Bari questura: how long to wait for the permesso
How long the permesso di soggiorno takes in Bari, from community experience. Figures are approximate and community-reported - verify with the questura itself.
Updated: - permesso.love editorial team
In brief: community data
- Fingerprints (impronte): little community data
- Plastic card: about 8 months (after fingerprints)
- Community-reported speed: slow (7 chat mentions)
- Region: Puglia
Wait for fingerprints
little community data
from filing the KIT to the impronte appointment, community-reported
Wait for the card
about 8 months (after fingerprints)
from fingerprints to the ready plastic permesso, community-reported
Quirks of this questura
Popular for residenza elettiva (the first permesso is reportedly now issued for 2 years). From fingerprints to permesso averages about 8 months; the community says a lawyer can speed it up.
Community voices
From other migrants I heard that in Bari the gap from fingerprints to permesso averages around eight months; some say a lawyer for about 200 euro can speed it up.
My daughter and I have been waiting over a year for our first permesso on residenza elettiva - they now issue it for two years.
Quotes are paraphrased and anonymized; lived experience, not statistics.
What the chats say about the Bari questura
This is the first time I’m hearing about problems with envelopes and filing. I know many people in Bari: they send the documents by mail every year. Residence permit processing times have gotten longer: residenza elettiva is now being granted for 2 years for the first time. My daughter and I have been waiting for our first permesso for more than a year.
Paraphrased messages from the community chats, no names; everyone's timing differs - check your status on the police site.
FAQ
How long is the permesso wait in Bari?
By community experience the gap from fingerprints to the ready permesso in Bari averages about 8 months, and the first residenza elettiva permesso is often awaited for over a year. Community-reported - check current data.
How long is the first residenza elettiva permesso in Bari valid?
By community reports the first residenza elettiva permesso in Bari is now issued for 2 years straight away. A community observation - confirm officially with the questura.
Can the Bari permesso process be sped up?
The community says a lawyer can sometimes speed the case up, but that is neither a guaranteed nor an official route - weigh the risk yourself.
How many Russians hold a permesso in the province of Bari: ISTAT data
On 1 January 2025 Russian citizens held 334 permessi di soggiorno in the province of Bari, #43 of the 103 provinces in the ISTAT table. In 2023: 316; 2024: 294. Across Italy Russian citizens held 47,035.
| Citizenship | 1 Jan 2023 | 1 Jan 2024 | 1 Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 316 | 294 | 334 |
| Ukraine | 2,309 | 2,200 | 2,266 |
| Georgia | 5,215 | 3,553 | 4,052 |
| All non-EU citizens | 39,394 | 33,421 | 39,090 |
Source: ISTAT, "Permessi di soggiorno al 1° gennaio - Provincia e cittadinanza" (dataset 29_348_DF_DCIS_PERMSOGG1_5); data at 1 January 2023-2025, retrieved 2026-09-25. Non-EU citizens only.
How long the permesso takes after fingerprints: chat data
Across Italy: 67 reports, median 45 days (first permesso 44 days over 49 reports, renewal 66 over 18). The whole way from posting the KIT to the card has a median of 214 days, over six months for 30 of 50.
- under 1 month16
- 1-2 months20
- 2-3 months13
- 3-4 months3
- 4-6 months8
- 6-9 months6
- over 9 months1
Waits read by hand in open chat messages 2022 - June 2026 (snapshot 2026-06-23); lived experience, not questura statistics. To check whether your card is ready: how to check if your permesso is ready.
How the process goes and where to check
The questura assigns fingerprints by the address on your KIT, then prints the plastic card. Track the application status on the Polizia di Stato site.
Not legal advice or official statistics - community observations across different years. Verify timing and procedure on questure.poliziadistato.it and with the questura itself.
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