Official legal appeals before TAR Lazio (Rome) and Regional Administrative Courts. We defend foreign nationals, students, workers, and families against unlawful visa refusals, Nulla Osta revocations, and residence permit denials.
Authority Bodies — Who Can Revoke?
These authorities issue decisions appealable before TAR
The Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale (TAR) is Italy's Regional Administrative Court. It reviews the legality of decisions made by public authorities — including visa rejections, Nulla Osta revocations, and residence permit denials.
TAR (Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale) is Italy's Regional Administrative Court. Most immigration appeals go to TAR Lazio in Rome, which has jurisdiction over visa and Nulla Osta decisions issued by central authorities.
Once you receive your formal refusal notification, you have 60 days to file a ricorso (appeal) at TAR. After this window closes, the decision becomes definitive and legally unchallengeable.
Your case can be challenged when the authority acted with excess of power (sviamento di potere), misapplication of law, procedural violations, or issued a decision without adequate reasoning.
You cannot file personally. Italian law requires a certified Italian lawyer authorized before administrative courts to represent you. Foreigners Studio works with registered Italian legal counsel.
Visa, Nulla Osta & Residence Permit rejections → TAR Lazio. Asylum rejections → Ordinary Civil Tribunale (Tribunale Civile) with 30-day deadline.
If TAR rules against you, the case can be appealed further to the Consiglio di Stato — Italy's highest administrative court.
Select your workflow and navigate through every official milestone — from the first query to your appeal verdict.
Submit official Embassy rejection notice. We verify if consulate misapplied EU Visa Code or Italian Decree 286/98.
Understanding what happens after the court judgment — and how we protect you regardless of the verdict.
The TAR or Civil Court annuls the authority's decision (Questura, Prefettura, Embassy, or Commissione). The authority is legally compelled to re-examine and correctly re-process your application.
If TAR rejects your appeal, the battle is not over. Either party may lodge a second-instance appeal (appello) before the Consiglio di Stato — Italy's highest administrative court.
If TAR rules against you, the Consiglio di Stato offers a full second-instance review. This is a complete re-examination of the merits of your case.
The Consiglio di Stato is Italy's supreme administrative court, seated in Rome. It serves as the second-instance appellate court for all TAR judgments across Italy.
The appello (second-instance appeal) must be filed within 60 days of the TAR judgment. Your certified lawyer files the brief and presents legal arguments.
For international protection cases (asylum), appeals go to the ordinary civil Tribunale, not TAR. Final refusals may be appealed to the Corte Suprema di Cassazione.
