Italy Questura Speed Index - Q3 2026
All 22 questure in our catalog, ranked fastest to slowest by the community-reported wait for permesso fingerprints (impronte). This quarter's leader is Bologna at ~30 days to fingerprints; the laggard is Verona at ~435 days. Community figures, not official statistics.
Fastest
~30 days
Bologna - to fingerprints, community-reported
National median
~233 days
~7.8 months to fingerprints (16 questure with data)
Slowest
~435 days
Verona - to fingerprints, community-reported
| # | Questura | Est., days | Fingerprints (community) | Card | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BolognaEmilia-Romagna | ~30 (~1 mo) | about 1 month | 3-6+ months | medium |
| 2 | TrentoTrentino-Alto Adige | ~60 (~2 mo) | about 2 months | little community data | fast |
| 3 | ComoLombardia | ~90 (~3 mo) | 2-4 months | about 2 months | medium |
| 4 | MilanoLombardia | ~120 (~4 mo) | 2-6 months | 3 weeks - 3 months | fast |
| 5 | SavonaLiguria | ~158 (~5.3 mo) | 2.5-8 months and lengthening | 3 weeks - 6 months | mixed |
| 6 | TriesteFriuli-Venezia Giulia | ~180 (~6 mo) | about 6 months | 2-2.5 months | medium |
| 7 | TorinoPiemonte | ~180 (~6 mo) | 5-7 months | 3 weeks - 3 months, rarely up to 6 | mixed |
| 8 | NapoliCampania | ~210 (~7 mo) | from 2 months to a year | 1.5-2 months | mixed |
| 9 | GenovaLiguria | ~255 (~8.5 mo) | from 5 months to a year or more | from 2 weeks to several months | slow |
| 10 | BergamoLombardia | ~270 (~9 mo) | from 6-9 months to over a year | 1-3 months | mixed |
| 11 | RomaLazio | ~270 (~9 mo) | 6-12 months | 3 weeks - 2.5 months, rarely up to 7 | slow |
| 12 | FirenzeToscana | ~270 (~9 mo) | from 6 months to over a year | about 8 months | slow |
| 13 | PadovaVeneto | ~330 (~11 mo) | 10-12 months | little community data | slow |
| 14 | VeneziaVeneto | ~360 (~12 mo) | up to 12 months | about 6 months (renewal) | slow |
| 15 | BresciaLombardia | ~360 (~12 mo) | about a year or more | 6+ months | slow |
| 16 | VeronaVeneto | ~435 (~14.5 mo) | 12-17 months | about 4 weeks | slow |
| 17 | UdineFriuli-Venezia Giulia | - | no community data on timing | no community data | mixed |
| 18 | PescaraAbruzzo | - | little community data | little community data | mixed |
| 19 | RiminiEmilia-Romagna | - | little community data (a single mention - a few months) | no community data | mixed |
| 20 | AlessandriaPiemonte | - | no community data | no community data | mixed |
| 21 | Ascoli PicenoMarche | - | no community data | no community data | mixed |
| 22 | BariPuglia | - | little community data | about 8 months (after fingerprints) | slow |
Est. = the midpoint of the community-reported fingerprint wait range, in days. Questure without stable data sit at the bottom, unscored. The overall speed badge also reflects the card stage: Bologna, for example, is quick to fingerprints but slow to print the card.
Top 3 fastest
- 1. Bologna ~30 days
The Bologna questura accepts documents online via CAF and usually sends the fingerprint appointment by SMS.
- 2. Trento ~60 days
One of the fastest reported - fingerprints roughly 2 months after sending the KIT.
- 3. Como ~90 days
They often give the fingerprint date right at postal submission.
Top 3 slowest
- 1. Verona ~435 days
The community calls it legendary for extremely long waits: a year or more between KIT submission and fingerprints is common, and PEC emails can go unanswered for months.
- 2. Brescia ~360 days
A long appointment queue, and after fingerprints the plastic drags another six months with ricevuta renewals.
- 3. Venezia ~360 days
They hand out queue tickets at the entrance, and without an appointment you may not be let inside.
The legal norm: 90 days. The reality: months
By law (art. 5 par. 9 of the Testo Unico Immigrazione, d.lgs. 286/1998; since 4 June 2026 as amended by D.Lgs 83/2026) a decision on the permesso di soggiorno is due within 90 days of application - the norm used to be 60 days. By community experience only 3 of the 16 questure with data reach fingerprints within 90 days (fastest: Bologna, ~30 days), and the card is printed only after that; the median wait for fingerprints alone is ~233 days. Blowing past the norm is, unfortunately, business as usual - not a sign that your particular case is in trouble.
Methodology
- Source: anonymized messages from the Russian-speaking community in Italy - thousands of messages from 2024-2026 about real timelines at specific questure.
- The day estimate is the midpoint of the community-reported fingerprint wait range; "up to X months" is taken as X. Questure with too little data (Bari, Pescara) sit at the bottom, unscored.
- This is NOT official statistics: the figures come from personal stories across different years, are noisy, and may not match your case. Timelines change - check your own questura and your case status on questure.poliziadistato.it.
- The index is refreshed quarterly; this is the Q3 2026 edition, with catalog data as of 2026-09-25.
Related
Not legal advice or official statistics - community observations across different years. When citing, credit the source: permesso.love, Questura Speed Index, Q3 2026.
All questure and their wait times