All applicants not belonging to any of the categories listed on this page are considered non-EU applicants residing abroad.

To access a bachelor’s or master’s degree, non-EU applicants are required to carry out both the following steps (according to the deadlines and modalities established yearly for bachelor’s and master’s degrees):

1. applying on the Online Desk of Università Iuav di Venezia
2. pre-enrolling on the Universitaly portal (“International students” > “Pre-enrol now”)

Both steps are essential as they have different purposes:

• the application on the Online Desk is necessary for admission to degree programm
• the Universitaly pre-enrolment is necessary to start the issuing procedures of visa; once validated by Iuav, the pre-enrolment is automatically forwarded to the diplomatic-consular mission in charge.

After Iuav validates their Universitaly pre-enrolment, non-EU applicants can contact the diplomatic-consular mission in charge for an appointment. The diplomatic-consular mission will issue a type D study visa (visto d’ingresso di tipo D per STUDIO “Immatricolazione università”).

The diplomatic-consular missions will issue a type D study visa also to applicants who have been admitted under any type of condition (for instance, applicants who do not have their study qualification yet or need to take an admission test). In this case, if these applicants are later fully admitted, they can be enrolled without having to return to their home country.

Please note:

• being granted admission by Iuav does not guarantee obtaining a visa (issuing of visas is an exclusive jurisdiction of diplomatic-consular missions)
• being issued a visa does not guarantee that the applicant’s enrolment can be completed (enrolment is an exclusive jurisdiction of universities)
• being granted admission by Iuav does not guarantee that the applicant’s enrolment can be completed even if they:
  a) are issued their visa
  b) are already in Italy
  c) have been granted or are eligible for a scholarship or other forms of financial aid
  d) have been admitted under condition to allow them to start didactic activities

Within 8 working days from their arrival in Italy, admitted non-EU applicants are required to apply for a stay permit for study (permesso di soggiorno per motivi di studio). Applications must be submitted at a post office through the application kits offered by Iuav or found at specific post offices.
When submitting the request, applicants are given an appointment with the immigration police (questura) for fingerprinting.
At the post office, applicants also receive a receipt which legally allows them to stay in Italy until the actual stay permit card is ready.

Students shall start the stay permit renewal procedure at least 60 days before its expiry date, through the immigration police of the province they are staying in.
When renewing their stay permit, students are required to provide proof of their economic situation, their ongoing enrolment at the university, and the subsistence of the same conditions that had been necessary for their permit to be issued.
Stay permits for study purposes can be renewed for students who have passed at least one exam (for the 1st renewal) or two (for subsequent renewals).