International Students Guidelines

Starting from March 2021, pre-enrolment applications can be presented only through www.universitaly.it, the website designed by the Italian Education Ministry for international students who want to study in Italy and need a study visa.

Check how to submit your application.

Our international office will verify and approve your application, if complete.

Please, remember that the approval of a pre-enrolment request by Humanitas is to be considered a support for the evaluation procedures for study visas.  The decision on the issue of a visa for study purposes is the exclusive jurisdiction of the Italian Embassy or Consulate.

As soon as your pre-enrolment application is approved, the competent Italian Embassy or Consulate receives it. Only from that moment, you can apply for a study visa for “University Enrolment”.

To obtain your “D” type study visa you will be asked by the Italian Embassy/Consulate the following documents:

• Visa application form – check on your Embassy/Consulate website, it will be more or less like this one
• Passport (valid for at least three months after the date of the visa expiry)
• Recent passport-size photograph
• Economic resources (personal or parental economic guarantees): minimum of around € 7.000,00 per year
• Adequate insurance coverage for medical treatment and hospitalization
• Necessary sum for repatriation, which can also be demonstrated by showing a return ticket
• Suitable accommodation in Italy

This is a general list of documents; each Italian consular authority has its own requirements. Always check directly with them before applying. Here you can find the full list!

Also, check the Italian Embassy or Consulate website to verify how to book an appointment at their office.

Every year there is a fixed deadline for applying for a study visa. Keep checking this webpage, we will update it as soon as the Italian Ministry of Education specifies the date!

The Italian Tax code is an alphanumeric code which allows Italian authorities to identify any person.

Having your own Tax code is indispensable, as you will need it for many operations: e.g. signing a rental contract, registering at Registry Office (Ufficio Anagrafe) and at the National Healthcare Service (SSN).

Please, note: with Resolution no. 5/e of February 14th, 2023, from Agenzia delle Entrate, for the registration of rental contracts for foreign citizens not resident in Italy and not in possession of a Codice Fiscale, data such as surname, name, place and date of birth, and foreign domicile are sufficient.

Some landlords want you to have the Italian Tax Code anyway.

The San Martino Agency will be able to assist you with regard to your Tax Code.

• If you are still in your home country, you can apply for it at the competent Italian Embassy or Consulate.
  Once in Italy, you will need to update the Revenue Agency with your data and Italian address.
  Pleas,e download here the update tax code application sample and the application form.
• If you are already in Italy, you must request it to the Revenue Agency
  
  Please, download here the tax code application sample and here the application form.
  
  If you need to modify your current tax code use this form.

If you wish to apply directly with the Revenue Agency here you can find some instruction on how to obtain it.

Specifically, you can follow one of the following routes:

• Book an appointment with the Revenue Agency office through this link. During the appointment you will have to bring with you the application form (duly filled and signed, without the “delegate” section), copies of your passport, visa with entry stamp and enrolment certificate
• Reserve a ticket in the early morning (this option may be faster) at this link. You won’t be able to choose the date and hour of the reservation, but it is normally scheduled in the same day of the request. During the appointment you will have to bring with you the application form (duly filled and signed, without the “delegate” section), copies of your passport, visa with entry stamp and enrolment certificate.

According to Italian Immigration Law (D.lgs. 25/07/1998, n. 286), non-EU citizens must apply for residence permit (permesso di soggiorno) within 8 working days from their arrival.

Application is presented via the so-called kit, an envelope in which you can find the application form and a payment slip. Verify if the International Student Office have one for you. Alternatively, ask for it at one of the following Post Offices around Milan.

Here’s the procedure:

• Fill in the application form and the payment slip
• Prepare the required documents by following the key steps here and send your kit at one of the above mentioned Post Offices
• At the Post Office, you will be given a receipt and you will be assigned an appointment for fingerprints at Police Headquarter in via Montebello, 26 (if you live outside the municipality of Milan, e.g. Camplus) or at one of Police Stations (if you live within the municipality of Milan).

As the receipt certifies that you have applied for residence permit, it is extremely important not to lose it. You can use the codes you find on it to check your application status at the following page.

About 1 month after the fingerprint appointment, you will receive a text message with information regarding day, time and place where you can collect your electronic residence permit.

Your study permit will be valid for maximum 1 year: you must apply for the Residence Permit renewal each year.

• Can I travel with the receipt?

While waiting for the fingerprint appointment, it is possible to travel back home. Regulation (EU) no. 265/2010 provides that for all EU countries, the foreigner who holds an entry Visa for long-term reasons (work, family reunification, etc.) has freedom of movement in all Schengen area countries up to three months (every semester), even if awaiting a residence permit, but only during the period of validity of the visa.

• Can I work with a residence permit for study reasons?

Yes, with your study permit you can be hired as a part-time worker (20 hours per week – 1,040 per year). You can also carry out an internship full time.

You can apply starting from 60 days before the expiration date of your residence permit and no longer than 60 days after the expiry date.

• At least 1 exam successfully passed for the first renewal
• At least 2 exams successfully passed for the following renewals

You can ask for an application kit at one of the following Post Offices.

Fill in the kit and payment slip (€70,46) and send it to the Post Office.

A black and white copy of the following documents must be included in your application:

• Passport (visa + personal information page)
• Expiring residence permit (permesso di soggiorno)
• Evidence of adequate economic resources for living: minimum of around 7.000€. Report of movements and updated balance of your bank account. If the bank account is abroad, currency must be Euro anyway
• Humanitas enrolment certificate
• Transcript of records with proof of 1 exam successfully passed in case of the 1st renewal and 2 exams successfully passed for each following renewal
• Health insurance: if you have registered with Italian Health System you have to attach the receipt of payment of the voluntary contribution of €700 (remember to write the year you are paying for on the payment slip) or your valid Health Insurance Card (Tessera Sanitaria). If you have private health coverage, you can attach the receipt of payment or copy of your insurance (in English or Italian) with indication of at least your personal information and duration of the coverage

With an expired permit and the postal receipts attesting for its renewal, you can travel back to your home country, but you are not allowed to travel to other Schengen countries, nor to stop for a flight connection in any of them, as they do not recognize the postal receipts as a valid document.

Click here for more information!

• EU STUDENTS who wish to stay in Italy for a period exceeding 3 months must register with the Register Office (Ufficio Anagrafe) of the Municipality of residence

• NON-EU STUDENTS are suggested to apply for the residency as well, as this might be useful for a more comfortable stay in Italy and to complete further bureaucratic procedures in the future

Registration does not imply that you lose your resident status in the country where you live. Dual residence is possible (and it is also regulated by law in most countries). You can check this also with the authorities in your country of origin.

Since your stay in Italy will exceed 12 months, you must register as a permanent resident.

Following the registration, your Municipality will send an Urban Police Officer to check and confirm that you do reside there (put your name on the intercom and mailbox to facilitate the process).

Municipalities have adopted different registration methods:

COMUNE DI MILANO

It is possible to register online on the official website.

• The service requires a registration.
• You must upload the required documents directly on the Municipality website.

COMUNE DI PIEVE EMANUELE – via Viquarterio, 1

• Registration can be done both online and at the office
• If you decide to proceed online, you can write to anagrafe@comune.pieveemanuele.mi.it attaching all the needed documents. Your request will be processed via e-mail
• Fill in this form following the dedicated sample

COMUNE DI BASIGLIO – Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 1

• Registration can be done both online and at the office
• If you decide to proceed online, write to the following email: anagrafe@comune.basiglio.mi.it attaching all the needed documents
• Fill in this form following the dedicated sample

COMUNE DI ROZZANO – Piazza Giovanni Foglia, 1

• Registration can be done both online and at the office
• If you decide to proceed online, write to the following email: residenze@comune.rozzano.mi.it attaching all the needed documents
• Fill in this form following the dedicated sample

Here the list of the general documents to attach to the residency request:

EU-STUDENTS

• Copy of valid passport/ID
• If already in possession, the Tax Code
• Enrollment Certificate from Humanitas University
• Self-declaration of possession of sufficient economic resources. Here’s a sample to help you with the filling
• Health risk coverage valid for at least one year. The European Health Card is not sufficient for the permanent residency request
• House contract registered at the Revenue Agency and Declaration of Hospitality

NON-EU STUDENTS

• Copy of valid passport
• Copy of valid study permit / expired permit with postal receipts
• Tax Code
• House contract registered at the Revenue Agency or Declaration of Hospitality
• Health insurance valid for at least one year

Please, note that every Municipality requires specific documentation. Therefore, we invite you to visit each of the following web pages for each Municipality:

• Comune di Pieve Emanuele – Dichiarazione di cambio abitazione o residenza | Sportello Telematico Unificato STU3
• Comune di Basiglio – Dichiarazione di cambio abitazione o residenza | Sportello Telematico Unificato
• Comune di Rozzano – Dichiarazione di cambio abitazione o residenza | Sportello Telematico Unificato

The first thing to know is that you can apply to obtain an Italian ID card only after completing your registration and obtaining the residency at your Municipality.

• The ID is issued by the Municipality exclusively in electronic format
• You must book an appointment here
• To have your ID issued, you will have to pay 22,20€ the day of the appointment
• You will need to present different documentation based on your Municipality of Residence. The standard documentation includes:
  • Valid passport
  • Valid residence permit
  • Italian codice fiscale
  • Certificate of residence in the Municipality

If you are planning to stay in Italy for a short period (maximum 3 months), your European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) card will be sufficient to freely access the Italian Health System (SSN).

The EHIC card is issued for free by National Health Insurance Provider in your home country and certifies that you are entitled to receive medical treatment on a temporary stay abroad from the public healthcare system of the host country.

If you move to Italy for more than 3 months, your EHIC card won’t be sufficient; you should have with you your S1 form, which proves that your health coverage was temporary moved to Italy.

To obtain it, before travelling to Italy, contact your Health Insurance Authority, find the relevant Institution issuing the S1 form and obtain it. S1 form contains indications regarding the exact period you will spend in Italy.

With S1 form, you can register with the Italian Health System for free and choose your General Practitioner by making an appointment at the nearest ASST office.

• If you live at Camplus/Pieve Emanuele/Rozzano/Basiglio make a phone call at 02.999.599 (choose 4), Monday to Saturday 8:00-20:00, and book your access to “ACCESSO UFFICI SCELTA E REVOCA” at via dei Glicini (Rozzano)
• If you live in Milan, you can register at this site and select ‘’Iscrizione al Servizio Sanitario Regionale – Studenti stranieri’’

You also have the possibility to choose your GP from a list of available ones.   

Our suggestion: as you cannot check if doctors can speak English, check at least their schedule, location and age.

You will be enrolled to SSN for 1 year and you will be given a temporary health card. Please note that the following years you can renew your registration by carrying out the same procedure.

If you have any doubts, need assistance to apply for the Italian Health Care system on your behalf, please write an email to student.info@mysanmartino.org.

If you have not requested and obtained the S1 form before travelling to Italy, you can register with the Italian Health System (SSN) by paying the annual fee of 700€, as non-EU students. You will be enrolled for one calendar year (1st January – 31st December).

Here are the steps to follow to complete your registration:

1) Print the F24 Module and fill it as in attachment. You can pay at your bank or at the Postal Office by bringing the filled module. N.B. do not lose the payment receipt!

2) Make an appointment at the nearest Local Health Office (Ufficio scelta e revoca).

• If you live at Camplus/Pieve Emanuele/Rozzano/Basiglio make a phone call 02.999.599 (choose 4), Monday to Saturday 8:00-20:00, and book your access to “ACCESSO UFFICI SCELTA E REVOCA” at via dei Glicini (Rozzano)
• If you live in Milan, you can register at this site and select ‘’Iscrizione al Servizio Sanitario Regionale – Studenti stranieri’’. Check the key steps here!

3) Fill in the registration form as in the SSN iscrizione volontaria – first registration sample, and prepare a copy of the following documents for the appointment at Ufficio scelta e revoca or to upload them in case you live in Milan:

• Passport or National ID card
• Tax Code
• Humanitas enrolment certificate
• Receipt of payment of 700€ for SSN subscription through F24 Module
• Self-certification of domicile/residency or rental contract registered at the Revenue Agency or the Declaration of Hospitality with submission receipts
• Filled module

4) You also have the possibility to choose your GP from a list of available ones.   

Our suggestion: as you cannot check if doctors can speak English, check at least their schedule, location, and age.

If you have any doubts, need assistance to apply for the Italian Health Care System on your behalf, please write an email to student.info@mysanmartino.org

Each year you will have to renew your registration by paying 700€ at the Post Office via the F24 Module.

The payment of 700€ for the renewal of the registration with the Italian Health National System can only be made starting from 1 January of the reference year. 
Example. It is not possible to pay in December 2025 for the year 2026.

If you live at Camplus/Pieve Emanuele/Rozzano/Basiglio, the second step will take place at the nearest Local Health Office – Ufficio scelta e revoca. You will bring the SSN iscrizione volontaria – renewal sample completed with your information and a copy of the following documents:

• Passport or National ID card
• Tax Code
• Humanitas enrolment certificate
• Receipt of payment of 700 € for SSN subscription through F24 Module
• Self-certification of domicile/residency or rental contract registered at the Revenue Agency or the Declaration of Hospitality with submission receipts
• Filled module

Only if you live in Milan, you can renew your registration online. You need to visit this site and choose ‘’RINNOVO al Servizio Sanitario Regionale – Studenti stranieri’’.

Fill in the registration form online and upload a scanned version of following documents:

• Passport or National ID card
• Tax Code
• Humanitas enrolment certificate
• Receipt of payment of 700€ for SSN subscription through F24 Module
• Self-certification of domicile/residency or rental contract registered at the Revenue Agency or the Declaration of Hospitality with submission receipts
• Filled module

If you have any doubts, need assistance to apply for the Italian Health Care System on your behalf, please write an email to student.info@mysanmartino.org

You can subscribe to a private health insurance policy in your home country before travelling to Italy.

Remember that your policy must satisfy the following requirements:

• Be approved by the Italian Embassy/Consulate and translated into Italian or English

• Be in your name

• Be valid for a period not inferior to your study sisa validity (1 year)

Another available option is taking out a private health insurance upon arrival.

W.A.I (Welcome Association Italy) offers a convenient package. Check the details on W.A.I official website.

Another insurance company which provides solutions for international students is Aon.

Being registered gives you the right to get the same medical services provided to Italian citizens. Above all, you will have the chance to choose a General Practitioner (GP), who will visit you free of charge and who will: refer you to specialists, provide you with medical prescriptions.

Non-EU students can voluntarily enrol and be registered for one calendar year (1st January – 31st December). Registration costs 700€ per year and it is not possible to pay for shorter periods.

Here are the steps to follow to complete your registration:

• Print the F24 Module and fill it as in attachment. You can pay at your bank or at the Postal Office by bringing the filled module. Do not lose the payment receipt you will be given at the Post Office or at the Bank. You will put it also in your KIT for residence permit application
• Make an appointment at the nearest Local Health Office – Ufficio scelta e revoca. If you live at Camplus/Pieve Emanuele/Rozzano/Basiglio make a phone call at 02.999.599 (choose 4), Monday to Saturday 8:00-20:00, and book your access to “ACCESSO UFFICI SCELTA E REVOCA” at via dei Glicini (Rozzano). If you live in Milan, you can register at this site and select ‘’Iscrizione al Servizio Sanitario Regionale – Studenti stranieri’’.
  Check the key steps here!
• Fill in the registration form as in the SSN iscrizione volontaria – first registration sample, and prepare a copy of the following documents for the appointment at Ufficio scelta e revoca or to upload them in case you live in Milan:
  • Passport
  • Valid Residence permit for study reasons or Postal office receipt for renewal/first request
  • Tax Code
  • Humanitas enrolment certificate
  • Receipt of payment of 700€ for SSN subscription through F24 Module
  • Self-certification of domicile/residency or rental contract registered at the Revenue Agency or the Declaration of Hospitality with submission receipts
  • Filled module
• You also have the possibility to choose your GP from a list of available ones 

Our suggestion: as you cannot check if doctors can speak English, check at least their schedule, location and age.

If you have any doubts, need assistance to apply for the Italian Health Care system on your behalf, please write an email to student.info@mysanmartino.org

Each year you will have to renew your registration by paying 700€ at the Post Office via the F24 Module.

You will need the payment slip for your residence permit renewal application (kit) as well. To certify that you will be covered for the entire academic year, you will attach the ongoing registration (Health Insurance Card).

The payment of 700€ for the renewal of the registration with the Italian Health National System can only be made starting from 1 January of the reference year. 
Example. It is not possible to pay in December 2025 for the year 2026.

If you live at Camplus/Pieve Emanuele/Rozzano/Basiglio, the second step will take place at the nearest Local Health Office – Ufficio scelta e revoca. You will bring the SSN iscrizione volontaria – renewal sample completed with your information and a copy of the following documents:

• Passport or National ID card
• Tax Code
• Humanitas enrolment certificate
• Receipt of payment of 700€ for SSN subscription through F24 Module
• Self-certification of domicile/residency or rental contract registered at the Revenue Agency or the Declaration of Hospitality with submission receipts
• Filled module

Only if you live in Milan, you can renew your registration online. You need to visit this link and choose ‘’RINNOVO al Servizio Sanitario Regionale – Studenti stranieri’’.

Fill in the registration form online and upload a scanned version of following documents:

• Passport or National ID card
• Tax Code
• Humanitas enrolment certificate
• Receipt of payment of 700€ for SSN subscription through F24 Module
• Self-certification of domicile/residency or rental contract registered at the Revenue Agency or the Declaration of Hospitality with submission receipts
• Filled module that you can find here: SSN iscrizione volontaria – renewal sample

If you have any doubts, need assistance to apply for the Italian Health Care System on your behalf, please write an email to student.info@mysanmartino.org

The Declaration of Value (in Italian, Dichiarazione di Valore) is a document that the Italian Consulate or Embassy issues ‘on-site’ to certify the legal value of a qualification obtained abroad. It is issued in Italian by the consulate competent for the territory, or by the consular office closest to the place where the qualification was obtained.

If, for example, you studied in Mumbai, it’s the Italian General Consulate in Mumbai that must give you this document. In this case, the Indian consulate in Italy won’t be able to give you the declaration even if you obtained your degree in India, but it will have to be the Italian consulate in Mumbai that will issue it instead.

And so, it is for all countries in the world. Here you can find the full list of Italian Embassies and Consulates in the World.

If, for example, the competent consulate was always Mumbai, the documentation required could be as follows:

• Original Final Degree/Final School Certificate duly attested by the competent Higher 

Education Department and apostilled by Ministry of External Affairs

• Original Transcript/Marksheet(s) duly attested by the competent Higher Education

Department and apostilled by Ministry of External Affairs

• Italian translation of the above documents, made by a translator certified with the Consulate
• Admission letter from the Italian Higher Education Institution and Pre-enrolment

Summary downloaded from the official UNIVERSITALY portal.

Bear in mind: this is a general list of documents; authorities can and will request additional documentation. Always check with them all the documentation needed before applying.

An alternative to the Declaration of Value is the so-called Certificate of Value and Comparability the Centre for Information on Academic Mobility and Equivalences (CIMEA).

The establishment of this Centre corresponds to the commitments undertaken by Italy with the signing and ratification of the Lisbon Convention, concerning the recognition of qualifications in the European region. If you are interested, you can find more information here.

The first thing to do is to check whether the country in which you obtained your qualification is participating in the CIMEA system.

To verify this information and:

• how to apply for the certificate and how much it costs,
• which documents are required for the application

you must first register on the Diplome page.

N.B. the indicated price is only a mere example; it may vary depending on the specific case.

You can check the instructions with the Key Steps!

For additional information, you can write to student.info@mysanmartino.org. We are not in direct contact with CIMEA, but we will provide you with general information!

Yes. Documents relating to qualifications can be sent by December of the year of enrolment at Humanitas University.

The Mario Luzzatto Student House is named after Mario Luzzatto, an internationally well-known manager, artist and philanthropist. Opened in September 2018, the student accommodation is located within the University Campus. Students experience the dimension of integrated education, since the University, the Hospital and the Research Centre are just a few steps away from the halls of residence.

Find out more here.

Erasmus Play is a student housing search engine to find accommodation across Europe. It allows you to compare all available accommodations quickly and easily. In addition, you will be able to make a book safely, as all the accommodations are 100% verified.

The booking process is very simple:

• Click and book safely and securely
• Select your destination and dates
• Compare all available accommodations

Find out more here.

This is a course for both absolute beginners and elementary students in self-learning mode, with lots of interactive activities – it can give you a kick start for your first contact with Italy and also if you intend to go on with your Italian studies.

Register here.

Use your hunimed.eu or humanitas.it credentials if you have them.

For further information check the flyer or visit the Language Center page.