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Inzira zo kwimuka
Kwiga mu Butaliyani
Viza z'abanyeshure, kwiyandikisha muri kaminuza, impushya zo kuba mu gihugu kubera amashure.
Ibikubiye mu buyobozi biraboneka mu congereza gusa ubu.
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Ubuyobozi n’ibikorwa
Ubuyobozi 24
- Choosing a program and Universitaly pre-enrollmentHow to pick a degree in Italy and complete the Universitaly pre-enrollment that non-EU students need before applying for a study visa.
- Study visa (type D): requirements and applicationWhat the Italian national study visa needs: acceptance, financial means, accommodation and health insurance, and how to apply at the consulate.
- DOV, CIMEA and recognition of foreign diplomasHow to prove your foreign school or university qualification is valid for Italian higher education, and what a Declaration of Value (DOV) and a CIMEA statement are.
- Codice fiscale for studentsWhat the Italian tax code is, why every student needs one, and how to get it free in Italy or before you travel.
- Permesso di soggiorno for study: kit postale, Questura and renewalThe full residence-permit procedure for non-EU students: the postal kit within 8 working days, fingerprints at the Questura, deadlines and renewal.
- DSU scholarships and regional diritto allo studioHow to apply for income-based scholarships, tuition reductions, meals and housing support offered by Italian regions (DSU).
- Housing for students in ItalyHow to find and secure a room: university residences, private rooms, contracts, deposits and avoiding scams.
- Converting your permit to a work permit in ItalyWhen you can switch from a study, seasonal or other permit to work, inside or outside the quotas.
Erekana vyose (24)
- Working while studying: hours limitsHow many hours non-EU students may work in Italy, what is needed, and what to avoid.
- Health insurance and the SSN for studentsHow to be covered in Italy during your studies: private insurance, voluntary SSN registration, EHIC for EU students.
- Minors on exchange programs (14-17) and parental consentWhat families need to know when a teenager aged 14-17 studies in Italy: visa, host family, consent and guardianship.
- Converting a study permit into a work permit after graduationHow to move from student to worker or job-seeker in Italy: post-graduation permit, conversion rules and the main limits.
- Erasmus, EU and non-EU students: what changesRules for EU citizens, Erasmus students and non-EU students: visa, permit, registration, work and health.
- ISEE and DSU: your family economic certificateISEE and DSU: your family economic certificate. Draft for review.
- Studying in Italy as a non-EU student: overview and timelineThe whole route from choosing a course to your first semester, laid out as a rough month-by-month plan.
- Universitaly pre-enrolment step by stepA plain walk through the Universitaly portal for non-EU students who need a study visa.
- Why study visas get refused and what to doTypical reasons a type D study visa is refused and how applicants can reduce the risk.
- The Italian degree system explainedLaurea, laurea magistrale, ciclo unico, ITS and AFAM in plain words.
- Limited-places courses and entrance testsHow courses with a closed number work, and what that means for foreign applicants.
- Renewing your student permesso di soggiornoA checklist for renewing a study residence permit before it expires.
- Studying in Italy as a refugee or protection holderInformation on access to university for people with refugee status, subsidiary or special protection, and where to get legal help.
- Guide for parents of minors studying in ItalyWhat parents of a teenager aged 14-17 should know about consent and using this app.
- Students and minors: taxes, jobs, consent and ISEEHow tax works for international students and for young people aged 14 to 17, and who files the ISEE for a minor.
- From student to worker: converting a study permitHow a study permit becomes a subordinate or self-employment permit, and the part-time work limits meanwhile.
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- Choose a program and pre-enroll on UniversitalyPick your degree and complete the Universitaly pre-enrollment before the yearly deadline.
- Get your diploma recognised (DOV or CIMEA)Obtain the DOV or the CIMEA statement the university and consulate need.
- Apply for the type D study visaBook the consulate appointment and file the visa application with all documents.
- Get your codice fiscaleObtain your Italian tax code, free, as the first step on arrival or before.
- Send the permesso di soggiorno kit at the post officeWithin 8 working days of arrival, pick up the kit, fill it in and send it from a Sportello Amico post office.
- Attend the Questura appointment for fingerprintsGo to the date assigned by the post office with your original documents to be fingerprinted.
- Enroll in the health service or keep private insuranceRegister at the ASL within the first month or keep your private policy.
- Sign a lease and register your residenceSign a written lease and register your address at the Comune.
Erekana vyose (29)
- Apply for the ISEE and the DSU scholarshipPrepare the ISEE parificato and apply for regional aid before the deadline.
- Renew your study permitApply to renew at least 60 days before expiry, with proof of progress.
- Plan the post-graduation permit or conversionBefore your permit expires, ask for the job-search permit or start the conversion to a work permit.
- Choose your study routeDecide between a full degree, an exchange, a foundation course or a language course, because each route has different visa and permit rules.
- Admission tests: TOLC, IMAT and local testsFind out whether your programme has a restricted-entry test and book it in time.
- Prepare academic documents, translation and legalisationGather diplomas and transcripts, translate them and legalise them as the Italian representation requires.
- Prove your language levelShow the Italian or English level the programme requires with an accepted certificate or test.
- Pre-enrol on UniversitalyCreate your Universitaly account and submit the pre-enrolment request for each chosen programme.
- Track your pre-enrolment resultCheck the outcome on Universitaly and the university site and answer any request for more documents.
- Prove your financial meansShow that you can cover living costs for the stay, in the form the consulate asks.
- Prove your accommodationProvide the lodging evidence the consulate and later the Questura ask for.
- If your study visa is refusedUnderstand the refusal letter, your options to correct or appeal, and when to seek legal help.
- Study to work: file the conversionRequest the conversion of your study permit.
- Travel to Italy and enterPlan your arrival, border checks and what to carry in hand luggage.
- Declare your presence after arrivalFile the declaration of presence within the legal time if you did not get an entry stamp.
- Complete your enrolment (immatricolazione)Finalise your enrolment at the university with documents and the first tuition payment.
- Open a bank account and get an Italian SIMSet up a bank account and a phone number for daily life and for official contacts.
- Understand and pay your tuition feesSee how fees are set by ISEE bands and how to pay instalments and avoid late fees.
- Working while you studyKnow the hour limits for student work and how to start a legal job.
- Change programme or universityUnderstand how to change course within the same university or move to another and what happens to your permit.
- For parents of students aged 14 to 17Understand how the app handles minors and what a guardian must do for a student under 18.
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