International Students

Apply for your residence permit within 8 working days of your arrival, and sort out your health cover. The visa only lets you in; the residence permit (permesso di soggiorno per studio) is what makes your stay legal.

1. Ask for the free residence permit kit (kit per il permesso di soggiorno) at a post office with a Sportello Amico desk. Find the nearest one on it/cerca.
2. Fill in the form for a study permit and stick the €16 revenue stamp on it.
3. Add photocopies, not originals: passport (all pages), visa with entry stamp, health insurance or SSN receipt, UniCamillus admission letter or enrolment certificate, proof of funds, proof of accommodation, codice fiscale.
4. Hand it in at the post office with the envelope open, show your passport and pay. You get a receipt and your Questura appointment date.
5. Keep the receipt safe and bring a copy to the Registrars’ Office.
6. Go to the Questura with the originals and passport photos for your fingerprints.
7. Collect your card when you receive the text message saying it is ready.
   
   Patronati (welfare assistance offices) can help you fill in the kit for free.

€116.46 in total: postal payment slip for the permit card €70.46, post office handling fee €30.00 and revenue stamp (marca da bollo) €16.00. Amounts apply to permits of up to one year and can be updated: check portaleimmigrazione.it. Buy the revenue stamp at a tobacconist (tabaccheria).

It can take a few months. Until then, your post office receipt proves you are legally in Italy. Track your card on questure.poliziadistato.it/stranieri.

Apply at least 60 days before it expires, with the same kit. You need your enrolment certificate and proof of exams passed: at least 1 exam in your first year and at least 2 exams in each following year.

If you formally withdraw from your studies, your study permit is revoked.

Yes. Whoever hosts you or rents you a flat must notify the police within 48 hours of your arrival (comunicazione di ospitalità or cessione di fabbricato). Ask your landlord for a copy: it is useful for your permit and for registering your residence.

Cover valid in Italy for the whole length of your permit. You can choose the National Health Service (SSN) or private insurance.

Voluntary registration costs €700 per calendar year if you have no income other than grants. It covers 1 January to 31 December and cannot be split: arriving in October still costs €700 for that year. You get the same services as Italian citizens (paying the usual co-payment, the ticket), choose a family doctor and receive the Tessera Sanitaria by post. It does not include the European Health Insurance Card. To register, pay the contribution as your local health authority (ASL) instructs, then register at the ASL with passport, permit or receipt, codice fiscale, enrolment certificate and a self-declaration of your address.

It must be valid in Italy for the whole stay and cover urgent hospital care with no limits or exclusions. Insurance issued in Italy needs the insurer’s declaration confirming this. If your country has a health agreement with Italy, a consular declaration can also be accepted. With private insurance you do not get an SSN family doctor: you usually pay and then claim costs back.

Some students cover the first months with private insurance and register with the SSN from January. Compare prices before you decide.

With SSN registration you choose a family doctor (medico di base) at your ASL. Visits are free, and your GP writes prescriptions, sick notes and referrals. Bring your ID, codice fiscale, residence permit or receipt, and the name or regional code of the doctor you want.

Call 116117, the free, multilingual 24/7 line for non-urgent medical help across Lazio. It gives medical advice and puts you in touch with the out-of-hours doctor (continuità assistenziale). In a real emergency, always call 112.

Rome is covered by ASL Roma 1, ASL Roma 2 and ASL Roma 3, assigned by your home address. If unsure, call the city information line 06 0606. Websites: aslroma1.it, aslroma2.it, aslroma3.it.

Yes. The family counselling centres (consultori familiari) are free and open to everyone, with no prescription needed. Find one on salutelazio.it

UniCamillus is at Via di Sant’Alessandro 20, in north-east Rome. Take Metro line B to Rebibbia, then bus 040, 041 or 043. Many students live along Metro line B or in Settecamini and Casal Monastero. Check your door-to-door route on the ATAC website or app before you sign. You can search on Spotahome (with a UniCamillus student discount in the Benefits section of the WebApp), idealista.it and immobiliare.it.

• Visit it or have a live video tour
• Get a written contract registered with the Agenzia delle Entrate
• Pay a deposit of no more than 3 months’ rent
• Ask for the police declaration of your arrival

Do it in this order:

1. Register your residence (residenza anagrafica) with Roma Capitale: online, by PEC, by registered mail or at your Municipio. The local police will check that you live there.
2. Book the electronic ID card (CIE) at your Municipio with your residence permit (cartaidentita.interno.gov.it). For non-EU citizens it is not a travel document.
3. Activate SPID with a provider on spid.gov.it, identifying yourself with your CIE, or use the CieID app. Some providers charge a yearly fee (for example Poste Italiane).

Many benefits, including the reduced ATAC pass, require residence in Rome. It also makes it easier to get your ID card, SPID and health card at the right address.

Bring your passport and codice fiscale. Providers include TIM, Vodafone, WindTre, Iliad, Kena, ho. Mobile, Fastweb, PosteMobile and Lyca Mobile, all with prepaid offers.

Important: once you have an Italian number, you must add it on GOMP (Personal data > Contacts) and keep it easy to reach. It is the number the University uses to contact you.

You usually need your passport, codice fiscale, residence permit or receipt, and your address in Italy. Many banks offer low-cost accounts for under-30s. Some online banks require an Italian ID card, so compare conditions.

The ISEE measures your family’s economic situation; most student discounts depend on it. If your family lives and earns abroad, you need the ISEE Universitario Parificato (ISEEUP). You do not request it on the INPS website: go in person to a CAF (tax assistance centre) affiliated with Lazio DiSCo, where you must sign it in person. It is free at affiliated CAFs. Find one in the list of CAFs affiliated with Lazio DiSCo. Collect your family’s income and asset documents from your home country months in advance.

The regional agency for the right to study offers grants, student housing and canteen meals based on ISEE and merit. It can cover the SSN fee for international grant winners, as set in each call. The call is published once a year before the academic year starts: visit laziodisco.it.

The pass covers Rome buses, trams and metro for 365 days. With an ISEE up to €10,000 it costs €130, up to €15,000 €140 and up to €20,000 €150; the standard annual pass costs €250. The reduced fares are for students under 26 residing in Rome, or holding a DiSCo grant or room. Buy it at ATAC ticket offices with a Metrebus Card. Fares can change: check atac.roma.it.