Temporary exercise of ski instructor

All citizens legally established in another State of the European Union, the European Economic Area (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) or Switzerland may exercise their profession in Italy on a temporary and occasional basis. You are legally established in a State when you meet all the requirements to exercise your profession in that State and you are not subject to any prohibition, even temporary, on exercising that profession. For professions that are not regulated in the country of origin, one year of professional experience during the last ten years must be demonstrated.

Before performing the service in Italy for the first time, a prior declaration must be sent with the documentation required by Directive 2005/36/EC attached.
Ski instructors are included in the above procedure as Italy has joined a simplification project of the European Commission.

It should be noted that for this profession, this authority may carry out a prior check of the professional qualification before allowing temporary and occasional exercise of the profession. No later than one month after receipt of the declaration and the required documents, the service provider will be informed whether his professional qualifications will be verified. In the case of verification of qualifications, a compensatory test may be requested if there are substantial differences between the training obtained in the country of origin and that provided for by Italian legislation.

Before arranging for the test, any professional experience and/or continuous professional updating or any additional training obtained that may compensate for the differences found will also be assessed.

European citizens and nationals of the Swiss Confederation and of the States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area referred to in Law No. 300/1993, in possession of professional qualifications for the exercise of the activity of ski instructor obtained in those States.

Fill in the online declaration of temporary operation form by accessing the platform with the link below.

The documents listed in the next section must be attached to the declaration.

Through the same platform it will be possible to make any additions to the declaration or extend the period of temporary operation by accessing the appropriate service.

In the event that the profession is not regulated in the State of establishment, the following must be submitted in addition to the above documentation

• the certificate relating to the training course undertaken for the recognition of a more qualifying qualification or one that is superior to the one possessed, duly certified and documented by the authority competent to issue the professional qualification (Annex 1. Delegated Regulation 907/2019) with the relevant translation in Italian or English)
• documentation proving the professional experience (tax, social security, payroll certification or employer's certification translated into Italian or English).

The following documents must be attached to the declaration of temporary and occasional exercise of the profession of ski instructor

1. copy of a valid personal identity document
2. certification from the competent authority stating that the holder is legally established in a Member State to exercise the activity of ski instructor and that he is not prohibited from doing so at the time of issue of the certificate
3. copy of the qualification
4. a copy of the valid identification card for practising the profession in the country of origin for the relevant season
5. a copy of the valid professional insurance policy covering the risks deriving from carrying out the profession of ski instructor, with an indication of the maximum limits, the amount of which must guarantee adequate insurance cover for the period of activity in the province
6. certification of criminal record and pending charges (issued no earlier than six months before the date of issue)
7. declaration by the service provider that he/she has the linguistic knowledge required to exercise the profession in the host Member State (Italian language)

The documents indicated above under points 2, 5 and 6 must be accompanied by an official translation into Italian language conforming to the original, drafted by a third-party translator recognised by the Member State of origin or by another EU Member State.

The time limit runs from the moment the application is received complete with all the required documentation; the period varies depending on whether or not the verification of qualifications is carried out.

1. Submission of the declaration. The provider obtains a receipt containing the application identification code.
2. Verification of the documentation submitted by the provincial tourism authority and request for any additions.
3. Notification of the outcome of the verification; if the competent authority fails to notify the outcome within 30 days, the service may be provided.