At 09:00 CET on 9 February 2026, the Italian Ministry of the Interior opened its second ‘click-day’ of the year, allowing employers to file applications for 88,000 seasonal work permits in the hotel and tourism sector. The quota is part of the 2026 Decreto Flussi, which allocates a record 164,850 permits overall for the current year.
During the one-hour online window, companies had to upload pre-validated applications via the dedicated SPID-secured portal. Industry associations reported that many of the 13,000 places reserved for accredited employer groups were claimed within minutes, echoing scenes from the January click-day for agricultural workers. Initial server slow-downs were resolved after the Interior Ministry added cloud capacity, but consultants warn that incomplete or incorrectly formatted uploads still risk rejection.
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For resorts preparing for an Olympic-boosted summer season, securing chefs, housekeeping staff and multilingual guest-relations agents is critical. Hoteliers on the Amalfi Coast told MySolution that unfilled positions in 2025 forced them to cap occupancy at 92 % despite record demand. Successful applicants now have 120 days to obtain entry visas from Italian consulates; biometric fingerprinting—made mandatory last year—remains a potential chokepoint.
Labour-market specialists note that seasonal staff can later convert their permits to multi-year contracts if employers prove continuous need, a pathway many luxury chains use to retain talent. Businesses that missed today’s window can still try on 16 February (non-seasonal) and 18 February (care-giver permits), but advisers urge them to pre-populate forms and test SPID log-ins well ahead of time.
Global mobility teams should coordinate closely with Italian immigration counsel: accommodation letters, labour-contract translations and police-clearance certificates must be ready for embassy appointments, which may coincide with temporary visa-office closures for VIS upgrades in mid-February.
During the one-hour online window, companies had to upload pre-validated applications via the dedicated SPID-secured portal. Industry associations reported that many of the 13,000 places reserved for accredited employer groups were claimed within minutes, echoing scenes from the January click-day for agricultural workers. Initial server slow-downs were resolved after the Interior Ministry added cloud capacity, but consultants warn that incomplete or incorrectly formatted uploads still risk rejection.
For resorts preparing for an Olympic-boosted summer season, securing chefs, housekeeping staff and multilingual guest-relations agents is critical. Hoteliers on the Amalfi Coast told MySolution that unfilled positions in 2025 forced them to cap occupancy at 92 % despite record demand. Successful applicants now have 120 days to obtain entry visas from Italian consulates; biometric fingerprinting—made mandatory last year—remains a potential chokepoint.
Labour-market specialists note that seasonal staff can later convert their permits to multi-year contracts if employers prove continuous need, a pathway many luxury chains use to retain talent. Businesses that missed today’s window can still try on 16 February (non-seasonal) and 18 February (care-giver permits), but advisers urge them to pre-populate forms and test SPID log-ins well ahead of time.
Global mobility teams should coordinate closely with Italian immigration counsel: accommodation letters, labour-contract translations and police-clearance certificates must be ready for embassy appointments, which may coincide with temporary visa-office closures for VIS upgrades in mid-February.
Source: MySolution
