Padova questura: how long to wait for the permesso
How long the permesso di soggiorno takes in Padova, 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): 10-12 months
- Plastic card: little community data
- Community-reported speed: slow (7 chat mentions)
- Region: Veneto
Wait for fingerprints
10-12 months
from filing the KIT to the impronte appointment, community-reported
Wait for the card
little community data
from fingerprints to the ready plastic permesso, community-reported
Quirks of this questura
A demanding questura - for housing they want a contract and ospitalita, not a hotel booking. For family reunification they do not accept a preliminary tax balance, and the tax-payment window can trap you for nearly another year.
Community voices
We waited a year for the fingerprint appointment, then got stuck waiting for the tax-payment window - Padova does not take a preliminary balance for reunification.
We sent ours by post a couple of weeks ago, no date yet - they said to wait for the letter with the fingerprint date from the Padova questura.
Quotes are paraphrased and anonymized; lived experience, not statistics.
FAQ
How long is the permesso wait in Padova?
By community experience Padova schedules fingerprints 10-12 months after filing; on the card timing there is little community data. Timelines shift - verify with the questura.
What housing papers does the Padova questura want?
By community accounts they want a rental contract and an ospitalita, not a hotel booking - a demanding questura, prepare the papers early.
What should family-reunification applicants know in Padova?
By community experience Padova does not accept a preliminary tax balance for reunification - the tax-payment window can trap the case for nearly another year.
How many Russians hold a permesso in the province of Padova: ISTAT data
On 1 January 2025 Russian citizens held 750 permessi di soggiorno in the province of Padova, #15 of the 103 provinces in the ISTAT table. In 2023: 544; 2024: 653. Across Italy Russian citizens held 47,035.
| Citizenship | 1 Jan 2023 | 1 Jan 2024 | 1 Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 544 | 653 | 750 |
| Ukraine | 4,105 | 3,930 | 4,061 |
| Georgia | 66 | 71 | 95 |
| All non-EU citizens | 63,360 | 60,561 | 69,032 |
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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