Italy: Information for stateless people and those at risk of statelessness fleeing Ukraine Procedure & rights Rights upon recognition nearest Provincial Police Headquarters (Questura) Upon arrival: at Border Police Station; will be directed to Provincial Police Headquarters (Questura) for formal registration Procedure: expression of intention to apply orally or in writing; biometric data collected; applicants may be held at reception centre for one month, or in detention for six months if identity cannot be ascertained; after identification, application is formalised through “C3 Form”; required to hand over all relevant documents to Police; interpreters available Rights: residence permit allowing stay and freedom of movement; free basic assistance including accommodation and meals (in reception centres); legal, medical and psychosocial assistance; work 60 days after submitting application; education for children; right if vulnerable to stay at special facilities, receive expert support, and priority examination of the application Right to a renewable residence permit for five years; registration of residence to access rights; right to work; education; social welfare; and medical care on same basis as Italian nationals; right to apply for travel document; right to apply for long-term residence permit after five years (subject to other requirements); family reunification; right to obtain Italian nationality after five years (for refugees); or 10 years (for beneficiaries of subsidiary protection) nearest Provincial Police Headquarters (Questura) Same as Refugee Status and Subsidiary Protection; unclear if applicants have right to work Procedure not yet established; eligible persons go to police station (Questura); apply for temporary protection residence permit; obtain receipt of application; Questura issues form (mod. 209); stateless persons should provide any proof of lack of nationality (e.g. expulsion decision noting impossibility to determine country for removal); photo ID; declaration of sponsor willing to host applicant (or contact local prefecture (Prefettura) to report need for accommodation in a reception centre); “declaration of presence”; proof of parental or kinship ties for minors Right to renewable residence permit for two years; registration of residence to access rights; right to work; education; social welfare; medical care on same basis as Italian nationals; right to apply for travel document Right to a renewable residence permit for one year; temporary registration of residence to access rights; right to work; education; social welfare; medical care on same basis as Italian nationals; right to apply for international protection