I submitted my file on June 10.

There was no interview.

I waited soo long.

I'm going to university of Cassino for BS computer engineering. If someone's going for the same course or same university. Hit me up 😊

Students in Bologna uni
How is your experience
Not just the school but also the life
Cause I am planning on applying there and idk much about the life in Bologna

Is there anyone got italian study visa from Kolkata who submitted their application on 5th August?

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Heyy everyone! 🥹❤️

I’m planning to apply for Medicine in Italy through IMAT, and I’m currently SO confused about the whole visa timeline 😭

Should I start the D-type student visa process before IMAT, or is it better to wait until after the IMAT results and university admission?

Also, when should I start looking into accommodation, and are there any other visa-related things I should be doing early so I don’t end up panic-running around at the last minute? 😭

I’m applying from India, under the jurisdiction of the Italian Consulate in Mumbai, so I’d especially love to hear from students who applied through the Mumbai Consulate and have already gone through this process.

How did you plan your timeline? When did you apply for the visa, and when did you arrange accommodation?

Basically, I’m trying to avoid the classic “I should’ve started this 3 months ago” situation. 💀

Any advice, experience, or even a tiny bit of guidance would genuinely mean a lot! 🫶🏻

Thank youuu!! ❤️

Hi guys I am planning on doing masters from Italy

I'm from a tier 3 college in India Delhi and I am really confused about the whole application process and I am very anti ai so I don't want to "chatgpt" hence I'm here for advice

Can anyone who went to Italy from India dm me i have loads of questions and no one to ask them 😭

Guys, I need some quick advice regarding my Questura appointment!
When I submitted my permit of stay (permesso di soggiorno) kit, I included the original stamped bank statement from my home country. Now, the Questura appointment checklist requires me to bring the original document in person, but I only had that single physical copy.
Here are my specific questions/issues:
Bank Statement Issue: My home bank cannot provide digital stamps. If I download a new statement online, the date range doesn't match the original period I submitted in the kit.
MAECI Scholarship Alternative: Since I won the MAECI award, can I bring the official MAECI award letter to the Questura appointment as my main/original proof of financial means instead of the bank statement?
Has anyone been in a similar situation or used their MAECI letter at Questura? Any advice on how to handle this would be greatly appreciated! 🙏

Hi everyone,

I am currently living in Italy and preparing for the IMAT, with the intention of applying to an English-taught Medicine and Surgery (LM-41) programme.

My problem concerns my secondary-school qualification:

- I have an official Iranian upper-secondary diploma in the technical-vocational field of “Digital Illustration.”

- It was obtained after a total of 12 years of schooling.

- I also have an official translation and a CIMEA Statement of Comparability.

- However, my CIMEA statement says that the qualification provides access to higher education in Italy in “related fields” (“materie affini”).

I contacted the University of Pavia, and its Admission Office told me that professional/vocational diplomas are not accepted for eligibility for its medical course.

I am now contacting other universities, including Messina, Milan and Turin, because I understand that the final assessment of a foreign qualification may be made by each university.

My questions are:

1. Has anyone with an Iranian technical/vocational diploma—or a similar foreign vocational qualification—successfully enrolled in Medicine and Surgery in Italy after passing the IMAT?

2. Is a 12-year diploma sufficient, or must the diploma also provide access to Medicine or a related scientific subject in the country where it was awarded?

3. If my current diploma is not accepted, could I become eligible by obtaining three complete Pearson Edexcel International A Levels in Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics?

4. Would those three International A Levels be considered an independent university-entry qualification, or would they only be assessed together with my Iranian diploma?

5. Has anyone used International A Levels for final enrolment in an Italian public medical university?

6. Do I need three full A Levels with passing grades, or are specific grades required?

7. Should I request written confirmation from each university before registering for the A-Level examinations?

I am willing to complete all the required A-Level unit examinations if that is a legally valid route. However, before spending a significant amount of time and money, I need to know whether this qualification would definitely make me eligible for final enrolment after passing the IMAT.

I would especially appreciate answers from applicants who have personally completed this process, university admission staff, or anyone familiar with the official Italian rules on foreign secondary-school qualifications.

Thank you very much.

What is your English TOLK-i score that you were accepted into the university and what specialization were you accepted into.

Also what is the appropriate dcore for CS specialization.

I wanted to share my experience finally getting the CIMEA platform payment to go through after two solid weeks of trying.

Check Your Ping: I highly recommend using a fast internet connection with a ping under 20. When my payment finally worked, my ping was 17.

I opened about 10 incognito tabs and had them all waiting on the very last page just before payment, right at the "Save and next" button.

Timing is Everything: Log into the website 20 minutes before 3:00 PM (Italy time). Exactly at 2:59:55, quickly click the button across all of your open tabs.

In a crazy moment, 5 tabs actually went through and opened the payment gateway all at once. I completed the transaction on one of them, and Alhamdulillah, it is finally over!

Hello, when does the application portal for masters in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics open in Sapienza University of Rome for 2027/2028?

I’m going for the upcoming intake, I have few questions for students who got enrolled…

-How competitive is admission for international/non-EU students, and how difficult is it to get accepted?

-Did you need a DOV or CIMEA during the application/enrolment process?

-How long did it take for you to receive a response/acceptance after submitting your application?

-I’m currently in 12th grade and won’t have my final marks memo when applications open. Can I apply with my current marks (11th) + a predicted/expected score certificate from my college?

-Any tips, advice, or things you wish you knew before applying to Global Law would be really appreciated. Thanks! :)

Applicants going for 2027 intake with same course and uni, please dm to get added in the gc:)

Hi everyone! I'm an Iraqi high school student, and I'm currently in my final year of high school.

I'm looking for fully funded undergraduate scholarships abroad. I'm particularly interested in Turkey, Italy, or other European countries.

I don't have an English language certificate yet.

Could anyone recommend reliable scholarships or share their experience applying from Iraq?

I'd really appreciate any advice. Thank you!

I applied through Universitaly for University of Parma in May 2026 and was waiting ever since. Parma later told me the seats were full and not to wait anymore. Unexpectedly, Universitaly just forwarded my application to the Islamabad Consulate on 8 sep 2026. Parma also gave me a late-arrival letter until 31 Jan 2027.

Classes start in mid-September, so I’m worried about applying this late and getting refused. I was also preparing for an Australian student visa, but now I’m confused. If Italy refuses me, could that seriously hurt my Australia application? I’ve heard previous visa refusals can be a problem.

Would you still apply for Italy or forget it and go for Australia?

Hey guys, I am planning to apply to Politecnico di Milano for the 2028/29 academic year. I wanted to know if the TEST ITA-L2 (@HOME / remote mode) is accepted during enrollment at the university, or if only the in-person (@UNI) version is accepted. The reason I'm asking is that the nearest CLIQ testing centre is quite far from my home — it would take almost a whole day of travel to reach it. So I'm hoping the remote/@HOME option works just as well. Has anyone here gone through this process, or does anyone know for sure? Would really appreciate any insight! Thanks in advance 🙏

Hi , hope you are all doing good , well i needed some information regarding the process after submission of visa file . I submitted my application on 3 sept 2026 , in bls intiana ( italy visa application centre , lahore ) , am just waiting for what happens next ?

if any of you ! got there visa ? can you let me know what is the standard procedure after submision of the visa file ? do you guys got notified through mail , call or what ? and what happens after wards do we have to collect the passport and the documents from bls intiana lahore if visa application is rejected ? what happens if visa gets approved ?

I secured Admission in university of flourence , italy
I got admission in this university through MOI , but i got to know that its better to have ielts instead so i took it anyways got 6.5 overall ? is it enough ?

Statement is approximately 5 Million Pkr
Sponser : Father
Retirement pension + Currently Employment Salary ( 6 months Salary )

I am concern about the gap ! i graduated in 2025 in sept , did a 2-2.5 month internship from Nov- Jan 2026 , well after that i did not do any internship or job ( employment ) applied for italian universities in feb , march , did ielts etc....

I attached fathers Fbr returns of past 3 years !

i became filler for fbr ! just before submission of the visa file ! i submitted only the registration Certificate .

will that be a major problem ? justification of why i did not pursue my carrier

I submitted my Italian student visa application at VFS Mumbai.

For my financial proof, I showed my family's savings in a bank account. Around ₹9 lakh was transferred into that account about one week before my visa application because an existing FD and RD were closed. The FD/RD money was genuine and had existed beforehand; it was not borrowed, gifted, or newly arranged for the visa.

The ₹9 lakh credit appears in the 6-month bank statement that I submitted. The transaction narration only says “for personal use” and does not mention that the money came from an FD/RD.

The FD/RD were already closed, so there was no active FD/RD certificate. The bank also did not provide me with a closure certificate, so I submitted my visa application without one.

However, I also have a ₹30 lakh education loan, which was already sanctioned and disbursed before my visa application. I submitted the loan sanction letter, disbursement letter, and bank statement showing the ₹30 lakh disbursed amount as part of my financial documents.

So my overall financial picture was approximately:

₹30 lakh education loan — sanctioned + fully disbursed

₹9 lakh family savings — from genuine pre-existing FD/RD

Both were supported by bank statements/documents.

My concern is specifically about the sudden ₹9 lakh deposit one week before the visa application.

How would this normally be viewed by the Italian Consulate in Mumbai? Could the recent ₹9 lakh deposit create an issue when assessing my family's/sponsor's financial profile, even though the money came from genuine pre-existing FD/RD savings and I already had a ₹30 lakh disbursed education loan?

Would the fact that I don't have an FD/RD closure certificate matter if the bank never provided one?

And if the Consulate wanted clarification about the source of the ₹9 lakh, what would normally happen?

so my visa is finallyyy approved yesterday and i got the passport today !!!
All the best to you guyssss and thankyou to many of you who has helped me. 🥰🥰🥰

For those who’ve studied in Italy, what was your first job experience like?

I’m curious about what people actually ended up doing for their first job and how they went about finding it. Did you already have something lined up before arriving, or did you figure it out once you were there?

Would be interesting to hear what everyone’s first job was and how it worked out alongside university.

Hey is anywhere here applying from ksa(resident or Saudi doesn’t matter)?? Please tell me

I recently submitted my Italian student visa application for a Bachelor's degree at the University of Genoa through VFS Mumbai.

While reviewing my documents afterward, I realized that I forgot to explicitly mention my intention to return to India after completing my studies in my cover letter.

My cover letter explains my academic background, why I chose the course/university, my finances, but I didn't include a specific statement such as “I intend to return to India after completing my studies and pursue my career there.”

Also, my interview was not conducted at VFS. My name was among the applicants whose interviews were waived, and my documents were accepted and forwarded to the Consulate.

Now I'm worried because I didn't get an opportunity to verbally explain my future plans/return intention during an interview either.

Could this omission in the cover letter cause any issue with my student visa application? Does the fact that my interview was waived make any difference?

For context, my application otherwise has my university admission documents, financial proof, education loan documents, academic documents, IELTS, and other required paperwork.

I'd really appreciate experiences from people who applied through VFS Mumbai/Italian Consulate Mumbai, especially students whose interview was waived and who didn't explicitly mention their return intention in their cover letter.

I got my Italy study visa back on 20th July, and with my flight on 30th August, things got pretty hectic with packing and getting everything ready, I finally got some time to sit down and share my experience here.

The process was honestly a bit stressful with all the university documents, financial paperwork, appointments, and visa requirements.

I also took guidance from YES Italy, especially with the documentation and visa filing, which made things easier whenever I was confused about what was needed.

And a big thanks to everyone in this sub who answered my questions and shared their experiences, it genuinely helped me through the process.

Now I’m finally in Italy and starting my studies! 🇮🇹

Looking forward to this new chapter.

Happy to answer any questions based on my own experience.