Key Points in Article
- The Government of Italy has allowed nationals of Pakistan to apply for seasonal work visas along with non-seasonal work visas as well.
- The ambassador of Pakistan Jauhar Saleem said Italy hosted the largest Pakistani diaspora in the EU following Brexit, who sent over $142 million in remittances in 2019-20.
- Pakistan Embassy has recently facilitated thousand of undocumented workers in Italy, seeking for the legal status.
The Government of Italy has allowed nationals of Pakistan to apply for seasonal work visas along with non-seasonal work visas as well. These visas will be called Decreto-Flussi for the year 2020-21. More than 30,000 visas will be issued by the Italian government for some of the non-European Union Countries, including Pakistan.
Pakistan is included in the act after a certain lag of 2 years, the hard work of the Pakistani embassy in Rome has finally paid off. The ambassador of Pakistan Jauhar Saleem said Italy hosted the largest Pakistani diaspora in the EU following Brexit, who sent over $142 million in remittances in 2019-20.
Pakistan Embassy has recently facilitated thousands of undocumented workers in Italy, seeking legal status. The scheme launched by the Italian Government for the regulation of the foreign workers in June 2020, was availed.
