Bologna questura: how long to wait for the permesso
How long the permesso di soggiorno takes in Bologna, 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): about 1 month
- Plastic card: 3-6+ months
- Community-reported speed: medium (25 chat mentions)
- Region: Emilia-Romagna
Wait for fingerprints
about 1 month
from filing the KIT to the impronte appointment, community-reported
Wait for the card
3-6+ months
from fingerprints to the ready plastic permesso, community-reported
Quirks of this questura
The Bologna questura accepts documents online via CAF and usually sends the fingerprint appointment by SMS. Fingerprints come fairly quickly (about a month), but the plastic card itself then drags on.
Community voices
We filed our KIT in Bologna, the fingerprint appointment came by SMS about a month later. But the card itself is still not ready - we have been waiting several months.
We applied in Bologna in mid-September and gave fingerprints in mid-October, but the permesso is still not ready.
Quotes are paraphrased and anonymized; lived experience, not statistics.
FAQ
How long is the permesso wait in Bologna?
By community experience Bologna schedules fingerprints quickly - in about a month - but the plastic card then drags on for 3-6+ months. Community-reported and changeable, track the status officially.
How does the fingerprint appointment arrive in Bologna?
By community accounts the fingerprint appointment usually arrives by SMS about a month after filing; the documents themselves are accepted online via CAF.
Why does the Bologna card take so long?
Fingerprints are fast here, but by community experience the finished card takes several months after them - the slowest part of the Bologna process. Lived observations, not statistics.
How many Russians hold a permesso in the province of Bologna: ISTAT data
On 1 January 2025 Russian citizens held 1,077 permessi di soggiorno in the province of Bologna, #5 of the 103 provinces in the ISTAT table. In 2023: 905; 2024: 920. Across Italy Russian citizens held 47,035.
| Citizenship | 1 Jan 2023 | 1 Jan 2024 | 1 Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 905 | 920 | 1,077 |
| Ukraine | 9,795 | 9,955 | 10,412 |
| Georgia | 507 | 657 | 832 |
| All non-EU citizens | 83,921 | 84,679 | 93,891 |
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.
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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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