Pre-arrival information

Before leaving for Italy, ensure you have packed the following essential documents since without them you will be unable to comply with the essential Italian bureaucratic procedures.

Essential documents to bring with you:

  • Passport or a valid Identity Card (ID)
  • Visa, if required
  • Health Insurance
  • Documents demonstrating adequate economic means of support to stay in Italy
  • All the documentation required for the enrollment formalization at the University
  • Six passport photos.
     

EU/EAA CITIZENS   - Info on
 Visa
If you are a citizen of a EU country you can enter Italy with a passport or ID card and are entitled to stay for study or work as long as they like.
Residence Permit
As EU citizen  you don’t need to apply for any residence permit (permesso di soggiorno) even for visits exceeding three months.
Health Insurance
As EU citizen you benefit from the new European Health Insurance Card. 
The card is issued by  the local health authorities 

NON EU/EAA CITIZENS  - Info on 
Visa
As NON EU citizen, you must  apply for a study visa before leaving for Italy.
Applications must be submit at the Italian Embassy/Consulate in the home  country.
It is suggested  to apply well in advance of the planned visit or stay in Italy.  
Procedures are subject to change so it is worthwhile to first contact the embassy/consulate or check on the website for information before going personally to the consular offices.
Further information on entry visa for Italy can be found  at https://vistoperitalia.esteri.it/home/en
Residence Permit  
As NON EU citizen  you must apply for a residence permit within 8 working days of your arrival in Italy (or in the Schengen Area). ​The residence permit must be renewed every year.
HOW TO APPLY: FIRST REQUEST 

  1. Collect at  the local Post Office for free the KIT, a big envelope with instructions and application form
  2. Fill in the  application form and enclose the photocopies of the following documents  
  • all pages of your passport  (including the empty ones!)
  •  health insurance or attestation
  • proof of accommodationt (rental contract) or another document attesting you have an accomodation ( i.e. Student Residences attestation, declaration of hospitality)
  • a revenue stamp (marca da bollo) of 16€ to be bought at the tobacconist
  • documents attesting an adequate economic means  to stay in Italy or a document attesting the scholarship 

VERY IMPORTANT 
For staying of  less than three (3) months up to  a maximum of 90 days, non EU-citizens should obtain a stamp in their passport at the airport on the day of arrival. This stamp is considered the equivalent of the declaration of presence.

HOW TO APPLY: RENEWAL
It is  recommended to apply for the residence permit renewal  a6 weeks before the expiry date.

  1. Collect at the local Post Office to collect for free the KIT, a big envelope with instructions and application form
  2. Fill in the  application form and enclose the photocopies of the following documents  
  •  the principal  pages of the passport  (i.e. main page, visa, renewals )
  • health insurance or attestation
  • updated self-declaration of university enrollment with transcript of rcords signed and dated (you can dowloaded from your student' profile)
  • proof of accommodationt (rental contract) or another document attesting you have an accomodation ( i.e. Student Residences attestation, declaration of hospitality)
  • a revenue stamp (marca da bollo) of 16€ to be bought at the tobacconist
  • documents attesting adequate economic means  to stay in Italy or a document attesting the scholarship

The application form (KIT) completed with all the above documentation must be submitted at a post office.
You will receive two receipts plus a notification letter with the date of your appointment at the Immigration Office for the recognition process.
Please note that the two receipts and the notification letter are very important documents and you must keep them until the issuance of the residence permit itself.

Health Insurance
Non Eu citizens can choose from different kinds of Health Insurance:
1) National Health System (SSN) offers complete health assistance – included the option of a general practitioner. The cost is 149,77€ for one year (1st January – 31st December).
Registration at the local ASUR Offices.
2) Private insurance
4) Posta Protezione dal mondo 
At the post Office, the new policy designed for foreign citizens legally resident in Italy