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

Enrollment

Deadlines

• Standard Enrollment: July 1 to November 6, 2026
• Late Enrollments: November 7 to December 18, 2026. In this case an additional administrative fee of EUR 100 will be charged: See the Annual Study Prospectus for details.

How to Enroll

In order to enroll in the MSc in Economics and Development, first of all you need to have

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

Please find here complete instruction on how to enroll, including the list of required documents. The following videos may be helpful in describing the procedure: Video about Registration, Video about Enrollment.

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 residence permit application is submitted by sending a postal kit according to the following procedure.

First Step: Collect the postal kit: 

• if you arrive BEFORE September 1, 2026, 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, 2026, then kits will be available also at the International Student Information Desk, located in Viale Morgagni, 44 (ground floor). Visits are by appointment only -- book your slot on uFirst starting from August 15. 

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

Third Step: 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!

Need help filling in the postal kit?

The Sportello PER-Università at UNIFI INCLUDE offers assistance to complete the postal kit. UNIFI INCLUDE is located at the ground floor of Building D1 at Campus Novoli (via delle Pandette 32). Book an appointment.

 

Health Care, Tax Code

Access to Health Care, How To Get a Tax Code

This page in the 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 Center (Centro Linguistico di Ateneo, CLA) offers courses for the Italian language, as well as courses for other languages. For specific inquiries, please contact infoitaliano@cla.unifi.it