EU NATIONALS

You may stay in Italy for as long as you like: you only need a passport or ID card.
 

NON-EU NATIONALS

• You may enter Italy for study purposes if you have a valid Passport and an entry Visa issued by the Italian Embassy or a consulate in your home country. You cannot apply for a visa once in Italy. For information about getting a Visa-type D for Italy from your country, have a look at the Italian Foreign Affairs Ministry website.
• You must apply for a Residence Permit, a card similar to a credit card; it has a microchip and a machine-readable magnetic strip containing the cardholder's personal details, photo and fingerprints in digital format. The Residence Permit for study purposes is issued by the Police Station (Questura) of the province where where you will live and entitles you to live temporarily in Italy. The validity of the Resident Permit is  one year: under current regulations it will have to be renewed each year. Applications for Residence Permit for study purpose must be submitted within 8 working days from the arrival in Italy, by going to a “CAF Office” or by going to any Italian Post Office and asking for a “kit”. The “kit” consists of an envelope with a yellow stripe and contains two forms and a list of instructions.
• if you are a student of any cycle (Bachelor, Master PhD) please, see further details here
• If you are a research fellow, a researcher or a teacher, please, see further details here
• The "Codice fiscale" is a 16-character alphanumeric code issued free of charge by the Revenue Agency to identify Italian nationals and foreign residents. You need to have your own "codice fiscale" to enrol in any Italian university, open a bank account, sign any type of contract (rental, phone line, ...), register with the National Health Service (SSN). International students have to apply for a “codice fiscale” in person at the local tax office “Agenzia delle Entrate”. 

People living in Italy can receive their medical assistance through a mixed public/private system.
 

EU NATIONALS

Eu citizens holding a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) can use Italian National Health Service (SSN) as they are covered by their home health insurance.

NON-EU NATIONALS

Foreign students have various options for health insurance:

• enrol with the Italian National Health Service (SSN)
• take out a private health insurance policy in their home country (check if you have an Home University insurance)
• take out a health policy with an Italian insurance company

NB:  Non-EU students must have health insurance (a receipt for a health insurance premium) in order to apply for a residence permit. The health insurance will not be valid for longer than the period covered by residence permit.

The University of Insubria delivers a free 30-hour Italian language course to both incoming Erasmus+ and International students.
Upon arrival, they receive information as to how to participate in the course.

This guide provides international users with an overview of the main services and facilities offered by Libraries like the online services, the off campus access to electronic resources, loans, and interlibrary loan and document delivery services.

• Library services for International Users

This Section does not apply to Exchange students

The University offers different grant opportunities: 

• REGIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS (borse per il diritto allo studio universitario, erogate con fondi regionali) 
  The University of Insubria manages directly the policies supporting the students rights. The Regional Scholarship (borse per il diritto allo studio universitario) are financed by the Lombardy Region and the Ministry of Education, besides, the University of Insubria assures the financial coverage to all eligible students, in addition to the above mentioned funds.
  These scholarships are granted upon participation to a specific competition.
  In order to access this opportunity students must fulfill requirements based on both academic merit and economic situation as specified in the competition notice.
  The amount of the scholarship depends on the economic situation and on the distance between the students home and the university seat.
  For all details concerning the amounts, the requirements and the application procedures, please consult the Competition Notice.

  Selections are normally open between July and September every year. Please see also:

  • Regional Scholarships

• SCHOLARSHIPS OF EXCELLENCE AND MERIT
  This opportunity is available to particularly deserving students enrolled to the first year of Bachelor and Master Programs.
  These scholarships are granted upon participation to a specific competition. Two specific calls are published every year, one for students enrolled to the first year of Bachelor and single cycle Master programs and one for students enrolled to the first year of Master programs.
  For all details concerning the amounts, the requirements and the application procedures, please consult the Competition Notice.

  Selections are normally open between July and September every year for Bachelor students and between January and March every year for Master students. Please see also:

  • Contests and opportunities

• CALL FOR SCHOLASHIPS SUPPORTING EXCELLENT INTERNATIONAL STUDENTES, REGULARLY ENROLLED IN THE FIRST YEAR OF UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE DEGREES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA
  This opportunity is available to excellent international, willing to regularly enroll at the first year of the Bachelor or Master degree programs.
  Selections are normally open during summer every year.
  • ​Scholarships supporting excellent international students

ISEE for foreign students

The ISEE is an indicator of the economic condition (family information and incomes produced abroad) that can be requested to a CAF (Tax Advice Centre).

It is mandatory to apply for scholarships. For further information see the following link.