Independently from the Exchange Programme your mobility period is part (ERASMUS+, Overworld or any other), non-EU citizens and nationals may need a visa to enter Italy and, once in Italy, they must apply for a residence permit for their stay in Parma as exchange students. To find out if you need a Visa, you are invited to enter this link and take the survey to obtain a quick answer on what you need to enter Italy.
Visa exceptions are possible in the following cases:
- Non-EU citizens already in possession of a long-term residence permit for the Schengen Area issued by an EU Country. Please contact the Italian Consulate or Embassy at your country of residence. In this case, you will be required to make the presence declaration.
- Non-EU citizens exempt from Visa obligations and whose stay in Italy is shorter than 90 days.
In case of doubts, it is strongly advised to first check with your relevant Italian Embassy/Consulate whether a visa is required to enter Italy. Only if you are still unable to obtain information, you can contact incoming@unipr.it.
In order to know at which Italian Consulate/Embassy you will have to apply for your Visa, check http://vistoperitalia.esteri.it/home/en#BMTitolo
In order to start your Visa process, please fill in the spreadsheet available here with all the required data and send it back to incoming@unipr.it jointly with a clear PDF copy of your passport.
Please write in the heading of the e-mail: “Visa letter request”
After receiving your file and passport copy, we will send an official acceptance letter to you (via e-mail) and to the competent Italian Consulate/Embassy indicated by you in the form. Please note that it could take us around 2-3 weeks to complete this procedure.
Upon your arrival in Italy, you will have to apply for the Italian Residence Permit (compulsory for stays that exceed a period of 90 days).
If you are required to apply for a Visa, please remember that you must also submit your pre-application request through the Universitaly portal (Ministry of Higher Education and Ministry of Foreign Affairs joint platform for non-EU nationals).
Any further case or doubt can be cleared off by visiting the Foreign Affairs portal available here.
In case you are required to fill the Universitaly pre-application, please follow the Registration guide to Universitaly for exchange students.
When filling out your pre-application, you will need to provide the following documents:
- Copy of passport
- Learning Agreement
- Proof of student grant or status (emitted by your university)
Once the Universitaly pre-application has been submitted, please inform our offices immediately. We will check your application and approve it if everything is correct. Please note that we can only approve your Universitaly pre-application once your Learning Agreement is signed by all three parties.
After authorising your pre-application, both you and the competent Italian Embassy/Consulate will receive the Academic Eligibility that will confirm that you have been accepted as exchange student. At this point, you can book an appointment with the competent Italian Embassy/Consulate to apply for a visa.
Should the competent Italian Embassy/Consulate ask you for additional documents or information, please contact us via email at incoming@unipr.it.
Once in Parma, non-EU exchange students must apply for a Residence Permit within 8 days from entering the Schengen area.
All the detailed information is available in the Exchange student handbook.