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Visa & residence permit support - we are at your side
You will not be alone in the paperwork. We are a language school, not an immigration lawyer - but every week we help students prepare the documentation Italian consulates accept for their study-visa application, and we walk them step by step through the Permesso di Soggiorno process once they arrive. The visa decision belongs to the consulate, and the residence permit decision belongs to the Italian prefecture and police - but our job is to make sure your paperwork never stands in the way of your year in Italy.
Need a study visa?
For the visa the consulate first asks for proof of enrolment in a course in Italy: that comes from us. For the language certificate (often B1) we tell you what you need and where to obtain it in your own country; if you want, we also prepare you online.
Before you depart - visa application support
Enrolment certificate, consulate-grade
The core document: letterhead format, weekly hours breakdown, total programme duration, programme syllabus, fee receipt. Issued in the layout your specific consulate expects (we know the differences country by country).
Accommodation declaration
For consulates that require proof of accommodation: a declaration showing where you will live during your stay. We provide this when accommodation is arranged through us; we can also accept and counter-sign declarations from third-party landlords.
Programme syllabus
A detailed week-by-week or month-by-month programme outline - proof to the consulate that this is a real academic programme, not a paper exercise.
Liaison with your consulate
Some consulates ask follow-up questions about the school, the course, the documentation format. We respond directly to the consulate when needed.
After you arrive - residence permit (Permesso di Soggiorno)
Within 8 days of arrival
Non-EU students must apply for a residence permit within 8 days of arrival in Italy. We walk you through the kit (the famous "kit giallo" at the Italian post office), the documentation required, and the appointment booking at the Questura (police office).
Codice fiscale
The Italian tax code, required for almost everything (renting, banking, signing a phone contract). We help you obtain it at the local Agenzia delle Entrate.
Accommodation registration
If required by your visa type or by your accommodation contract: registration with the local town hall (comune) of your address.
Italian health card
Guidance on whether you should register with the Italian national health service (SSN), private health insurance, or rely on your home-country coverage. We help you with the registration if you opt for SSN.
Ongoing - attendance reporting and renewal continuity
Italian prefectures sometimes request attendance verification during the residence permit period, and they always request it for renewals. We track attendance for every long-term student and issue reports on prefecture-grade letterhead when requested.
If you are already in Italy and your permit comes up for renewal, see also the dedicated Residence permit renewal course - a structured Light-format pathway that gives the Questura the documented continuity it expects.
Realistic disclaimer
Visa applications are decided by the consulate of your country of residence, not by us. Residence permit applications are decided by the Italian prefecture and police, not by us. We provide practical, documented support - not legal advice, not a guarantee. In our experience the most common reason for delays is missing or mis-formatted documentation; that is exactly the part we can fix.
Connected pages
Student visa for Italy - the visa application process step by step, by nationality.
Long-term courses (visa eligible) - the courses that trigger eligibility for a study visa.
Residence permit renewal course - for students already in Italy whose permit is coming up for renewal.
Talk to us about your visa pathway
Tell us your nationality (consulate guidance varies), your intended length of stay, your intended start date, and where you are in the process (planning? consulate appointment booked? already in Italy and renewing?). We respond with a concrete document checklist and timeline.
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