NOTICE FOR STUDENTS INTENDING TO ENROL IN ITALIAN UNIVERSITIES
Prior to filing the application for a study visa, students shall complete the pre-enrolment or enrolment procedures as per the following options.
A) Enrolment in Laurea degree and Laurea magistrale degree courses
For students interested in Laurea and Laurea Magistrale degree courses there is a dedicated portal called UNIVERSITALY. All pre-enrolment procedures for Bachelor and Master Courses or for five- or six-years Single Cycle Courses (i.e. Medicine and Surgery, Dentistry, Veterinary Medicine, single-cycle Architecture, Law and Art Conservation) will be exclusively channelled through the portal UNIVERSITALY.
Students for whom the application by the institution of higher education received within the UNIVERSITALY portal has been validated, can apply for a visa through the VFS Global Visa Application Centre by November 30, 2023.
Enrolment in courses at AFAM or SSML institutions or Institutes in psychotherapy specialization and other institutions authorized to issue higher artistic, musical and dance education qualifications
The portal UNIVERSITALY is also active for AFAM sector institution (as Academies of Fine Arts, The National Dance Academy, National Dramatic Arts Academy, Legally Recognized Academies of Fine Arts, Music Conservatories, State-Recognized Music Institutes and Higher Institutes for Artistic Industries) and Higher Schools for Language Mediators (SSML).
Students for whom the application by the institution of higher education received within the UNIVERSITALY portal has been validated, can apply for a visa through the VFS Global Visa Application Centre by November 30, 2023.
B) Enrolment in other courses
Candidates in possession of a foreign academic qualification equivalent in level, type, content and academic rights (access to further courses), to the Italian academic qualification required for access to the chosen course, may request enrolment in courses for scuole di specializzazione, dottorato di ricerca, perfezionamento, master universitari di primo e secondo livello, single courses (corsi singoli), courses in Italian language and culture at University Roma Tre, the Universities for Foreigners of Perugia, Siena and “Dante Alighieri” Reggio Calabria and foundation courses (corsi propedeutici). Candidates for these academic activities and courses will have to carry out the pre-enrolment procedures using the UNIVERSITALY portal, as in the case of Laurea and Laurea Magistrale degree courses.
Students for whom the application by the institution of higher education received within the UNIVERSITALY portal has been validated, can apply for a visa through the VFS Global Visa Application Centre as soon as possible.
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Please note that the Italian higher education institution might require a Dichiarazione di valore (Declaration of Value, DoV). During the pre-enrolment procedure, in the Letter of eligibility for enrolment or, in general, in other communications, it will be clearly indicated whether, in the opinion of the Institute, it is necessary or not to request for a DoV.
If required by the higher education institution, the DoV will be considered as a necessary requirement for obtaining the visa as well.
The Declaration of Value will be issued by the Consular Office competent for the place of issue of the highest degree/diploma.
Applications for Declaration of Value will have to be submitted at the VFS Global Visa Application Centre in New Delhi.
For information on the requirements for obtaining a Declaration of Value, please see the following link
Latest Update il 18/07/2023
