The Italian immigration law requires that extra-EU citizens, planning to stay in Italy for more than three months, have to apply for the stay permit within eight working days from their arrival to Italy.

Extra-EU citizens have to submit the stay permit application form at any post office.

To have support in filling in the application form, you can go to “CAF patronati” offices located in town.

It is necessary to collect the following documents (copies must be in A4 format):

• copy of passport' pages containing personal data, visa for Italy, pages with stamps and other visas;
• Italian fiscal code's copy;
• IUSS Pavia invitation letter stating the enrolment study course, stamped by the Italian Consulate/Embassy in your country - when your visa was issued;
• a € 16 stamp – you can buy it at the Tobacconist’s (Tabacchi shop);
• copy of a document that states you have sufficient income to live in Italy; if you have a scholarship, you have to submit a copy of the letter stating the amount of scholarship;
• copy of the receipt of the Health insurance;
• accommodation declaration issued by the University College or copy of the flat's rental contract.

After filling in the application form, you will be able to send it at any post office.

Postal expenses' amount is € 30,00 for sending the envelope with “Assicurata” but you will be requested to pay € 70,46 in order to obtain the electronic stay permit card (payment slip is inside of kit/envelope).

The Post Office employer will check your passport (please, note that it not necessary to seal the kit!) and he/she will give you a receipt containing a USER ID and a PASSWORD.

You have always to bring with you the postal receipt or at least a copy of it, together with your passport until you receive your electronic residence permit.

At the post office, you will receive the appointment (day and time) for going to the Immigration Office at the Police Headquarter (Questura) in order to be fingerprinted.

During such appointment you will receive and have to sign “the integration agreement”. Through the signing of the integration agreement, foreigners undertake to achieve specific integration objectives that shall be fulfilled during the stay in Italy:

• acquire a sufficient knowledge of the Italian language;
• acquire a sufficient knowledge of civic culture;
• guarantee the fulfilment of compulsory education to minors.

IT IS MANDATORY TO GO AND GET FINGERPRINTS ON THE DAY AND TIME INDICATED ON THE APPOINTMENT LETTER ISSUED BY THE POST OFFICE.

THE IMMIGRATION OFFICE IS STOPPING ALL THE APPLICATIONS OF THOSE STUDENTS WHO MISSED THE APPOINTMENT.

After two months from the fingerprints appointment, it will be possible collecting at the Immigration Office the stay permit.

Using the USER ID and the PASSWORD numbers (without the hyphen) on your postal receipt, you will be able to verify your application form's status visiting the following websites www.portaleimmigrazione.it (go to “Area riservata stranieri” area, then fill in your PASSWORD and USER ID) and http://questure.poliziadistato.it/stranieri/?mime=1&lang=EN filling in the empty space with your PASSWORD (the one on your postal receipt) always without the hyphen.

People with dual nationality (Italian or EU/ExtraEU) do not need to apply for Italian stay permit.