{"about":"Student visa facts for Italy, as read on official pages. Each statement names its source and the day it was checked. Information, not legal advice; the visa authority decides.","publisher":"ForiForeign","page":"https://foriforeign.com/study-in/it/student-visa","destination":{"code":"IT","name":"Italy"},"visa":"National visa (type D) for study - university enrolment, then permesso di soggiorno","authority":"Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Italian missions), Ministry of University and Research (Universitaly), Ministry of the Interior / Polizia di Stato","official_portal":"https://vistoperitalia.esteri.it/home/en","last_checked":"2026-10-14","facts":[{"key":"documents","label":"Documents the official page lists","text":"For a study visa and the residence permit for study the EU Immigration Portal page for Italy asks you to show these four things. Each Italian mission publishes its own detailed checklist for the national study visa (D): read the one of the mission you apply at.","source_url":"https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/migration-and-asylum/eu-immigration-portal/student-italy_en","checked_at":"2026-10-14","list":["Admission to an educational institution in Italy","Health insurance","Housing (where you will live)","Sufficient financial resources, including the cost of the return to your country"]},{"key":"funds","label":"Money you must show","text":"You must show sufficient financial resources, including the cost of the return to your country of origin. The EU Immigration Portal page for Italy states no amount: the Italian mission you apply at publishes the figure for the academic year.","source_url":"https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/migration-and-asylum/eu-immigration-portal/student-italy_en","checked_at":"2026-10-14"},{"key":"language","label":"Language","text":"At least B2 for Italian- or English-taught courses; B1 for Foundation Courses.","source_url":"https://consbuenosaires.esteri.it/it/servizi-consolari-e-visti/servizi-per-il-cittadino-straniero/visti/studenti-internazionali-nuove-indicazioni-su-visto-e-immatricolazione-per-gli-anni-accademici-2026-2027-e-2027-2028/","checked_at":"2026-09-15"},{"key":"processing_time","label":"How long the decision takes","text":"From 15 to 90 days (Tel Aviv mission); visa application deadline for degree courses 30 November 2026.","source_url":"https://ambtelaviv.esteri.it/en/servizi-consolari-e-visti/servizi-per-il-cittadino-straniero/visti/visti-studio-procedura-per-limmatricolazione-e-visti-anno-accademico-2025-2026/","checked_at":"2026-09-15"},{"key":"work_rights","label":"Working while you study","text":"Study permit allows work up to 20 hours per week, with an annual cap of 1,040 hours.","source_url":"https://integrazionemigranti.gov.it/it-it/Ricerca-news/Dettaglio-news/id/3085/-possibile-lavorare-con-un-permesso-per-motivi-di-studio-E-svolgere-un-tirocinio","checked_at":"2026-09-15"},{"key":"on_arrival","label":"After you arrive","text":"First-time arrivals must apply for a residence permit within 8 days; a EUR 14.62 electronic revenue stamp applies.","source_url":"https://www.poliziadistato.it/articolo/residence-permit","checked_at":"2026-09-15"}],"fees":[],"how_to_apply":[{"key":"how_application","label":"How the application is lodged","text":"Applicants in Pakistan book an appointment and submit the national study visa application in person at the BLS-Intiana centre for their consular area.","source_url":"https://ambislamabad.esteri.it/en/servizi-consolari-e-visti/servizi-per-il-cittadino-straniero/visti/dove-chiedere-un-visto/","checked_at":"2026-10-06","form_name":"National visa application form"},{"key":"how_payment","label":"How the fee is paid","text":"In Pakistan the consular visa fee can be paid at the BLS centre where the application is submitted.","source_url":"https://ambislamabad.esteri.it/en/servizi-consolari-e-visti/servizi-per-il-cittadino-straniero/visti/quanto-costa-un-visto-e-come-pagare/","checked_at":"2026-10-06"},{"key":"how_interview","label":"Interview","text":"The Embassy or Consulate may call the applicant for a personal interview; the notice comes by letter through the visa centre.","source_url":"https://www.intianaitalyvisa.com/page/faqs","checked_at":"2026-10-06"},{"key":"how_tracking","label":"Following your application","text":"After submission the centre gives a fee receipt, and you track the application on the centre's tracking page using that receipt.","source_url":"https://www.intianaitalyvisa.com/page/faqs","checked_at":"2026-10-06","tracking_url":"https://www.intianaitalyvisa.com/page/track_application"},{"key":"how_processing_time","label":"Processing time, as the application page states it","text":"No fixed time is published for Pakistan; national visa processing time is at the discretion of the Embassy in Islamabad and the Consulate General in Karachi.","source_url":"https://www.intianaitalyvisa.com/page/faqs","checked_at":"2026-10-06"},{"key":"how_decision_and_passport","label":"The decision and your passport","text":"After the Embassy decides, the passport comes back to the visa centre and you collect it with your original receipt and CNIC, or use the centre's courier option.","source_url":"https://www.intianaitalyvisa.com/page/faqs","checked_at":"2026-10-06"},{"key":"how_additional_documents","label":"If more documents are asked for","text":"If the Embassy wants more documents, a letter addressed to you is left at the visa centre and you collect it and respond as instructed.","source_url":"https://www.intianaitalyvisa.com/page/faqs","checked_at":"2026-10-06"}],"steps":[],"not_stated_on_the_official_pages":["the application fee","health insurance","fingerprints and photo","a police certificate","a medical examination"],"applicant_country_pages":[{"country":"PK","name":"Pakistan","page":"https://foriforeign.com/study-in/it/student-visa/from/pakistan"}]}