This page is informational only.
Lifeset Overseas does NOT process work permits. Work permits require a separate MEA Recruiting Agent (RA) licence under the Emigration Act, which we do not hold. Our PTA Licence (No. 849/DC/PTA/PLA/LC-3/2024) covers visa consultancy only — study, permanent residency, visitor, family, and CAIPS/GCMS support. This page exists so you understand the work-permit pathway, not because we can apply for it on your behalf.
🇮🇹Italy · Visa guide
Italy Self-Employment Visa
Information on the long-stay visa for self-employed and independent work in Italy (Lavoro Autonomo).
- ProcessingSubject to Italy's Decreto Flussi quota windows
- Visa categorySelf-Employment Visa
- Your guideOne consultant
The Italy Self-Employment Visa (Lavoro Autonomo) is a long-stay Type D visa for those intending to carry out independent or self-employed work in Italy. It is tied to Italy's annual quota system (Decreto Flussi) and requires a Nulla Osta and a certification from the competent Italian authority confirming the activity meets the legal and financial thresholds.
This page is provided for awareness only. Lifeset Overseas does not process work-related visas — those fall under a separate licensing regime. If your real goal is to live and work in Italy, a study route followed by a graduate pathway, or a permanent-residency route in another country, is often a stronger and fully supportable plan, and we are happy to talk you through it.
A real way forward
Work visas aren’t our licence — a real route to Italy is.
Employer-driven work visas need a separate licence we don't hold — so this page is information only. But if your real goal is to build a future in Italy, we can help with a study route, a family route, or permanent residency where it exists. Talk to us and we'll map the honest path that actually works for you.
Honest route mapping
We assess your profile and show you which Italy pathway can realistically work for you.
A file built to win
Study, family or PR — whichever route fits, we build and stress-test the documents properly.
One consultant, end to end
The same person stays with your case from the first call to the decision.
PTA-licensed & honest
A Government-of-Punjab licensed consultancy. We never take a case we believe will fail.
PTA-licensed (No. 849/DC/PTA/PLA/LC-3/2024)Fixed fees agreed upfrontWe won’t take a case we believe will fail
Other Italy visas
Italy Tourist Visa
A short-stay Schengen visa for tourism and sightseeing in Italy — up to 90 days within any 180-day period.
Italy Study Visa
A visa for studying at an Italian university or institute — short-term (Type C) for short courses, long-term (Type D) for full degrees.
Italy Business Visa
A short-stay Schengen visa for meetings, conferences, negotiations and other business visits to Italy.
Italy Family & Friends Visit Visa
A short-stay Schengen visa to visit family or friends already living in Italy — up to 90 days.
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