What can I do after finishing my studies if I don’t have a job?

After the end of the studies the foreigner is entitled to request another type of residence permit that allows to stay in Italy for 1 extra year

What type of permesso is it?

The name of this permesso Is ricerca lavoro

When can I request this permesso?

Once the foreigner gets his degree/diploma that must be:

• PhD
• Master 1st level or 2nd level
• Laurea Triennale or Specialistica (Bachelor or Master degree)

Also, the course must be recognized by the MIUR: the Ministery of the education

There is another case and it is when the foreigner has a Ricercatore permesso di soggiorno and he completes his research project.

I got my degree but from a school, can I ask for ricerca lavoro?

A lot of foreigners come to Italy to study in a school and not in a university (for example a fashion school or a business school), in this case the foreigner must verify, if the course is recognized by the MIUR or not

My course is not recognized, I don’t have a job and my permesso is going to expire, what can I do?

Unfortunately, with a situation like this, there is no solution, the foreigner before the expiration of his permesso must leave the country

What do I need except my degree?

Apart from the degree as extra document, to request this permesso the foreigner needs to be registered to the unemployment list, so to get the DID the dichiarazione di immediate disponibilità

Where can I get this?

If the foreigner has the SPID or the CIE, he can request the DID online from Click Lavoro website

If the foreigner doesn’t have any of those, he has to go to the closest centro per l’impiego to request it

What will happen at the centro per l’impiego?

After booking an appointment with them, the foreigner has to go to the centro per l’impiego and the employees will make him an interview to register him to the unemployment list and give him the DID

What other documents do I need?

The documents that the foreigner always has to attach to the kit:

– Old permesso

– Passport

– Rent contract or Ospitalità

– Tessera sanitaria or medical insurance

– Photos

– Codice fiscale

– Bank statement

What is the duration of this permesso?

The permesso for ricerca lavoro has the duration of 1 year

I have Ricerca lavoro, what can I do now?

Now the foreigner is entitled to sign any job contract, also full time, since the foreigner doesn’t have the limitation of 20 hours that he had with the student permit

I found a job, do have I to wait for the expiration of ricerca lavoro?

No, the foreigner can convert the permesso immediately when he finds a job

I found a job, but I’m still waiting for the fingerprint of ricerca lavoro, can I show to the questura my job contract?

It is not advisable, since the questura can take it like a conversion from student to work and ask the nulla osta to the foreigner

I have ricerca lavoro, but i got accepted to a PhD/master, can I request a student permit again?

No, once the foreigner has the Ricerca lavoro permit, he cannot go back to a student permesso

I have ricerca lavoro but I didn’t find a job and my permesso is near the expiration, can I renew it?

No, this permesso cannot be renewed.