Pre-enrolment and visa application

The procedures described below apply only to international students who require a visa for a long-term stay in Italy.

Applicants will have to register on platforms not belonging to the University and undergo to different procedures mostly ruled by Italian representatives abroad or their agencies.

Here a brief summary of the steps:

• Pre-enrolment procedure on the Universitaly portal by September 30th, 2024
• Visa application for study purposes
• Enrolment for non-EU students who require a visa

These procedures do not concern:

• citizens of countries in the European Union, as well as from Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and the Swiss Confederation, the Republic of San Marino and the Holy See, even if they hold a foreign academic qualification;
• foreign citizens already living legally in Italy as expressly indicated in Art. 39, paragraph 5 of Legislative Decree 2864 of 25 July 1998.

Pre-enrolment procedure on the Universitaly portal

The pre-enrolment procedure was digitized with the launch of the Universitaly portal in 2020. This online portal is now the only means of completing the pre-enrolment procedure.

Non-EU candidates who receive the letter of eligibility for enrolment in a bachelor’s or master’s degree program must complete the pre-enrolment procedure by logging in to the Universitaly portal and filling in the application online.

The deadline for sending the application on Universitaly for 2024/2025 academic year has been set on September 30th, 2024. This means that Ca’ Foscari University will take into consideration applicants who will send their pre-enrolment request within this deadline. Later applicants will NOT be considered, even if they are already accepted o conditionally accepted.

Candidates who receive a letter of eligibility for enrolment are reminded that this document: 

• does not replace the pre-enrolment procedure, which nonetheless needs to be completed on the Universitaly portal; 
• does not imply any guarantee of or automatic right to the issuing of the relative study visa, which is the exclusive responsibility of the competent embassy or consulate; 
• neither replaces nor implies any claim regarding the relative enrolment procedures for the chosen course of study; these procedures will only be finalised following the completion of the online pre-enrolment procedure and the granting of a study visa, and are subject to the verification of the authenticity of the documentation produced and the provision of all the elements necessary for successful enrolment.

Registration and submission of the application on the Universitaly portal

Once the university staff has completed its check, the pre-enrolment applications will be forwarded by the system to the competent Embassies/Consulates, where they will be processed according to their methods and time frames.
Applications from candidates with conditional offers may be accepted by the embassies/consulates subject to these conditions being fulfilled.

If pre-enrolment applications are received from candidates who have failed to complete the pre-evaluation procedure on apply.unive.it within the established deadlines or have been rejected, the staff in charge will be unable to approve the application.

Pre-enrolment Universitaly vademecum

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Visa application procedure

Once the university and the Italian representative abroad have approved the pre-enrolment application, candidates can start the visa application. The procedure may vary according to the regulations issued by the individual Italian embassies and consulates abroad.
The general deadline for requesting a visa for study purposes at the Italian representatives abroad has been set for 30 November 2024, but the candidate must inquire about specific procedures and deadlines directly to the Italian Embassies/Consulates abroad.

Read the list of Italian embassies and consulates abroad [ITA].

For general information about the requirements for obtaining a visa, please refer to the ministerial procedures (Part IV: incoming visa for study purposes, residency permit & subsequent measures) attached to the ministerial website [ITA].

The embassy or consulate is exclusively responsible for the final decision on the issue of a study visa. 
The documentation produced by the higher education institutions in relation to a candidate’s application for a visa is considered as supporting information in the evaluation procedures carried out by these agencies, and does not automatically imply the issue of a visa.

Once you obtained your visa, please upload it in the relevant task on your profile on apply.unive.it.

Enrolment

Enrolment procedures for students requiring a study visa are currently being adapted in response to the new regulations.

Updated information will be published on the Enrolment for non-EU students who require a visa page as soon as it is available.

Requirements upon arrival in Italy

You must apply for a permit of stay within 8 days of your arrival in Italy.

Thanks to the collaboration with the  Immigration Office of the Venice Police Headquarters and the Italian Postal Service, the Welcome Unit of the International Office offer support in applying for permits of stay.

Go to Your stay, insurance, transport for more information.