Topics covered in Issue 497, 1 February 2026

 

IN DEPTH

ARTICLES AND NOTES

Judicial Interpretation of “Domicile” for Persons without a Fixed Abode Case note on the Italian Supreme Court (Court of Cassation), 11 December 2025, No. 32294
Paolo Morozzo della Rocca – 1 February 2026

The Thirty-Day Time Limit in the Single Work Permit Procedure: Governmental Clarifications, Limits of Application and the Risk of Systemic Litigation
Raffaele Miele – 1 February 2026

DOCUMENTS – (open access)

Italy’s CPRs as Total Institutions
Asylum and Immigration Roundtable, Second Monitoring Report on CPRs, January 2026

Migrants Arriving in Italy as of 30 January 2026
Ministry of the Interior, Statistical Dashboard, 30 January 2026

 

CASE LAW

ADMINISTRATIVE

Special Protection – Refusal to Issue a Travel Document Is Unlawful Where Adopted without Prior Fact-Finding on the Existence of “Well-Founded Reasons”
January 2026

EU Long-Term Residence Permit – Revocation Lawful Due to Lack of Housing and Sufficient Income; Expulsion Confirmed (with commentary)
January 2026

Renewal of a Self-Employment Residence Permit – Lawful Refusal in the Presence of Sexual Offences; Irrelevance of Family Ties with an Adult Sibling
January 2026

Long-Term Residence Permits – Revocation Lawful on Grounds of Social Dangerousness Even in the Absence of a Criminal Conviction
January 2026

Travel Document and Subsidiary Protection – Objective Impossibility of Obtaining a Passport from the Country of Origin Is Sufficient
January 2026

Entry Visa and Work Authorisation – Refusal Unlawful Where Based on an Invalid Revocation and Adopted without the Initiation of Proper Proceedings
January 2026

Work Authorisation – Revocation Unlawful Where Certified Electronic Notices Are Sent to an Incorrect Address and Where Automated Decision-Making Lacks a Legal Basis
January 2026

CONSTITUTIONAL

Regularisation of Undeclared Employment – Automatic Exclusion Based on Schengen Alerts Declared Unconstitutional
January 2026

CIVIL

Unaccompanied Foreign Minors and Administrative Continuity – Applications under Article 13(2) of Law No. 47/2017 Are Admissible Even after Reaching Majority
January 2026

Expulsion of Foreign Nationals – Family Ties Are Relevant Even in the Absence of Family Reunification or Authorisation by the Juvenile Court
January 2026

Expulsion and Family Unity – No Automatic Rules; the Individual’s Dangerousness Must Be Assessed Concretely and in Light of Current Circumstances
January 2026

Trafficking and Labour Exploitation – Refugee Status Granted in View of the Risk of Re-Trafficking and Persecution upon Return
January 2026

Civil Registry Registration of Persons without a Fixed Abode – A Contact Address Is Sufficient; Registration under Fictitious Street Names Is Not Permissible
December 2025

CRIMINAL

Expulsion as an Alternative Measure – Even after Decree-Law No. 20/2023, Authorities Remain Bound to Balance Public Security and the Right to Family Life
January 2026

COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

Lawful Where Delays Are Partly Attributable to the Applicant
January 2026

Temporary Protection Does Not Preclude Subsidiary Protection – Automatic Rejection of Asylum Applications Is Unlawful
November 2025

Residence Permit for Volunteering – Additional Requirements Concerning Financial Resources Declared Unlawful
November 2025

 

LEGISLATION

LAWS, DECREES AND CIRCULARS

Inclusion of the “Awaiting Employment” Residence Permit among Those Valid for Access to the Universal Child Allowance and the Nursery Bonus
INPS Message No. 205 of 22 January 2026, implementing judgments of the Courts of Trento, Turin and Monza

Determination of the Average Cost of Repatriation for the Year 2025
Ministry of the Interior, Decree of 21 May 2025

EU LAW – INTERNATIONAL ACTS

Update of the List of Border Crossing Points under Article 2(8) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 (Schengen Borders Code)
16 January 2026

Designation of Competent Authorities with Access to the Entry/Exit System (EES)
12 January 2026

 

PARLIAMENTARY AND GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITY

Draft Legislative Decree Implementing Directive (EU) 2024/1233 on a Single Application Procedure for a Single Permit
Act of Government Subject to Parliamentary Opinion No. 376, 21 January 2026

EEUROPEAN POLICIES OBSERVATORY

On the European Strategy for Asylum and Migration Management and the EU Visa Policy Strategy
Address by Executive Vice-President Virkkunen and Commissioner Brunner, 29 January 2026

The European Commission Adopts the First EU Visa Policy Strategy
European Commission, Press Release, 29 January 2026

European Union Visa Policy Strategy
European Commission, Communication to the European Parliament and the Council, 29 January 2026

Questions and Answers on the EU’s New Approach to Visa Policy
European Commission, Press Office, 29 January 2026

European Strategy for Asylum and Migration Management
European Commission, Communication, 28 January 2026

Blue Diplomacy and Cooperation in the Water Sector: Addressing Climate-Driven Migration Pressures
European Economic and Social Committee, Own-Initiative Opinion, 16 January 2026