;
- Applying for the National Visa at the competent Italian consular authority;
- Entry in Italy and application for the residence permit at the competent Police headquarters within 8 days;
- Registration of the applicant’s fingerprints at the competent Police headquarters and submission of the relevant original documentation;
- Issuance of the residence permit.
