For the academic year 2024/2025, the Higher Education academic courses for which pre-enrolment is possible through the UNIVERSITALY portal are the following:
- degree courses, Master’s degree courses (two-year or single-cycle ones);
- courses of the Institutions for Higher Education in Art, Music and Dance (AFAM);
- courses provided by the Higher Schools for Language Mediation (SSML);
- Marco Polo and Turandot international mobility programmes;
- courses of specialisation schools;
- PhD. courses;
- postgraduate and advanced training courses;
- first and second level university Master’s degree courses;
- single courses;
- courses in Italian language and culture at the University of Roma Tre, the University for Foreigners of Perugia, the University for Foreigners of Siena, the University for Foreigners “Dante Alighieri” of Reggio Calabria’;
- preparatory courses (Foundation Course);
- courses provided by the Institutes of Specialisation in Psychotherapy.
representative office, diplomatic or consular authorities or authenticated by certified translators registered with the Courts or Consulates, as well as a “certificate of equivalence of qualification”, the so-called “dichiarazione di valore in loco”. While the legalization of the qualification is usually made by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the country where the qualification was obtained, the “certificate of equivalence of qualification” is issued by the Italian consular authorities of the constituency where the qualification was obtained. For general information on legalizations and official translations, see Translation and Legalization of Documents on this website.
The student regularly admitted to a university, who applies for a visa to enroll in a university, shall prove that his / her family has sufficient financial means to support him / her while studying in Italy. The fact that a subject not belonging to his / her family (associations, friends or relatives living in Italy) ensures support, with a declaration of hospitality and a written commitment (while demonstrating to have the necessary financial resources), is a positive but not decisive factor for obtaining the visa. The decision shall be taken by the local visa offices.
It will not be necessary. The visa is the authorization to enter Italy for the first time with the motivation shown on the visa label (study visa for enrolling in a University, in this specific case). Within 8 days since entry into Italy, you shall apply for a stay permit at the Immigration Office of the Police Headquarters competent for the Municipality of residence. The stay permit is the document that makes your presence in Italy legal. It shall be renewed before its expiry.
The responsibility to grant the authorization for the extension of stay as residents falls within the competence of the local immigration office, which must be contacted for further information about the requirements to be met and the documents to be submitted.
If you are a citizen of a country for which no visa is needed for short stays (up to 90 days), you can remain in Italy and in the Schengen area, even after your stay permit has expired, up to a maximum of additional 90 days. The responsibility to grant the authorization for the extension of stay as tourists and no longer as residents falls within the competence of the local immigration office, which must be contacted for further information about the requirements to be met and the documents to be submitted. If you are a citizen of a country for which a visa is required even for short stays, you cannot remain in the country after your stay permit has expired.
Yes, you can if your study permit is still valid. You shall enter into a contract of stay for work purposes with your future employer at the One-Stop Immigration Desk (SUI). All these matters fall within the competence of the Immigration Offices of the Italian Police Headquarters. More detailed information can be found on the websites of the Police Headquarters.
Representative Office. Lists of certified translators are available from Italian courts. The website of the Information Center on Mobility and Academic Equivalence (CIMEA) devotes a specific section to the recognition of Italian qualifications abroad that can be very useful.