Checklist · Italy
Documents you need to study in Italy
What Italian universities typically ask for — Laurea or Laurea Magistrale, from application to the residence permit. Tick items off as you go; your progress stays in this browser. Each university publishes its own requirements and deadlines, so compare with your programme's own list. Each item links to the official source.
Checked against official sources: October 2026
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Before you apply
0/3Apply through the university's own admission procedure. If you need a visa, you also submit a pre-enrolment request on Universitaly, which the university validates.
Source: Universitaly
Universities set their own admission dates — often well before the summer. For 2026/27, study visa applications are due by 30 November 2026, and universities may set earlier visa deadlines.
Source: Italian consulate · Italian Foreign Ministry
Italian-taught programmes ask for proof of Italian; English-taught programmes for proof of English. Each university sets the level and certificates it accepts.
Application documents
0/6Your school-leaving certificate (and your degree for a Laurea Magistrale) with transcripts or a Diploma Supplement.
Source: MUR
Universities may ask for official translations into Italian and legalisation or an apostille of your documents.
Source: MUR
Italian or English, at the level your programme requires.
Needed for the application, the pre-enrolment and the visa.
Source: Universitaly
If requested
Motivation letter
Often required for Laurea Magistrale and selective programmes. Italian committees expect a formal, well-structured letter.
After admission: visa and money
0/5Only for students from outside the EU, the EEA and Switzerland.
Bring the pre-enrolment validated by your university to your visa appointment.
Source: Universitaly
Apply for a national (D) study visa at the Italian embassy or consulate in your country, by 30 November 2026 for 2026/27.
Source: Italian consulate
At least €10,179.85 a year (2026/27 and 2027/28), proven for the first year, plus the money for your return trip. Your consulate tells you which kinds of proof it accepts.
Source: Italian Foreign Ministry · Italian consulate
An insurance policy covering hospitalisation for your whole stay in Italy. Consulates set the exact conditions — check your consulate's checklist.
Source: Italian consulate
A rental contract or a declaration of hospitality — usually asked for the visa and the residence permit.
Source: Italian consulate
After arrival
0/2The Italian tax code is needed for many everyday steps in Italy. Ask your university's international office how and when to get it.
Source: Universitaly
Only if it applies to you
Within eight working days of arrival, send the residence-permit kit from a post office. Costs: a €16 revenue stamp, about €30 postage and €30.46 for the electronic permit. You then get an appointment at the Questura.
Source: Ministry of the Interior · Polizia di Stato
Questions
Do I need a Declaration of Value?
Only if your university asks for it. Many universities accept a CIMEA Statement of Comparability instead — and if you have the CIMEA statement the university requested, the Declaration of Value is not needed.
How much money do I need for the visa?
At least €10,179.85 a year for 2026/27 and 2027/28, plus the money for your return trip. Recipients of Italian government scholarships are exempt.
Is this list complete for my programme?
No list can be. Medicine, dentistry, architecture and other limited-access programmes have entrance tests. Always compare with your university's own requirements.