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Study in Italy
Student visas, university enrolment, residence permits for study.
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Spouse, children or parents: pick your route, prepare civil documents, nulla osta, visa, permit and school.-
Book the right flight
A reservation for the visa file, the real ticket after the visa, the airport transfer, the carry-on file and arrival day. 6steps 
Find a home
Set a budget for your city, search safely, prove your accommodation for the visa, sign the right lease and register it.
Learn Italian and get certified
Find the level your goal needs, learn for free if you can, choose a recognised certificate and book the exam.-
Recognise my diploma or profession
Find out which recognition you need, translate and legalise your papers, file the request and use the result. 8steps -
Enrol my children in school
Stages and ages, documents and vaccinations, the online application and the first weeks of school. 9steps
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- Choosing a program and Universitaly pre-enrollmentHow to pick a degree in Italy and complete the Universitaly pre-enrollment that non-EU students need before applying for a study visa.
- Study visa (type D): requirements and applicationWhat the Italian national study visa needs: acceptance, financial means, accommodation and health insurance, and how to apply at the consulate.
- DOV, CIMEA and recognition of foreign diplomasHow to prove your foreign school or university qualification is valid for Italian higher education, and what a Declaration of Value (DOV) and a CIMEA statement are.
- Codice fiscale for studentsWhat the Italian tax code is, why every student needs one, and how to get it free in Italy or before you travel.
- Permesso di soggiorno for study: kit postale, Questura and renewalThe full residence-permit procedure for non-EU students: the postal kit within 8 working days, fingerprints at the Questura, deadlines and renewal.
- DSU scholarships and regional diritto allo studioHow to apply for income-based scholarships, tuition reductions, meals and housing support offered by Italian regions (DSU).
- Housing for students in ItalyHow to find and secure a room: university residences, private rooms, contracts, deposits and avoiding scams.
- Converting your permit to a work permit in ItalyWhen you can switch from a study, seasonal or other permit to work, inside or outside the quotas.
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- Working while studying: hours limitsHow many hours non-EU students may work in Italy, what is needed, and what to avoid.
- Health insurance and the SSN for studentsHow to be covered in Italy during your studies: private insurance, voluntary SSN registration, EHIC for EU students.
- Minors on exchange programs (14-17) and parental consentWhat families need to know when a teenager aged 14-17 studies in Italy: visa, host family, consent and guardianship.
- Converting a study permit into a work permit after graduationHow to move from student to worker or job-seeker in Italy: post-graduation permit, conversion rules and the main limits.
- Erasmus, EU and non-EU students: what changesRules for EU citizens, Erasmus students and non-EU students: visa, permit, registration, work and health.
- ISEE and DSU: your family economic certificateISEE and DSU: your family economic certificate. Draft for review.
- Studying in Italy as a non-EU student: overview and timelineThe whole route from choosing a course to your first semester, laid out as a rough month-by-month plan.
- Universitaly pre-enrolment step by stepA plain walk through the Universitaly portal for non-EU students who need a study visa.
- Why study visas get refused and what to doTypical reasons a type D study visa is refused and how applicants can reduce the risk.
- The Italian degree system explainedLaurea, laurea magistrale, ciclo unico, ITS and AFAM in plain words.
- Limited-places courses and entrance testsHow courses with a closed number work, and what that means for foreign applicants.
- Renewing your student permesso di soggiornoA checklist for renewing a study residence permit before it expires.
- Studying in Italy as a refugee or protection holderInformation on access to university for people with refugee status, subsidiary or special protection, and where to get legal help.
- Guide for parents of minors studying in ItalyWhat parents of a teenager aged 14-17 should know about consent and using this app.
- Students and minors: taxes, jobs, consent and ISEEHow tax works for international students and for young people aged 14 to 17, and who files the ISEE for a minor.
- From student to worker: converting a study permitHow a study permit becomes a subordinate or self-employment permit, and the part-time work limits meanwhile.
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- Choose a program and pre-enroll on UniversitalyPick your degree and complete the Universitaly pre-enrollment before the yearly deadline.
- Get your diploma recognised (DOV or CIMEA)Obtain the DOV or the CIMEA statement the university and consulate need.
- Apply for the type D study visaBook the consulate appointment and file the visa application with all documents.
- Get your codice fiscaleObtain your Italian tax code, free, as the first step on arrival or before.
- Send the permesso di soggiorno kit at the post officeWithin 8 working days of arrival, pick up the kit, fill it in and send it from a Sportello Amico post office.
- Attend the Questura appointment for fingerprintsGo to the date assigned by the post office with your original documents to be fingerprinted.
- Enroll in the health service or keep private insuranceRegister at the ASL within the first month or keep your private policy.
- Sign a lease and register your residenceSign a written lease and register your address at the Comune.
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- Apply for the ISEE and the DSU scholarshipPrepare the ISEE parificato and apply for regional aid before the deadline.
- Renew your study permitApply to renew at least 60 days before expiry, with proof of progress.
- Plan the post-graduation permit or conversionBefore your permit expires, ask for the job-search permit or start the conversion to a work permit.
- Choose your study routeDecide between a full degree, an exchange, a foundation course or a language course, because each route has different visa and permit rules.
- Admission tests: TOLC, IMAT and local testsFind out whether your programme has a restricted-entry test and book it in time.
- Prepare academic documents, translation and legalisationGather diplomas and transcripts, translate them and legalise them as the Italian representation requires.
- Prove your language levelShow the Italian or English level the programme requires with an accepted certificate or test.
- Pre-enrol on UniversitalyCreate your Universitaly account and submit the pre-enrolment request for each chosen programme.
- Track your pre-enrolment resultCheck the outcome on Universitaly and the university site and answer any request for more documents.
- Prove your financial meansShow that you can cover living costs for the stay, in the form the consulate asks.
- Prove your accommodationProvide the lodging evidence the consulate and later the Questura ask for.
- If your study visa is refusedUnderstand the refusal letter, your options to correct or appeal, and when to seek legal help.
- Study to work: file the conversionRequest the conversion of your study permit.
- Travel to Italy and enterPlan your arrival, border checks and what to carry in hand luggage.
- Declare your presence after arrivalFile the declaration of presence within the legal time if you did not get an entry stamp.
- Complete your enrolment (immatricolazione)Finalise your enrolment at the university with documents and the first tuition payment.
- Open a bank account and get an Italian SIMSet up a bank account and a phone number for daily life and for official contacts.
- Understand and pay your tuition feesSee how fees are set by ISEE bands and how to pay instalments and avoid late fees.
- Working while you studyKnow the hour limits for student work and how to start a legal job.
- Change programme or universityUnderstand how to change course within the same university or move to another and what happens to your permit.
- For parents of students aged 14 to 17Understand how the app handles minors and what a guardian must do for a student under 18.
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