Italy’s 2026 Immigration Bill: Why Integration Should Matter More Than Five Years’ Residence

Integrazione o ReImmigrazione · Apr 26, 2026 · 1m

Italy’s 2026 Immigration Bill: Why Integration Should Matter More Than Five Years’ Residence Welcome to a new episode of Integration or ReImmigration, I’m immigration lawyer Fabio Loscerbo. Today I’d like to explain to a UK audience a debate developing in Italy that touches broader European questions on migration governance. Part of the discussion around Italy’s 2026 immigration bill still looks at five years of lawful residence as a possible threshold for more stable immigration status. My argument is that this is a structurally weak criterion. Time alone does not prove integration. Five…