Permesso processing times by Italian questura
How fast you get a permesso di soggiorno depends a lot on the city. Below is a community-experience comparison of questure: how long people wait for fingerprints and the plastic card. Figures are approximate and community-reported, not official statistics - verify with the questura itself.
Questura Speed Index Q3 2026: the full ranking
All 22 questure ranked fastest to slowest, with fingerprint-wait estimates in days. Updated quarterly.
| City / questura | Speed | Fingerprints | Card |
|---|---|---|---|
| MilanoLombardia | fast | 2-6 months | 3 weeks - 3 months |
| TrentoTrentino-Alto Adige | fast | about 2 months | little community data |
| ComoLombardia | medium | 2-4 months | about 2 months |
| BolognaEmilia-Romagna | medium | about 1 month | 3-6+ months |
| TriesteFriuli-Venezia Giulia | medium | about 6 months | 2-2.5 months |
| TorinoPiemonte | mixed | 5-7 months | 3 weeks - 3 months, rarely up to 6 |
| SavonaLiguria | mixed | 2.5-8 months and lengthening | 3 weeks - 6 months |
| BergamoLombardia | mixed | from 6-9 months to over a year | 1-3 months |
| NapoliCampania | mixed | from 2 months to a year | 1.5-2 months |
| UdineFriuli-Venezia Giulia | mixed | no community data on timing | no community data |
| PescaraAbruzzo | mixed | little community data | little community data |
| RiminiEmilia-Romagna | mixed | little community data (a single mention - a few months) | no community data |
| AlessandriaPiemonte | mixed | no community data | no community data |
| Ascoli PicenoMarche | mixed | no community data | no community data |
| RomaLazio | slow | 6-12 months | 3 weeks - 2.5 months, rarely up to 7 |
| VeronaVeneto | slow | 12-17 months | about 4 weeks |
| VeneziaVeneto | slow | up to 12 months | about 6 months (renewal) |
| FirenzeToscana | slow | from 6 months to over a year | about 8 months |
| GenovaLiguria | slow | from 5 months to a year or more | from 2 weeks to several months |
| PadovaVeneto | slow | 10-12 months | little community data |
| BariPuglia | slow | little community data | about 8 months (after fingerprints) |
| BresciaLombardia | slow | about a year or more | 6+ months |
Wait times are community observations across different years, not a guarantee or official statistics. Not legal advice. Live application status is on questure.poliziadistato.it.