A method for managing profiles in a smart card integrated in in a local communication device (14; 114), in particular an eUICC, configured to operate with a mobile communication network, said local communication device (14; 114) comprising a software profile management module (15; 115), in particular an LPA module, configured to store profiles in said smart card (16; 116) and perform operations on said profiles (P) stored in said smart card (16; 116) upon receiving an operation request (OR) from the mobile communication network (11; 111), said method comprising storing (S3), in particular by an entity authorized to provide smart card profiles and/or request operations regarding a profile to be executed locally in the smart card , an operation request (OR) in a repository server , said operation request (OR) including an indication of a requested operation (RO) to be executed by the profile management module and an identifier (UI) of the smart card on which the requested operation (RO) is to be performed, checking (S1) periodically by the profile management module in a user equipment comprising an integrated smart card with a given card identifier (UI) if an operation request (OR) comprising a card identifier corresponding to said card identifier (UI) of the profile management module is available in the repository server , if said checking (S1) indicates that said operation request (OR) with a corresponding card identifier (UI) is available in the repository server , executing the requested operation at the profile management module , wherein said requested operation (RO) includes a profile download operation, said operation request (OR) includes a network address (UA) of a preparation server in which a profile (P) to be downloaded is stored, said profile management module , upon accessing said operation request (OR) accesses directly said preparation server at said network address (UA), and downloads said profile (P) to be downloaded in said smart card integrated in a local communication device . storing (S3), in particular by an entity authorized to provide smart card profiles and/or request operations regarding a profile to be executed locally in the smart card , an operation request (OR) in a repository server , said operation request (OR) including an indication of a requested operation (RO) to be executed by the profile management module and an identifier (UI) of the smart card on which the requested operation (RO) is to be performed, checking (S1) periodically by the profile management module in a user equipment comprising an integrated smart card with a given card identifier (UI) if an operation request (OR) comprising a card identifier corresponding to said card identifier (UI) of the profile management module is available in the repository server , if said checking (S1) indicates that said operation request (OR) with a corresponding card identifier (UI) is available in the repository server , executing the requested operation at the profile management module , wherein said requested operation (RO) includes a profile download operation, said operation request (OR) includes a network address (UA) of a preparation server in which a profile (P) to be downloaded is stored, said profile management module , upon accessing said operation request (OR) accesses directly said preparation server at said network address (UA), and downloads said profile (P) to be downloaded in said smart card integrated in a local communication device . <EOS>