The Migration and Mobility Agreement between Italy and India can now be formally signed and ratified by India, thanks to the consent of the Union Cabinet, which is made up of senior ministers chosen by the Prime Minister.

This agreement, which was first signed on November 2 by Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, allows Indian students to be granted temporary residency in Italy for a maximum of one year after they graduate.

The principal objective of this accord is to fortify interpersonal ties and promote student, skilled worker, business professional, and young talent mobility between India and Italy.

By adding mechanisms for internships, professional training, and post-study possibilities to the current Italian visa framework, this calculated step will improve it and provide India a competitive advantage within Italy’s labor mobility pathways as outlined in the Flows Decree.

The agreement allows Indian students pursuing academic or vocational training in Italy to live there temporarily for up to a year in order to get professional experience.

In return, Italy has specified particular guidelines for professional training and internships, providing Indian trainers and students with a means of achieving Italian training and skill requirements.

In addition, the agreement sets aside quotas for seasonal and non-seasonal Indian workers for the years 2023, 2024, and 2025, which are about 3,000, 4,000, and 5,000 workers, respectively, in line with the present Flows Decree, and 5,000, 6,000, and 7,000 workers, respectively. This clause gives Indian laborers additional chances to support the Italian economy and acquire priceless global experience.

The agreement oversees cooperative efforts to enhance mobility pathways through agreements on youth mobility, in addition to worker and student mobility. It also discusses how to make it easier for Indian trained individuals to be hired in the medical services and healthcare industries. The agreement also specifies how the two countries will work together to stop irregular migration.

The agreement creates a joint working committee to oversee and monitor the agreement’s execution, improving accountability and transparency in this project between Italy and India, in order to ensure effective implementation.

The number of Indians living in Italy as of right now is 45,357 individuals of Indian origin (PIO) and 157,695 non-resident Indians (NRIs), according to data from the Ministry of External Affairs. Italy’s Indian community has increased dramatically over the last 20 years as a result of better living circumstances and more opportunities.