Italy to welcome 10,000 Indian nurses in 2025

Highlights: 10,000 Indian Nurses to be welcomed by Italy in 2025

• The Government of Italy plans to welcome foreign skilled nurses to address the current labor market gap.
• Italy will be prioritising Indians and are set to welcome 10,000 Indian nurses to the country.
• The total number of foreign nurses in Italy is expected to reach 50,000 in 2025.
• Nurses from Romania, Albania, Poland, and Peru form the majority of foreign nurses in Italy.

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Foreign Nurses Required in Italy

According to local media reports, Italy has around 65,000 job vacancies for nurses as of 2024. The Italian Government is planning to welcome 50,000 foreign nurses in 2025 to address the labour market requirement in this sector.

Italy is looking forward to bringing in 10,000 Indian nurses, and India is expected to contribute to the workforce shortage in the country. Other country nationals that form a majority of foreign nurses in Italy are expected to be from nearby Schengen areas such as Poland and Romania or from countries like Albania or Peru.

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India to become an Important Market for Foreign Nurses in Italy

The Italian health minister highlighted that Italy is willing to bring more foreign skilled workers from India to fill up around 30,000 job vacancies for nurses. As of 2025, Italy will welcome 10,000 nurses from India.

The table below lists the details of the foreign job market of the Italian nursing sector as of 2024:

Nationality	No. Of Nurses in Italy
Romania and Poland	12,000
India and Albania	1,800
Peru	1,500

 

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Eased rules for foreign nurses in Italy

The government of Italy is implementing flexible rules to attract more foreign nurses in Italy. The country will be setting up Italian language centres in India to recognise foreign educational qualifications and skills of workers willing to work in Italy.

The minimum educational qualifications to become a nurse in Italy include having a four-year Bachelor’s Degree in the Science of Nursing or a three-and-a-half-year diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery.

 

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