To obtain a student visa you will need to:

1. Print your Admission Letter.

You will receive your admission letter from the International Office confirming your enrolment. It is provided in two languages (Italian and English). The Italian consular office might request up to 2 copies, so we recommend printing multiple copies of the letter in both languages.

2. Complete and submit the pre-enrolment application online on the Universitaly Portal.

Follow the steps described in the guide: English guide - Italian guide

Once completed, Cattolica International will check and validate your pre-enrolment application, which will then be made accessible to the Italian Embassy/Consulate for the jurisdiction you selected. You will receive a notification from Universitaly, instructing you to download and print the validated pre-enrolment application. You must provide a copy of the validated pre-enrolment application to the consular office with the admission letter to support your visa application. 

3. Request your study VISA.

Check the general Italian visa application guidelines on the Italian visa information website. We highly recommend that you verify any specific application requirements as set out by the Italian Embassy in your home country or consulate in your jurisdiction by visiting the Embassy/consulate website or by contacting the consular office directly. 

* Students with a valid Italian or E.U. passport do not have to apply for a student visa. Non-EU citizens with valid residency status in another EU country with a valid passport do not need to apply for a student visa but must apply for a Permit of Stay (Permesso di Soggiorno).

How to obtain your Fiscal Code

The Codice Fiscale, or Fiscal Code, is a tax code containing letters and numbers. It is a unique identification code for each individual person issued by the Italian Tax Authority (Agenzia delle Entrate). It is a required code for many official documents, private contracts, online purchases and money transfers.

When you enrolled at Cattolica you were given a code similar to the Fiscal Code, however, this code was automatically generated by our systems and is not the official code issued by the Italian Tax Authority and therefore is not valid for use in the transactions listed above.

You can obtain your official fiscal code either from:

• the Italian Embassy or Consulate Office in your home country prior to your departure (you can search here for the one nearest to you)
• directly from the Agenzie delle Entrate once you arrive in Rome.

We recommend you obtain your fiscal code through the Embassy or Consulate before your arrival. If that is not possible, below you can find instructions on how to obtain it once you are in Rome.

Read here how to apply for your official Fiscal Code in Rome.