Como questura: how long to wait for the permesso
How long the permesso di soggiorno takes in Como, 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): 2-4 months
- Plastic card: about 2 months
- Community-reported speed: medium (38 chat mentions)
- Region: Lombardia
Wait for fingerprints
2-4 months
from filing the KIT to the impronte appointment, community-reported
Wait for the card
about 2 months
from fingerprints to the ready plastic permesso, community-reported
Quirks of this questura
They often give the fingerprint date right at postal submission. Permesso pickup is usually only Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, and on info-days you can realistically come earlier than the SMS date.
Community voices
I sent the documents by post and immediately got a fingerprint date a couple of months out, while a friend in Turin was scheduled noticeably later.
The questura usually runs late, expect about two months, but the SMS always arrives; once they lost my document, then redid it in two weeks.
Quotes are paraphrased and anonymized; lived experience, not statistics.
What the chats say about the Como questura
I live in Como: at the questura they usually drag it out, now the wait is about 2 months. Usually an SMS also arrives; if nothing comes in 2 months, I go there and ask about the status of the permesso. Two years ago they just lost mine, but then they processed it quickly, in 2 weeks.
At the questura in Como they ask for a copy of the passport with the entries/exits and dates marked. The registration certificate here does not help: they check those stamps specifically, even though all that information is in their database.
I have a similar story, also in Como: I submitted it in early February, but the appuntamento for fingerprints is only on August 8 😵💫
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 Como?
By community experience Como schedules fingerprints in 2-4 months, and the card takes about 2 months after them. Figures are approximate and community-reported - verify with the questura itself.
How do you get a fingerprint date at the Como questura?
By community accounts the fingerprint date is often given right at postal submission of the KIT - usually no separate booking is needed.
When does Como hand out the ready permesso?
Pickup is usually only on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, and on info-days, by community experience, you can realistically come earlier than the SMS date.
How many Russians hold a permesso in the province of Como: ISTAT data
On 1 January 2025 Russian citizens held 1,041 permessi di soggiorno in the province of Como, #7 of the 103 provinces in the ISTAT table. In 2023: 952; 2024: 932. Across Italy Russian citizens held 47,035.
| Citizenship | 1 Jan 2023 | 1 Jan 2024 | 1 Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 952 | 932 | 1,041 |
| Ukraine | 4,312 | 4,325 | 4,554 |
| Georgia | 48 | 53 | 69 |
| All non-EU citizens | 35,455 | 34,300 | 37,516 |
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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