What Italian law allows students to do — part-time work during your course, and the options to stay after you graduate.
20 hrs
a week of work allowed on a student residence permit
1,040
hours a year — the annual limit
12 months
job-seeking permit after graduation
Convert
to a work permit when you get a job offer
While you study
Part-time work rules
- Up to 20 hours a week, with a limit of 1,040 hours a year
- Your work contract cannot run beyond the expiry of your residence permit
- Common jobs: university student jobs, hospitality, retail, tutoring and delivery
- Pay depends on the job and city — treat it as support for living costs, not as a way to pay all of them
- Studies come first: attendance and exams matter for renewing your permit
After you graduate
Staying on in Italy
- Apply for a job-seeking permit (permesso per attesa occupazione) of up to 12 months
- Start the process before your student permit expires
- Convert to a work or self-employment permit once you find a job
- Doctors who want to practise in Italy must register with the Italian medical council (Ordine dei Medici) and need good Italian
- MBBS graduates returning to India follow NMC rules — see Practising in India
A note on earnings claims
Earnings of lakhs of rupees a month from part-time work are not realistic within the 20-hour weekly limit. We never use such claims — plan your finances on family funds and scholarships.
Italy Campus is an admission guidance service by National Vidya Foundation. We are not a university and not an official Italian body. Admission is decided only by the university; visas are decided only by the Italian consulate. Official dates and rules can change every year — always confirm on Universitaly and your university’s own call.
Talk to the Italy Campus team
Send your name, Class 12 marks, NEET-UG or course interest and state on WhatsApp. We reply during office hours.