Despite increasing interest in intergenerational solidarity in Europe, scarce attention has been paid to the configuration of these phenomena among the immigrant population and to differences within specific groups. Little work has investigated young adults’ feelings of obligations towards the care needs of their elderly parents. The paper aims to provide a contribution by analysing their perceptions of (care and other forms of) obligations, while looking at the characteristics of caregivers (gender, age, age at arrival in the host country, educational level, religion). It addresses this question: to what extent do immigrants’ filial obligations towards their elderly parents differ from those of Italian natives? It builds on a large survey, carried out in Bologna, through the innovative “vignette technique”, in 2015. The target group were immigrants from the Maghreb area, China, the Philippines. The analysis points to gender cleavages, while some hints of “acculturation” emerge for those who have longer resided in Italy. No strong cultural cleavages are evident. Maghrebis express a preference for intergenerational co-residence, whereas hiring a care-giver is hardly an option. This contrasts with the native population’s strategies. Recurrence to institutional support is scarcely considered and limited space is left to elderly parents’ (care) preferences.