Non-EU citizens:
Immigration law requires you to have health insurance during your stay in Italy. This is also necessary when applying for a residence permit.
Registration with the National Health Service (S.S.N.)
You can register with the National Health Service (S.S.N.) by paying an annual contribution of approximately €700.00, to be made:
- To register with the SSN, you must pay via your bank account using the F24 form and entering the following details:
- regional code: 10
- contribution code: 8846
- Reference year: 2025.
The payment is valid for registration for the entire calendar year (until December 31 of the year for which you register with the Service). If the period of stay extends beyond December of the year for which the payment was made, the student must pay the fee again.
After submitting the application for a residence permit, you will need to go to the ATS offices in Viale Indipendenza 3, Pavia, to complete the registration and be assigned a doctor.
The documents required for the application are:
- Tax code;
- Passport;
- Receipt of the residence permit application;
- Self-certification of enrollment at the University;
- Receipt of payment for enrollment in the National Health Service;
- Self-certification of accommodation (the form is available directly from the ATS).
The National Health Service insurance coverage guarantees healthcare on a par with Italian citizens, including the possibility of choosing a general practitioner.
In Italy, the general practitioner generally provides general or first-level healthcare, i.e., non-hospital care, including treatment for ordinary or non-emergency illnesses; the general practitioner also prescribes medications and tests.
For further information, please contact the ATS in Pavia.
If you purchase health insurance in your country before leaving (which must be valid in Italy and cover the risk of illness, accident, and maternity), you must bring it to the Embassy together with the documentation to obtain a visa and ensure that it is stamped to certify its validity. Without the Embassy stamp, once you arrive in Italy, you may be required to purchase another insurance policy, because foreign insurance that has not been validated by the Embassy cannot be accepted for obtaining a residence permit.
If you have taken out private insurance in your country of origin, it must meet the following requirements in order to be valid for obtaining a residence permit:
- it must be in the name of the person (Western characters);
- it must be written in Italian (or English, French, Spanish);
- it must be valid in the Schengen Area/Italy;
- it must indicate the period during which you are covered (the period must be a minimum of 6 months and a maximum of one year; please note that the duration of the residence permit will be linked to that of the insurance); it must indicate the type of coverage with a maximum limit of not less than €30,000.00 (expressed/converted into euros);
- The entire document must be legalized by the Italian Embassy/Consulate in your country.
EU citizens:
If you already have European health insurance, you can access the National Health Service (SSN) during your first three months in Italy without paying any registration fees. If you stay in Italy for more than 3 months, the European health card entitles you to necessary medical treatment only, while for full health coverage you must request the S1 form before departure.
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If you have the S1 form, you can register with the National Health Service free of charge by contacting one of the local health offices.
The documents required for registration at the ATS offices are:
- self-certification of enrollment at the University
- tax code
- copy of your passport or other identity document
- S1 form.
If you do not have the S1 form, you can voluntarily register with the SSN by paying a registration fee and following the same procedure as for non-European citizens described above.