Direct answer: yes, where the notice opens the applicable period, you may submit observations and relevant documents before the final decision. Read the exact reason, collect updated evidence and send a traceable statement with the case number. Do not miss the deadline. If a final refusal arrives, check the remedies stated in the decision. Sources: Law 241/1990 and Questura; confirm on the specific notice, checked 24/10/2026.
Who this applies to: Anyone receiving an Article 10-bis notice who can submit observations before the final decision.
Practical steps: 1) record the notice date and the deadline written in the pre-notice; 2) request access to the file to identify the contested document; 3) write targeted observations, link each attachment to the stated reason and send them before the deadline; 4) keep the PEC or portal receipt and wait for the final decision, which is distinct from the pre-notice.
Documents to keep: notice, reasons, counter-evidence, sending proof and any mandate.
Verifiable timing and costs: Meet the notice deadline; do not confuse it with a deadline to challenge a final refusal.
Exceptions and special cases: Observations must answer the stated reasons; generic statements or unrelated documents are insufficient.
If the procedure stalls: If the deadline is short, send available evidence promptly and keep proof; final-decision remedies differ.
Practical example: For disputed income, the applicant attaches returns and payslips within the notice deadline, not after refusal.