THE VARIOUS TYPES OF DOCUMENTS ISSUED IN ITALY

Asylum-Seeker Temporary Residence Permit
Example:

You will receive an Asylum-Seeker Temporary Residence Permit (“Permesso per Richiesta Asilo” or “Permesso Richiesta Protezione Internazionale”) once your application for international protection is formalized.
Applying for asylum
This kind of permit is valid for 6 months, and can be renewed until you get a decision on your asylum application.
In order to receive this kind of permit, and to renew it, you will need to go to the questura where you live.
With this kind of permit you have the following rights:

• The right to work, starting 2 months after your first permit is issued
• The right to access Italian health care system (SSN)
• The right to access the Italian public education system
• The right to reception, or accommodation

Permesso per attesa esito ricorso
You will receive a permit for awaiting appeal results, in Italian called a “permesso per attesa esito ricorso,” if you are appeal your asylum decision in court. In most cases this form is called a permesso per attesa asilo. It is valid for 6 months, and you can renew it until you receive a result.
Appealing your asylum decision
With this kind of permit you have the following rights:

• The right to work
• The right to access Italian health care system (SSN)
• The right to access the Italian public education system
• The right to reception, or accommodation

Refugee Status Residence Permit
Example:


You are entitled to a refugee status permit if you are recognized as a refugee.
In order to be recognised a refugee you must have a well-founded fear of persecution. This means you fear threats to your life, torture, or wrongful deprivation of personal freedom, based on one of these grounds:

• Race
• Religion
• Nationality
• Political opinion
• Membership in a particular social group

The refugee status permit lasts for 5 years and is renewable.
With a refugee status permit you have the same rights as an Italian citizen, apart political ones. This means you cannot vote nor be elected to public office.
With a refugee status permit you have the following rights:

• The right to work
• The right to access Italian health care system (SSN)
• The right to access the Italian public education system
• The right to access the Italian welfare system
• The right right to bring your family to Italy
• The right to obtain a Travel Document for refugees called a “Documento di Viaggio”
• The right to apply for Italian citizenship after having this permit for 5 years.
• The right to travel in the Schengen area (see below for a list of Schengen area countries,) and to be in one an Schengen-area country state other than Italy for no more than 90 days. However, the refugee status permit does not entitle you to live and/or work in other Schengen-area country states other than Italy.

Subsidiary Protection Residence Permit
Example:


You are entitled to a subsidiary protection permit if the Territorial Commission grants you subsidiary protection.
If you do not fulfill all the requirements to get refugee status you can get subsidiary protection. You get subsidiary protection if you face a real risk of suffering serious harm if you return to your country of origin.
Serious harm is defined as the risk of:

• Death penalty or execution
• Torture or inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
• Serious and individual threat to your life by reasons of indiscriminate violence in situations of international or internal armed conflict

The subsidiary protection permit is valid for 5 years and is renewable.
With a subsidiary protection permit you have the following rights:

• The right to work
• The right to access Italian health care system (SSN)
• The right to access the Italian public education system
• The right to access the Italian welfare system
• The right right to bring your family to Italy
• The right to obtain a Travel Document for people with subsidiary protection called a “Titolo di Viaggio” if you cannot get a passport from your home country (Check with a lawyer.)
• The right to apply for an EU long-term permit after 5 years
• The right to travel in the Schengen area (see below for a list of Schengen area countries), and to be in a Schengen-area country other than Italy for no more than 90 days. However, the refugee status permit does not entitle you to live and/or work in other Schengen-area country states other than Italy.

Humanitarian protection residence permit
In Italy, a humanitarian protection permit is issued in case the territorial commission or judge does not consider that you are entitled to international protection, but that there are reasons to recognise a discretional protection in your case.
It can apply to different situation, such as if you have special need due to your age or health conditions or if the situation of your country of origin is very dangerous even if it there is not an international or internal armed conflict.
A humanitarian protection permit/status in Italy is valid for 2 years and is renewable.
In order to renew your permit/status, the authorities will check if you have shown good conduct during the two years you have held the permit/status.
If you have a stable job at the time you request a renewal, you can convert your humanitarian permit/status to a regular work permit.( according to the new decree)

With humanitarian protection in Italy, you have all the following rights:

• The right to work
• The right to access Italian health care system (SSN)
• The right to access the Italian public education system

You do not have the right to bring your family to Italy with a humanitarian protection permit. You can bring your family if you convert your humanitarian protection permit to a normal working permit after 2 years of getting your permit.
But unfortunately, this permit has just been abolished by the new decree of Salvini. Instead its being replaced by a new permit called "casi speciali" (special case) which according to the name, will only be given to people with serious cases.

List of Schengen-area countries:

• Austria
• Belgium
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• Estonia
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Greece
• Hungary
• Iceland
• Italy
• Latvia
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Malta
• Netherlands
• Norway
• Poland
• Portugal
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Liechtenstein