If you are an extra-UE citizen you will be able to renew your residence permit within 60 days before its expiration date.

It is strongly recommended to apply for the stay permit’s renewal before its expiration date.

Even for the stay permit’s renewal, in order to collect the application kit, you can go 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 expiring or expired original stay permit (permesso di soggiorno);
• passport copies with personal data, visa for Italy, pages containing stamps and other visas;
• IUSS Pavia’s invitation letter stating the course you are enrolled in, which has to be 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 certifying that 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 the scholarship;
• copy of the receipt of the Health insurance stamped by the Italian Embassy/Consulate in your home country;
• accomodation declaration issued by the University College or copy of the flat's rental contract 

You will be able to send the application form duly filled in and signed from 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 will receive an appointment to go to the Immigration Office to get the stay permit's renewal.

IMPORTANT: IT IS MANDATORY TO GO AND GET THE FINGERPRINTS ON THE DAY AND AT THE TIME INDICATED IN THE APPOINTMENT PAPER ISSUED BY THE LOCAL POST OFFICE.

Using the USER ID and the PASSWORD numbers (without the hyphen) written on your postal receipt, you will be able to verify your application's staus on the following website www.portaleimmigrazione.it (go to “Area riservata stranieri” area, then fill in your PASSWORD and USER ID).

You can also check your application's status on the police headquarters website 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.