FOR HOLIDAYS, Important rules before leaving italy for holidays,

Before you decide to leave Italy for any short journey abroad, here are some important rules you should know, depending on your legal status in the country.

Those with valid Permits of Stays

Those who have valid Permits of Stay can travel home and return to Italy at anytime without necessarily having to leave and return to the country using the same border crossing point.

They can in fact freely transit through or go for holidays in all the Schengen countries (Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden).

Should they need to either transit or go for holidays in a non - Schengen country, they have to check with the Embassy of that country if they need the transit or tourist visa.

Regardless of the destination, a foreigner with a valid permit who has to travel abroad must carry along a valid passport or equivalent travel document, and the Permit of Stay which is indispensable for re-entering the country.

Those whose Permits of Stays have expired & have applied for renewal

There are however, some restrictions for foreigners whose permits have expired and have applied for renewal.

They can travel home and return to Italy at anytime without necessarily having to leave and return to the country using the same border crossing point.

But they cannot transit through Schengen countries. They must carry along a valid passport or equivalent travel document, the expired Permit of Stay and the renewal slip issued at the post office at the time they submitted the application for renewal of the expired permit. Border police will have to put a rubber stamp on this receipt.

Those who have applied for the first Permits of Stays

Those who have just arrived in Italy and have applied for the first Permit of Stay for work under Quota Agreement (Decreto flussi) or for family reunification, can also travel home and return to Italy at anytime without necessarily having to leave and return to the country using the same border crossing point. They can only travel to or transit through Schengen countries if they have Schengen visas.

Together with the application slip issued by the post office, they’ll also be required to carry along the passport with the visa issued by the Italian Embassy showing the reason of entry to Italy.

Those who applied for regularisation

Finally, illegal immigrants in Italy who applied to be regularised cannot leave the country before their applications have been approved. The receipt they received when they submitted their applications is not considered a valid document for leaving and re-entering the country.

They’ll have to remain in the country until they undersign the Residency contract (contratto di soggiorno) and apply for the Permit of Stay. Only then will they be allowed to travel abroad and return to Italy.

All who applied for regularization must remain in the country.

Maroni: "Decreto Flusi Only for domestic workers and carers"

"There are many foreigners who have lost their jobs. No need to get another"

 Rome - December 6, 2010 - The government will continue to restrain the entry for work abroad. Seasonal part, is willing to reopen the flow only for domestic workers and caregivers. This morning, said Interior Minister Roberto Maroni, speaking on Radio24.

The payments are made based on the demands of working and of course serve to reach a labor contract of employment, "recalled Maroni.

"We recently having regard to the economic crisis we have reduced to almost zero even new names. Now - said the minister - we are studying new entry limited to domestic helpers and caregivers. "

According to Maroni, "In a time of crisis the first to lose are the most vulnerable and if they are non-EU citizens who lose their job is pointless to come from an extra-new." "The season is another thing, come and go with a system that works well with the cooperation of trade associations and pose no significant problems."

The minister also spoke of racist signs Brembate . "I would not want a sign made by a person who has an attitude that the mayor of Brembate di Sopra condemned and I condemn it then becomes the symbol of all that community: a community and that 'instead of hard-working, consistent."

Integration Fund: € 13.5 million for projects

Rome - December 1, 2010 - The Interior Ministry has issued six warnings for the public presentation of local projects to be financed with the resources of the Fund for the Integration of third country nationals from 2007 to 2013, under the general program "Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows". There are up for grabs for funding of € 13.5 million.

The notices relate to the submission of projects under the following actions, identified by the program's annual EIF 2010:

•    Action 1 - 2010, "Language training, civic orientation, job orientation and training" - € 3,000,000.00

•    Action 2 - 2010, "Youth Project" - € 3,500,000.00

•    Action 3 - 2010, "Raising awareness, information and communication" - € 1,000,000.00

•    Action 4 - 2010, "Initiatives of social mediation and the promotion of intercultural dialogue" - € 3,800,000.00

•    Action 5 - 2010, "Innovative programs for integration" - € 1,000,000.00

•    Action 7 - 2010, "Capacity building: establishment of structures and networks for action" - € 1,200,000.00

Projects may be submitted by 12.00 pm of December 28, 2010 until 18.00 on February 28, 2011, exclusively through the site www.fondieuropeiimmigrazione.it. Applicants must have inbox certified (PEC) and digital signatures.

Here, the facsimile forms for submission of project proposals issued by the Interior Ministry. Only serve as an example, since the forms must be filled out online.

FACSIMILE OF THE APPLICATION FORMS

•    Online Model A Model self-declared proponent / Responsible "

•    Online Model A1 Model Partner self-declared "

•    Model B on-line "experience in the relevant sector in the period 2005-2009"

•    Model C - Model for the submission of projects

•    Model C1 - Model data sheet of the proponent / Responsible

•    Model C2 - Model data sheet of the project partners

•    Model C3 - Model of the fol-project

•    Model C4 - Timetable for implementation

•    Model C5 - Budget Model

•    Scheme of Grant Agreement