In Italy, a tax code is an identification tool employed when dealing with public administrations. It is a 16-digit alphanumeric code: each letter and number encodes the user’s personal details (surname, name, gender, birthplace and date of birth).

This code is required in order to:

• register to the National Health System
• open a bank account
• rent a room/home

International students can request their tax code in one of the following ways:

• to the Italian diplomatic-consular mission in their country
• directly through Iuav (in this case, the University will send instructions on how to do it).