Everything, in order, with your dates on it

• Get your degree apostilled or legalised where it was issued

  An apostille if your country is in the Hague Apostille Convention and Italy accepts it; otherwise legalisation at the Italian embassy.

  How to do it

• Get a Declaration of Value or CIMEA statement

  Confirm in writing which one your programme accepts before paying for either.

  How to do it

• Complete pre-enrolment on Universitaly

  How to do it

• Book and attend the visa appointment

  Appointment scarcity is the main reason students lose a year. Book the day you can.

  How to do it

• Apply for ESU student housing

  Cheapest housing there is, and it closes early.

  How to do it

• Start gathering family income documents for the ISEE parificato

  The slowest step in the whole benefits chain. Begin it before you fly.

  How to do it

• Buy health cover that is valid in Italy

  Confirm it is accepted for a residence permit before you pay.

  How to do it

• Arrange euros in cash for the first two weeks

  Several counters are cash-only, including the permit fees.

  How to do it

• Photocopy every written page of your passport (several sets)

  How to do it

• Get passport photographs. Bring at least 8

  How to do it

• Driving here? Get an International Driving Permit before you fly

  Your licence only counts in Italy with it, and only until a year after you get residenza.

  How to do it

• Collect the yellow permit kit from a Sportello Amico post office

  8 working days after you landHow to do it

• Buy the €16.00 revenue stamp at a tabaccheria

  Not every tabaccheria sells them: ask at the counter first.

  8 working days after you landHow to do it

• Submit the sealed kit and keep all three receipts

  8 working days after you landHow to do it

• Request your codice fiscale

  Try the university route first. It can skip the tax office entirely.

  How to do it

• Photograph the postal receipts and store them in the cloud

  This receipt is your legal status until the card arrives. Losing it is serious.

  How to do it

• Get an Italian SIM

• Open an account with an Italian or European IBAN

  Must be in your own name for a scholarship to reach you.

  How to do it

• Attend the Questura appointment for fingerprints

  How to do it

• Finalise enrolment and pay the first instalment

  Wed, 30 September 2026How to do it

• Confirm the Application for Benefits on Uniweb

  One application covers the scholarship, fee waivers and the 200-hour collaborations.

  Wed, 30 September 2026How to do it

• Activate the mensa and link ESUPd.EAT

  Log in to ESU with your name exactly as on Uniweb. Without the app every meal is at the highest tariff.

  How to do it

• Obtain the ISEE parificato from an approved CAF

  One CAF does it for UNIPD students, and it takes the documents only as uploads on its portal.

  Wed, 30 September 2026How to do it

• Complete the fee-waiver side of the benefits application

  A later deadline than the scholarship. Do not confuse the two.

  Mon, 30 November 2026 · 40dHow to do it

• Put your surname on the doorbell and letterbox

  The single most common reason a residence check fails.

  How to do it

• Submit the residence declaration to the Anagrafe

  How to do it

• Decide on SSN registration, and check the calendar first

  It runs January to December with no pro-rata. Timing this wrong wastes hundreds of euros.

  How to do it

• Choose a medico di base once registered

  How to do it

• Collect the permit when the SMS arrives

  How to do it

• Set a calendar reminder 3 months before your permit expires

  Do this on the day you collect the card, while you are holding it.

  How to do it

What to physically carry

For the counters you have not been to yet. Print this page and bring the paper. The office wifi will not save you and your phone will be at 4%.