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Study visas

Checklist for study visa applications (university pre-enrollment)

Checklist for study visa applications (internship)

Checklist for study visa applications (single courses, student exchange and post graduate)

For university pre-enrollment study visa applications, dedicated appointments are opened each year by VFS Global.

For study visas for single courses of study, student exchange programs, and post-university courses, it is instead possible to submit an application throughout the year, without the need to book an appointment at VFS Global.

Checklist for study visa applications (vocational training)

Request of fiscal code for study purposes

A foreign citizen who arrives in Italy for study purposes and intends to stay for less than 90 days may request a tax identification code (codice fiscale) from any office of the Agenzia delle Entrate.

A foreign citizen who arrives in Italy for study purposes and intends to stay for more than 90 days must first apply for a residence permit (permesso di soggiorno) at the Questura and, during that process, will receive the tax identification code.

Agenzia delle Entrate – Mini guide to the tax identification code for foreigners