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Foreigners holding a visa for study (long term Type D) have to apply for the permit of stay for study purposes by 8 days from the arrival in Italy. Study residence permit is issued for undergraduate, graduate and post graduate studies, PhD, etc.

How to apply for first issue/renewal?

1. Mod 209 Form 1 filled out (download the instructions).

2. A revenue stamp (marca da bollo) of € 16.00. It can be bought at any newsagent's and tobacconist's (tabaccaio) where cigarettes are sold

3. Copy of the passport

4. Copy of the study programme/Admission or Enrollment letter from the school/host institution and proof of succesfull passed examinations (for renewal only)

5. Proof of sufficient means of subsistence (i.e. statement from your school/host institution certifying the amount of your fellowship and a bank/post statement). The amount must not be lower than the annual Italian social allowance (€6.947,33 for 2024)

6. Copy of the insurance policies valid for Italy which covers you in case of illness and injury for the entire period of validity of the permit of stay

7. Copy of the Italian tax identification number (codice fiscale) (not mandatory for the first issue)

8. Receipt of the postal giro slip for the payment of €30.46 (plus the administrative contribution of €40 if you apply for a 1 year permit or if you renew for more than 3 months, to be paid in the same postal giro slip, so €70,46 summing up). You have to pay it upon submission of your application at the post office by using the postal giro slip in the kit. See the example on how to fill it out.

9. Proof of accommodation (i.e tenancy agreement, admission letter in students’residence, declaration of hospitality, etc.)

10. Copy of the property disposal (Dichiarazione di ospitalità) (ask your host/landlord)

11. Copy of the expiring permit (FOR RENEWAL ONLY)

N.B. The postal fee to send the kit is €30.

Attention: After sending the application please follow the instruction described in point 2 (fingerprinting appointment) and 3 (collect the permit) in Residence permit webpage (click on "read more").
At fingerprinting appointment, you might be asked to sign the Integration Agreement form.

Things to know

RESIDENCE PERMIT TYPE NUMBER: 24

First issue: the permit is issued according to visa (see duration of stay) and health insurance coverage period (duration).

When enrolling for the first time, the permit might be issued until January 31. You will be asked to renew it accordingly.

Study residence permit allows you to work part-time for a maximum of weekly 20 hours with a yearly limit of 1,040 hours.
When the working hours exceed that limit you should convert the study permit into a work permit (see the dedicated section).

The permit of stay cannot be renewed when:

- attending a different course from the one for which the visa was originally issued, with the exception of a change to another faculty when authorized by the academic authorities, and access to a university-type course taken at the end of the stay in Italy or another university course at a higher level;

- having not successfully passed the examinations for the previous year (at least one exam in the first year and at least 2 exams in subsequent years);

- after three years over the end of the study course.

Entry & Stay

Departure and stay formalities

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Entry & Stay

Study residence permit

Permesso di soggiorno per studio

Things to know