Information for Non-EU Students: Enrollment, Residente Permit, ...

In order to enroll in the MSc in Economics and Development you need to have

• received your "nulla-osta" (official clearance) to enroll;
• obtained a valid Type "D" study visa;
• arrived in Italy.

Enrollment Deadlines for a.y. 2025-26

• Standard Enrollment: July 1 to November 6, 2025
• Late Enrollments: November 7 to December 16, 2025. In this case an additional administrative fee of EUR 100 will be charged: See the Annual Study Prospectus for details).

How to Enroll

1. Book an appointment: Use UFirst app to book an appointment with the International Students Enrolment Desk; please do so when you are certain of your arrivale date in Italy (appointments can only be booked up to 28 days in advance);
2. Attend your Appointment: Go to the International Students Enrolment Desk, located in Viale Morgagni, 44 (1st floor), at your scheduled time/day with the following necessary documents:
   • Your valid passport;
   • Type "D" Study Visa;
   • Residence Permit Postal Receipt (all 3 pages: see the section Residence Permit Application below in this page);
   • Bachelor's Diploma in the original language (legalized or apostilled*);
   • Transcript of Records in the original language (legalized or apostilled*);
   • Declaration of Value (DoV) OR both the CIMEA Statements of Verification and Comparability;
   • Admission Document/Single Courses Document.

*Certificates issued in English, French, or Spanish do not require an official translation into Italian. A certified translation  is mandatory for all other languages.

Residence Permit (Permesso di Soggiorno) Application

By Italian law, non-EU nationals residing abroad must apply for a residence permit for study purposes within 8 working days of arriving in Italy. The application is submitted by sending a postal kit.

Step-by-Step Procedure

First, collect the postal kit: 

• if you arrive BEFORE September 1, then collect a kit directly from a Postal Office - Sportello Amico. For students residing in the Florence area, please see the list of authorized Sportello Amico offices in Florence;
• if you arrive NOT BEFORE September 1, then kits will be available also at the International Student Enrolment Desk, located in Viale Morgagni, 44 (1st floor).

Second, submit the postal kit at a Postal Office - Sportello Amico; please see the list of authorized Sportello Amico offices in Florence;

Third, after the submission you will receive from the Postal Office the Residence Permit Postal Receipts (3 pages). Make sure to keep them safe as they serve as your temporary proof of legal stay in Italy! 

Please find in this document  instructions for the first residence permit application for study, on how to complete and submit the postal kit + sample form (Modulo 1) to guide you through filling it out correctly.

Need help filling in the postal kit?

Residence Permit Desk Book an appointment with the ResidencePermit Desk located in Viale Morgagni, 44 (1st floor).

Sportello PER-Università: Unifi offers assistance for obtaining a stay permit in Italy for study purpose through its Sportello PER-Università: please see this page, which includes an explanatory video in English, and review the instructions about Sportello PER, for instance on how to fix an appointment.

 

Health Care, Tax Code

Access to Health Care, How To Get a Tax Core

This page in website of the School of Economics and Management is meant for Erasmus students, but it includes useful information for each international student: See for instance the document with title Fact Sheet and the document with title WELCOME GUIDE.

 

Learning Italian

The Unifi Language Centre (Centro Linguistico di Ateneo, CLA) offers courses for the Italian language, as well as courses for other languages.

Review the CLA's Homepage. For specific inquiries, please contact infoitaliano@cla.unifi.it