From December, immigrants who would like to apply for the EC long-term residence permit (Carta di Soggiorno) will be required to pass an Italian language test.
The rule was introduced by the Security Law last year but only now the ministries of Home Affairs and Education have established how the test will be conducted in a Decree published in the Official Gazette on 11th June.
The new rule will enter into force in December, so those who meet the requirements for applying for the EC long-term residence permit and would like to avoid taking the test should submit their applications right away.
The test will be taken at the Prefecture, most likely at the Immigrations Office. While the test will be taken on computer, there will be a possibility of requesting to take it on paper.
A candidate must get at least 80% to pass the test. Those who will fail the test will have a chance of repeating it even though the test doesn’t appear that difficult. Candidates will in fact be required to prove that they have Lower intermediate level (A2) knowledge of Italian language. This should not be a problem for immigrants who have been living in the country for at least five years.
In any case not all the applicants for the EC long-term residence permit will be required to take the language test. The following will be exempted from taking the test: minor children under 14 years of age, those having problems with language comprehension (this must be certified by a medical doctor), those who have Italian language certificate (Level A2), those who have obtained lower or higher secondary school Diploma in Italy, University students, PhD and Masters students, managers, University professors, translators and interpreters, foreign correspondents who came to Italy out of the Quota system.
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