Sorry, please follow the link below:

https://www.unipi.it/index.php/accommodation

What is it

It is a personal alphanumeric code that uniquely identifies the subjects within the Italian State, as far as tax and administrative matters are concerned.

The tax code is one of the required documents to get the Residence Permit (Permesso di Soggiorno), to rent a room and open a bank account. Please note that the temporary tax code issued upon your registration on Alice web portal (the University of Pisa registration web portal) or Universitaly web portal is not considered as valid. 

How to get the Tax Code

You can apply for a tax code only after arriving in Italy.

It is necessary to book an in-person appointment at the following link: Agenzia delle Entrate - Prenotazione appuntamenti – you can choose the most convenient office to reach. The website is in Italian language only: please, follow the detailed instructions on how to book an appointment that you can find at the bottom of this page.

At the appointment, you must present:

Non-EU students with an Italian visa

• Passport with a valid Italian entry visa stamped on it
• Copy of the passport (only the pages with personal data) and the visa
• AA4/8 form completed following the instructions at the bottom of this page

EU students

• Identity card of your country or passport
• AA4/8 form completed following the instructions at the bottom of this page

Non-EU students with a visa from an EU member state

• Valid residence permit issued by the European country
• Declaration of presence made at the Pisa Police Headquarters (to be requested within 8 days of entering Italy)
• AA4/8 form completed following the instructions at the bottom of this page

It is recommended to have a document that certifies your status at the University of Pisa.

Attention: the only official tax code is the one issued by the Agenzia delle Entrate or by Italian Embassies. The tax code generated by ALICE is not official.

Info and contacts

Revenue Agency - Agenzia delle entrate - Via Matteucci, 34 Galleria G.B. Gerace, 7/15 (Centro Forum) - 56124 Pisa
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You can reach it by bus 1+

Opening hours: by appointment only

The insurance coverage for health services or hospitalization is required to get the VISA and for the residence permit application. You can subscribe to the Italian National Health System (Servizio Sanitario Nazionale - SSN).

According to Italian Law are also accepted:

• consular declaration which demonstrates the right for health care cover due to an Agreement between Italy and the Country of origin;
• foreign insurance policy, whose cover must be valid in Italy, and which should not include limitations or exceptions to the tariffs established for urgent hospital admittance for the length of the cover;
• insurance policy with Authorities or national companies accompanied by a declaration from the insuring entity that specifies the absence of limitations or exceptions to the tariffs established for urgent hospital admittance for the length of the cover.

National Health System 

The National Health System (SSN) provides:

• hospitalisation and treatment
• right to choose your General Practicioner - or Family Doctor
• basic and specialist medical care at a discounted price
• ambulance service and other free services provided by the local healthcare authority
• Italian Health Card

The Italian Law recognises the right to health as a fundamental human right. Legal foreign residents are fully entitled to the same treatment and civil rights as Italian citizens, if registered with the National Health Service.

How to register with the SSN

The registration cost for the current year is 700€ and is valid until the 31st of December of each year regardless of the registration date. Itmeansthatifyouregister in October, the service willexpire on December 31 of the sameyear. The registration fee must be payed with F24 form.

• 1st step: fill out the F24 form

Fill it out with your personal data (tax code, surname, name, Country of birth, date of birth, address in Italy and gender).

• CODICE TRIBUTO (type of payment): 8846
• CODICE REGIONE (Region number). 17
• ANNO DI RIFERIMENTO (reference year): 2024

Please, find the guide on how to fill out the Modello F24 at the bottom of this webpage.

• 2nd step: pay the F24 payment form

  at any bank, post office or at the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate).

• 3rd step: choose your general practitioner (family doctor)

Here you can find the list of doctors available in Pisa. Just select "Medici di medicina generale" and in the section "Comuni", choose Pisa. Fill out Modello 1 and Modello 6: you can download them at the bottom of this webpage.

• Last step: send an e-mail to Questo indirizzo email è protetto dagli spambots. È necessario abilitare JavaScript per vederlo. to complete the registration and to get the Health Card (Tessera Sanitaria).

The subject of the e-mail should be: “Your name and surname + Richiesta medico di base studente internazionale Unipi” attaching the following documents:

• Passport
• Visa
• Receipt of the payment of Modello F24 (year 2024)
• Italian tax code
• Receipts of the residence permit application 
• “Modello 1” and “Modello 6” filled out and signed. 

Please note: the registration to the Italian National Health Service ensures that foreigners receive an equal treatment and full equality regarding rights and duties compared to Italian citizens with regard to health care provided in Italy. Should you be in a situation in which you need health assistance or/and emergency care either provided by public or private health staff (contracted by the SSN) and you do not have the Italian health card (or its provisional replacement certificate), you will need to pay for all the medical expenses.

Guardia Medica

Your general practicioner has work hours. This means that you cannot see him/her everytime you want to but only during their working hours. What happens when you are not feeling well and your doctor is not available? For example, when one feels sick during the night or on weekends? At this point, you should call or visit the Guardia Medica. It is a doctor that substitutes your general practicioner when he/she is not working - during the night, on weekends and on national holidays. The Guardia Medica should be called for a medication or prescription that is urgent, but not serious enough to go to the emergency department (pronto soccorso). The Guardia Medica is free of charge for those who are registered with the Servizio Sanitario Nazionale (SSN).

When you need the Guardia Medica, you just call the phone number or go directly to their office. The Guardia Medica will see you at home if you are not well and cannot move.

Working hours

Monday to Friday: from 8 pm to 8am

National holidays, Saturday and Sunday: from 10am until 8 am of the following business day.

Where

The Guardia Medica is located in via Garibaldi, 198 Pisa, tel. 050 959866 - Web page

Private Health Insurance

As an alternative to registering with the SSN, you can apply/renew your Residence Permit with a private health insurance valid in Italy.

The insurance can be issued by foreign or Italian companies and it must:

• cover you without limitations or exceptions;
• Be registered to you;
• Be valid in Italy for the duration of the study program or mobility.

Please, note that private health policies:

• Do not allow the choice of a general practitioner or the registration with the Italian National Health Service (SSN);
• Usually require the student to pay the expenses in advance and then ask for reimbursement from the insurance company. 

We highly reccommend you to carefully check the conditions and terms before purchasing the policy. Remember that the health costs to be advanced could be very high, for example in the case of hospitalization. In the event of a claim, you should contact the insurance company as soon as possible. Please, note that failure to comply with one of the obligations may result in total or partial loss of insurance compensation.

You can purchase a health insurance from different private companies: compare multiple options to figure out which one is best suited to your needs. Here you can find an example of private insurance that have been recognized by the Police station to apply/renew the Residence Permit:

• WAI - Welcome Association Italy  https://www.waitaly.net/en/

For more information, please read carefully the conditions of the Insurance Policy available here: https://www.waitaly.net/en/pacchetti-welcome/cittadino-extra-ue-richiedente-permesso-di-soggiorno/#copertura.

Emergency number: 112

Call the single European emergency number if you require urgent assistance from:

• the police
• the fire brigade
• medical services

The 112 operator will forward the call to the relevant service depending on the type of emergency.

Calls to the single European emergency number, 112, are free of charge from landlines and mobile networks, even if the phone does not have a SIM card, is blocked or is out of credit.

Emergency Department (Pronto Soccorso) in Pisa

Hospital in Pisa: Ospedale di Cisanello

Address: Via Paradisa, 2 (Pronto Soccorso/Emergency room: Building 31)

Information provided by:

International Promotion Unit
Piazza Torricelli, 4 - 56126 Pisa

Non-EU citizens residing abroad and wishing to carry out research projects in Italy for a period longer than 90 days need an Italian government authorization called the “research nulla osta”, which is the first step before applying for the research visa.

The administrative procedure for getting the research nulla osta can only be started by an Italian Research Center (e.g. a University or a similar Research Center) that has a previous agreement with the Italian Ministry of Education and Research (MIUR).

A foreign researcher or a private citizen cannot start the application by himself.

At the University of Pisa, for the first step, a non-EU researcher has to apply to the Visiting Fellow Programme and contact the International Coordinator of the Department he/she wishes to visit and carry out his/her research.

Regarding the nulla osta procedure, the steps are the following:

1. Firstly, a "Hosting Agreement" (Convenzione d'Accoglienza) has to be signed between the foreign researcher and the Department at the University of Pisa, which will be hosting you. Therefore the Department will forward you the "Hosting Agreement", which you will have to sign (two copies) and send back to your host Department in Pisa.
2. After receiving back the Hosting Agreement signed by you, the Department at the University of Pisa will formally apply for the Italian Governmental authorization called the "research nulla osta", which is the official document that will allow you to apply for the research visa. In order to proceed, you will have to show that you have already booked accommodation here in Pisa (at least one month booking is necessary).
3. If the nulla osta application is accepted, the governmental office called Prefettura (Ufficio Unico) will release the research nulla osta to your host Department staff that, on their turn, will forward the nulla osta to you as well. In the meantime, the Prefettura will inform the Italian Embassy or Consulate in the Country where you reside too, for the next issuing of your research visa.
4. At this point, after receiving the nulla osta by your Department staff, you are allowed to apply for the research visa (our Embassy will already know your name and details of the nulla osta).
5. After getting the research visa, upon your arrival in Italy, you must apply for the research residency permit, within the first 8 days upon your arrival.
6. Finally, after applying for the Italian residency permit (at the post office), while waiting for its release, you are allowed to start working.

Please note that at least one month may be necessary for the whole process.

For more information about the Research Visa, the European Euraxess web site may help you.

Information provided by:

International Promotion Unit
Piazza Torricelli, 4 56126 Pisa

According to Italian Law (D. Lgs. 286/98) non E.U. citizens, planning to stay in Italy longer than 3 months must apply for a Residence permit within 8 working days after arrival.

Please note, if you have a Type ‘D’ visa you must apply for the Residence Permit.

First step: Italian Tax Code (Codice Fiscale)

Information on how to get the Tax Code, please follow instructions at this page.

Please note that the tax code issued by your registration at Alice (University of Pisa website) is not official.

Second step: Health Insurance coverage

In order to apply for a Residence Permit, you need an Health Insurance coverage. Please, read the dedicated webpage where you will find detailed informations.

If you do not have an Health Insurance coverage

In this case we suggest you enrol in the Italian National Health Service for the current year, which means that it only lasts until December 31st each year (it doesn’t matter when you apply) and must be renewed each calendar year. However, if you enrol in the Italian National Health Service, you will then receive the same benefits AS AN ITALIAN CITIZEN by getting the Italian health card.

You will also have the right to choose your personal medical Doctor in Pisa.

The registration cost for the current year 2024 is 700€ and is valid until Dec/31st of each year regardless of the registration date. Please keep in mind that the registration needs to be renewed every year. Payment of the registration fee must be made by modello F24 (available in any post office), CODICE TRIBUTO (type of payment): 8846; CODICE REGIONE (Region number) : 17; ANNO DI RIFERIMENTO (reference year): 2024.

Please keep your receipt of payment. It will be useful later for your enrollment at the local Italian Health Center.

If you already have Health Insurance coverage

Please, check its validity in Italy with the Patronato Office (third step).

Third step: appointment at a “Patronato” Office

Take an appointment at one of the Patronato Offices suggested below: you will get assistance.

Suggested Patronato Offices:

• Patronato ACLI, via Francesco da Buti, 20 (near to Piazza Guerrazzi) tel. 050 913120, e-mail: Questo indirizzo email è protetto dagli spambots. È necessario abilitare JavaScript per vederlo.. 
  
• Patronato UIL, via Cisanello, 145 – tel. 050 25000, e-mail: Questo indirizzo email è protetto dagli spambots. È necessario abilitare JavaScript per vederlo.
• Patronato ENAC/CAF UCI, Via Catalani, 37 (a street off via C. Battisti), tel. 050 5205494, no appointment needed from 9 a.m. to 12 (noon) and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
• Patronato INCA, viale Bonaini, 71 - 1st floor - tel 050 515217, e-mail: Questo indirizzo email è protetto dagli spambots. È necessario abilitare JavaScript per vederlo..

Documents requested to apply for the study residence permit:

1. Passport (and the Italian tax code if you aready have it);
2. A copy of your passport (just the pages with your personal data and the one with the Visa stamp);
3. A special stamp (marca da bollo) which costs €16.00 that you can buy at tobacco shop;
4. Type D study visa is enough to start the application for the Residency permit. Then, at the Police appointment, it is necessary to show Pisa University Enrolment certificate to the current academic year that you can find on ALICE portal OR you can request to the Students’ Office (Segreterie Studenti) or the Phd Office (Ufficio Dottorato) if you are a phd student. Instead, if you are an Erasmus/exchange/visiting student, you must have an Acceptance Letter signed by your hosting Department in Pisa, proving that you are involved in a Study Project or Erasmus activity, with the starting and ending date of your stay in Pisa;
5. Health insurance coverage (in case you have a foreign insurance coverage or a specific insurance policy, please check its validity in Italy with the Patronato Office);
6. Declaration that you have a scholarship (if you have one) or bank statement (proof) that you have sufficient financial resources to guarantee your stay in Italy in your bank account (not less than €468,10 for each month);

Please note: some of these documents must be enclosed with the Application Form (kit giallo/yellow kit) at the Post Office.

Fourth step:  Residence Permit application 

Go to one of the Post offices in town (Poste Italiane) and send the Residence Permit form. We suggest you to go to the main Post Office in Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II, near to the central train station.

Please be aware that after sending the Application Form by mail, the Post Office clerk will give you a special Receipt and a fingerprinting appointment at the Questura (Local Police Headquarters) in Via Lalli, 3.

The post office receipt, where you can find your Username and Password, is extremely important and should be kept safe as it is proves that you have applied for a Residence Permit before you actually receive one.

List of expenses when applying for the Residence Permit:

• € 16,00 for the special stamp (marca da bollo);
• € 30,00 for the Post Office in order to mail the Application Form;
• € 70,46 for the application for the Residence Permit (valid for up to 1 year)

You can check the progress of your residency Permit application and any missing document at Portale Immigrazione, by using the password and ID on your post office application receipt (do not consider the dash in the password).

At the Questura you will sign the Integration Agreement too, which is an agreement between the Italian State and a non EU/EEA citizen entering Italy for the first time. The international student is committed to meet his/her civic obligations and invited to participate in a class on Civic education, about life in Italy.

Fifth step: Health Card and family doctor 

If you have paid the 700,00 euro for the enrolment to the Italian public Health System, go to the Health District in via Garibaldi 198, where you will be able to get the health card and choose your personal doctor free of charge.

Details at https://www.unipi.it/index.php/insurance/item/6679-choose-your-own-doctor-in-pisa. 

Please beware that, if you arrived in Italy with a study visa, you enrolled to an Italian University and you wish to do a RINUNCIA AGLI STUDI (renunciation to your studies), in order to enroll again to the same or another Italian university, you cannot use the study Residence permit you already have and you must get a new study visa.

Information provided by: 

International Promotion Unit 
Piazza Torricelli, 4 56126 Pisa

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An entry visa is the authorization which allows you to enter Italy. After arrival, the Residence Permit ('Permesso di Soggiorno') will allow you to stay ('soggiornare').

Please be aware that two factors determine whether you need a visa:

1. Your citizenship
2. How long you intend to stay in Italy

People who do not have an EU-citizenship need an entry visa for Italy.

However, those intending to stay less than 90 days may be exempt if their citizenship is from a country which does not have to request a visa for short-term stays (the list of the countries is available at www.esteri.it/en/servizi-consolari-e-visti/ingressosoggiornoinitalia/visto_ingresso/paesi_esenti_visto/). 
Please note that the 90 days exemption is not admitted in Italy for persons carrying out a paid activity during their stay in Italy or for a stay regarding health reasons. For all details please enquiry to the Italian Embassy/Consulate nearest to you.

If you wish to stay in Italy for a period exceeding 90 days, you are subject to a visa requirement even if you are a citizen of a country exempt from any visa requirement for transit or short stay.

There are several types of visa depending on the purpose of your trip. Visas are released by the Italian Embassy or consulates in your country of residency.

For more information: vistoperitalia.esteri.it/home/en.

Long-term visa for study reason - more than 90 days

If you wish to enrol in a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree programme you firstly have to register and apply on the UNIVERSITALY Portal. Register all requested data and upload the required documents, following instructions at this page.

Also if you wish to enrol in a PhD or one year Master programme you firstly have to register and apply on the UNIVERSITALY Portal. Register all requested data and upload the Admission/Acceptance Letter released by the Phd or Master Office, and all other required documents, as for instructions by the Phd/Master office.

You will receive a notice by the Universitaly web portal when your application will be validated on the web portal; you will find your digitally validated pre-enrolment request (the summary, in pdf format), by accessing with your credentials, at the bottom of your page. Please print your summery as you will need it for your VISA application. Always start these procedures well in advance of your planned visit to Italy and make sure to review the Embassy website for information before you visit the visa office.

Necessary documents to request a study visa

In order to get the study visa, you are mainly required to submit the following documents at our Embassy:

• the summary of the pre-enrolment request on Universitaly web portal
• entry visa application form
• recent passport-size photo
• passport or travel document valid for at least three months after the visa expiration date
• proof that the applicant has adequate accommodation in Italy (confirmation that you have booked or that you already have an accommodation in Italy)
• pre-enrolment in the degree programme to take place in Italy
• insurance coverage for medical treatment and/or hospitalisation (please keep in mind that, after your arrival in Italy, you can do a voluntary enrolment with the Italian National Health Service, only if this is accepted by the Italian Embassy in your country)
• proof of means of support in Italy of not less than € 460,28 for each month of the academic year. This availability can be proven through: proof of personal or family resources or guarantee of financial resources by accredited Italian institutions or agencies, local governments, or foreign institutions or agencies considered trustworthy by the Italian Diplomatic Representation.

The requirements and procedures to issue a visa are indicated in a special provision, published annually by the MIUR, in agreement with MAECI and Ministry of the Interior.

Please note: if you have a Type ‘D’ visa you must apply for the Residence Permit within 8 working days upon arrival in Italy.

For all details about obtening a visa for Italy: vistoperitalia.esteri.it/home/en.

Information provided by:

International Promotion Unit
Piazza Torricelli, 4 56126 Pisa

Students Affairs Office

The Students Affairs Office (Italian webpage) is in charge of the students' academic career and its administrative management. Its staff provides information on and manages the following: enrollment, public examination procedures for Degree programmes with limited access, admission exam to a Degree programme, State examination, change of Degree programme, University fees.

Address: Largo Bruno Pontecorvo 3, inside the complex called "ex Marzotto", behind the Mathematics Department
Phone number: 800-018600 (toll free).
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Students can contact the Students Affairs Office by phone or e-mail.

Phone numbers:

• Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
• Legal, Economic and Social Sciences
• Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences

+39 050 2213409 - 2213411 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 1pm)

• Humanities
• Engineering
• Medicine and Pharmacy 

+39 050 2213412 - 2213420 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 1pm)

E-mail adresses:

Students Affairs Office contacts (Italian page)

Technical support for distance learning 

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DSU Toscana

DSU Toscana (Regional "Right to Study" Programme) provides assistance and services to all students enrolled at the Universities of Florence, Siena and Pisa, managing  the dining halls in particular. DSU also offers places from their own accommodation facilities to students who are way from home and meet certain economic requirements. After application to DSU, these students may receive financial support for their studies and accommodation.

For further information and contact details, please visit the DSU Portal.

Office for PhD students

The Office for PhD students manages procedure and information about the public selection procedure to access a PhD programme: this is the highest level of education established by the Italian educational system regulations. This office is part of the Student Affairs Office - post graduate Degree programmes and student services.

All information is available on the PhD Courses Portal (in English).

Specialisation Schools Office

Specialisation Schools Office provides information on and manages the public selection procedure (concorsi) to access Specialisation Schools. This office is part of the Office of Students Affairs - postgraduate Degree programmes.

Telephone service (only external users): 3663433193

External users only can call the telephone service during the time slots below:

Mondays: 9:00am-11:00am
Wednesday: 11:00 am- 1:00pm. Only by appointment also 3:30pm - 5:30pm. To make an appointment, external users may use the virtual desk (Sportello virtuale)
Thursday: only by appointment 11:30am - 1:30pm. To make an appointment, external users may use the virtual desk (Sportello virtuale)
Fridays: 9:00am-11:00am.

To make an appointment with the telephone service, external users must use the planner available at the virtual desk, indicating their telephone number in the "reason" field in order to be called back. 

To get in touch with the Specialisation Schools Office, Unipi students must use the virtual desk (Sportello virtuale).

For further information, please visit this page (in Italian only).

International Office

The International Office provides information on and manages procedures related to the mobility, exchange and cooperation programmes for students, teachers, researchers and administrative staff of the University of Pisa. Furthermore, the office manages the welcome services for international students and the process of revision and recognition of degree obtained abroad. The office is in Lungarno Pacinotti, 44 (International Mobility Unit) and in Piazza Torricelli 4 (International Promotion Unit; International Cooperation Unit; International Programmes for Cooperation, Education and Mobility Unit).

All relevant information and contact details are available at this page.

Linguistic Center - CLI

The Linguistic Center (CLI) is the structure that promotes, organizes and manages foreign language courses for students and University staff as well as Italian language courses and tests for Erasmus students and for international students who want to enrol at the University of Pisa. Furthermore, CLI is an advanced center for language education and acquisition techniques.

The Linguistic Center (CLI) has its headquarters in via Santa Maria, 36 - ground floor.

For more information, please visit the following webpages: Linguistic Center (CLI) - Homepage and Linguistic Center (CLI) - Contact details  

Internship Office 

The Internship Office provides information on and manages degree-related internships (for students enrolled in 1st, 2nd and 3rd level Degree programmes) and post-degree internships (for newly graduated students within the first twelve months after graduation). This office is part of the Student Affairs Office-graduate sector.

For further information, please visit this page (in Italian only).

Career Service

The Career Service provides assistance to students and newly graduated alumni, giving them information and useful contacts for their job search. It also helps companies interested in hiring highly qualified staff and University employees working as mediators between companies and students. It also provides counseling service in this specific field.

All contact details can be found at this page.

Research Office

The Research Office assists researchers who participate in national and international projects. It also upports the financial, management and administrative planning of project proposals. The office provides also patent and spin-off information, counseling, support and mediation for researchers and companies based in the area. Topics connected to ethical regulations and the protection of animals used in research are also part of this office expertise.

The headquarters of rhe office is at Lungarno Pacinotti, 44. All contact details can be found on this page.

USID

USID - Service Office for the Inclusion of special needs Students works to remove any obstacle that special needs students may can meet in the course of their university life. Some of the services offered are: educational and specialized tutoring; classroom and schedule planning to facilitate access to the classrooms and to other university facilities; Escort service and transportation for students with mobility problems; technological assistance/aids to using computers and other IT tools to support different types of special needs; monitoring of architectural barriers for the immediate removal of obstacles.

Address: Largo Bruno Pontecorvo 3
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For more information, please visit the following webpage: USID - Ufficio Servizi per l'Inclusione di Studenti con Disabilità.

Dyslexia and Specific Learning Disorders desk

Dyslexia and Specific Learning Disorders desk offers mediation, tutoring services and counseling sessions to students who suffer from dyslexia and other learning disorders. These students can also request a diagnosis and a detailed updated certification.

Address: Largo Bruno Pontecorvo 3.
Phone number: +39 0502213434
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For more information, please visit the following page: Sportello Dislessia e DSA.

Inclinados hacia América Latina is a project that has been created to promote the University of Pisa (UNIPI) within Latin America and welcome Latin American students who are interested in the University's second level cycle degree programmes.

Besides promoting institutional dialogue and creating partnerships with other universities and research institutions in Latin America, the project offers Latin American students the possibility to obtain a scholarship in order to attend a Master's degree programme at UNIPI.

The scholarship includes:

• Exemption from tuition fees for the duration of the two-year study period
• Free access to the University dining hall (for lunch only, Monday through Friday).

Enrolment procedure

Before departure Latin American students who wish to apply to the Inclinados hacia América Latina project must fill in the pre-enrollment form on Universitaly portal. Please follow the procedure described al the dedicated webpage.  At the same time, students are expected to choose the Master's degree programme they are interested in. Please see the list of Master's degree programmes available at UNIPI.

Arrival in Italy

Latin American students who do not have an EU citizenship must request a Residency permit within 8 working days upon their arrival into Italy.

Enrolment at the University

In order to enrol in the degree programmes that have limited access (Admission exam to access a Master's degree programme), all students must pass an admission exam. In this case, enrolment can only take place after the exam has been passed. In all other cases, those students who have been included in the project Inclinados hacia América Latina may enrol into the programme by following the instructions described at the webpage Matricolandosi.

Necessary documents in order to enrol

• Original certificate with exams taken in order to achieve the foreign qualification together with an official translation into Italian;
• content description of the above mentioned exams written on the foreign University's official letterhead stationary – or, validated with the University stamp - and with its respective official translation into Italian.

Knowledge of the Italian language

If students of the Inclinados hacia América Latina project already have a B1 level Italian language certificate, obtained in their own country, they may attend and pass a B2 level once in Pisa. We have agreements with the Italian Cultural Institutes (ICI) in Latin America so students may take the B1 level exam.

Currently, it is possible to do so at the IIC of Cordoba and Buenos Aires (Argentina); the IIC of Montevideo (Uruguay) and the IIC of Santiago (Chile).

Those interested in studying a Master's degree programme in English do not have to have a certificate of the Italian language.

Information and Contacts

Directorate of Research and Internationalization
International Promotion Unit
Lungarno Pacinotti, 44 I-56126 Pisa
Dott. Belkis Hernández
Tel. +39 050 2212279
Chat with Belkis
Facebook: Latinoamericanos en Pisa

Useful links

• Overseas' Italian diplomatic authorities
• Italian Cultural Institutes
• Studying in Italy
• Estudiar en Italia

The Marco Polo programme is an agreement between the Italian and the Chinese Government to facilitate young Chinese students to study at the Italian universities.

Chinese students applying for the Marco Polo programme are required to follow the pre-enrollment application for Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree or single cycle Degree Programme among the University degree programmes with quotas of reserved places according to terms and schedules detailed on http://www.studiare-in-italia.it/studentistranieri/ section "Progetto Marco Polo 2023/2024".

After the pre-enrollment, if an Italian Language course is required for these Chinese students, it is recommended that the Italian language course duration is not less than 10 months and foresees preferably 80 to 100 monthly hours to guarantee a consistent and continuous exposure to the Italian Language to obtain a B1 starting level with the aim of a progressive language skills improvement in the following years.

Applicants are required to specify in the pre-enrollment application on the Universitaly platform (link a Universitaly) both the selected University for enrollment and the University/School to attend the Italian Language course, with the option of 10 or 11 months.

The University of Pisa, as part of the Marco Polo-Turandot Programme, organizes a 10-month Italian language and culture course for a total of 1000 hours. For more information please contact Questo indirizzo email è protetto dagli spambots. È necessario abilitare JavaScript per vederlo. and Questo indirizzo email è protetto dagli spambots. È necessario abilitare JavaScript per vederlo.. 

Students interested in choosing the University of Pisa for the attendance of the Italian language course as well as location for the registration of the course of study, must apply for pre-enrolment by 26 August 2022, as if they choose any other 10-month Italian course attendance location.
For those Universities choosing to activate experimental Italian Language Course of a 11 months period, the deadline for pre-enrollment of Chinese students is on 29 July 2022.

Please note:

In addition to the documents normally required to international students at the enrollment to the selected University “Marco Polo” students should also submit the an Italian Language certificate (minimum level B1) obtained in Italy.

In case applicants are interested in a Master's degree programme, they must also submit:

1. The “Transcript of records” containing all exams passed to obtain the foreign academic Bachelor’s degree programme in their home University (translated into Italian language)
2. The “Syllabus” containing each passed exams detailed programme in the aforementioned certificate (see par.1) (on home University official letterhead or validated by the University stamp, translated into Italian language).

Info and contacts

Ufficio per le Relazioni Internazionali
Unità Promozione Internazionale
Piazza Torricelli, 4 56126 Pisa
Laura Gornati
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Students can apply for the scholarship provided by the Agenzia Regionale Diritto allo Studio Universitario – DSU is the agency for the University Study Right of the Tuscany Regional Council (Regione Toscana).

A DSU grant includes

• free accommodation
• free meals at the University dining halls
• contribution to cover extra expenses (sporting activities, books, etc.)
• exemption from University tuition fees.

Who can apply

Students planning to enroll or already enrolled in a Degree program at the University of Pisa, if they do not already have a qualification of the same level of education.

Application and required documents

Online application only, via Sportello Studente, by the call’s deadline (usually published every year in July). The application can be submitted even if the student is not enrolled yet. The grant is valid for only one academic year. Therefore, students have to repeat the application each academic year.

Foreign students (with income abroad) who wish to access the services offered by the DSU (Scholarship, Services Scholarship, Grant for Disabled Students, Extraordinary Contribution, Subsidised Canteen Prices, etc.) are requested to apply online, print the receipt available in their personal area and send it following the instructions provided by the admission call, attaching a document certifying the family economic status together with a copy of a valid identity document. For further info in English, once you open this webpage, please click on Announcement scholarship.

- EU students
Students from EU countries have to fill in a specific declaration, which can be downloaded at the end of the online application procedure.

- Non-EU students from developing countries
Students coming from Non-EU developing countries have to certify that they do not belong to a high income and high-status family. This certificate must be released by one of the following institutions:

• Italian diplomatic representatives in the home country;
• Diplomatic representative body (Embassy or Consulate) of the country of origin in Italy.

Please remember that the certificate has to be legalised by the Italian Prefettura.

- Other Non-EU students
Students are required to submit all documents, translated into Italian language and legalized by the competent Italian diplomatic representatives of the home country, or according to the international provisions on legalization related to:

• family status;
• income;
• real estate;
• movable assets.

Further information is available here.

Application submission

The call for application is published every mid-July on the DSU Toscana website. 

For the first year of application, the ranking only considers the annual family income. For subsequent years, the list also takes into account academic merit.

Result and final ranking

The DSU draws up a single ranking list including both foreign and Italian students. Provisional ranking lists are usually confirmed every year by the end of September. Final rankings are usually approved every year by the end of November. The results of grants allocation will be published at www.dsu.toscana.it and will be available on the students' personal area. No personal written communication shall be provided to applicants concerning results.

Information provided by:

International Relations Office 
International Promotion Unit
Piazza Torricelli, 4 - 56126 Pisa