In short: To study in Italy as an international student you apply for: National visa (type D) for study - university enrolment, then permesso di soggiorno. Applicants in Pakistan book an appointment and submit the national study visa application in person at the BLS-Intiana centre for their consular area. From 15 to 90 days (Tel Aviv mission); visa application deadline for degree courses 30 November 2026. Every line on this page was read on an official page, which is linked beside it; the facts were last checked on 14 October 2026.
| Visa or permit | National visa (type D) for study - university enrolment, then permesso di soggiorno |
|---|---|
| Application fee | Not stated on the official pages we read |
| Money to show | You must show sufficient financial resources, including the cost of the return to your country of origin. (home-affairs.ec.europa.eu) |
| Processing time | From 15 to 90 days (Tel Aviv mission); visa application deadline for degree courses 30 November 2026. (ambtelaviv.esteri.it) |
| Where you apply | Applicants in Pakistan book an appointment and submit the national study visa application in person at the BLS-Intiana centre for their consular area. (ambislamabad.esteri.it) |
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Authority: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Italian missions), Ministry of University and Research (Universitaly), Ministry of the Interior / Polizia di Stato. Official portal: Visa for Italy.
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: home-affairs.ec.europa.eu · checked on
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: home-affairs.ec.europa.eu · checked on
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: ambislamabad.esteri.it · checked on
In Pakistan the consular visa fee can be paid at the BLS centre where the application is submitted.
Source: ambislamabad.esteri.it · checked on
The Embassy or Consulate may call the applicant for a personal interview; the notice comes by letter through the visa centre.
Source: intianaitalyvisa.com · checked on
After submission the centre gives a fee receipt, and you track the application on the centre's tracking page using that receipt.
Official tracking page: intianaitalyvisa.com
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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: intianaitalyvisa.com · checked on
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.
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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: intianaitalyvisa.com · checked on
From 15 to 90 days (Tel Aviv mission); visa application deadline for degree courses 30 November 2026.
Source: ambtelaviv.esteri.it · checked on
At least B2 for Italian- or English-taught courses; B1 for Foundation Courses.
Source: consbuenosaires.esteri.it · checked on
Study permit allows work up to 20 hours per week, with an annual cap of 1,040 hours.
Source: integrazionemigranti.gov.it · checked on
First-time arrivals must apply for a residence permit within 8 days; a EUR 14.62 electronic revenue stamp applies.
Source: poliziadistato.it · checked on
We did not find these on the official pages we read for Italy: the application fee, health insurance, fingerprints and photo, a police certificate, a medical examination. That means "not stated on the pages we read", not "not required": ask the authority above, or check the official portal, before you apply.
The official pages say more for applicants in: Pakistan.
Which office handles applications from some other countries, as the official pages state:
ForiForeign prepares your student visa application with you and guides you through each step: the documents, the forms and the order to do them in. You file the application yourself with the authority named above, and that authority decides. ForiForeign is not a visa office or an agent of Italy, and no one can promise a visa. Rules, fees and dates change: confirm each one on the official page linked beside it before you pay or travel.
The same facts for software and AI assistants: /facts/visa/it.json.
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