Stay Permit Application (Only for NON EU Students)
The Stay Permit (“Permesso di Soggiorno”) is a document that all non-EU students will need to apply for in order to stay and study in Italy legally.
The request for the Stay Permit must be submitted within 8 working days from your arrival in Italy. The Stay Permit will be issued by the local Police Headquarters - Immigration Office (“Questura - Ufficio Immigrazione”).
You can get in touch with the Campus Management and Front Office of the IMT School, which will book for you an appointment with the Immigration Office of the Police Headquarters and guide you through the application process of your Stay Permit.
- Form 1 (Modello 1) provided by the Campus Management and Front Office, to fill out with your general information and your Visa Information;
- 4 colour passport-size photos on a white background;
- The Invitation letter sent to you by the IMT School;
- A copy of all pages of your passport (except the blank pages);
- A copy of your health insurance policy (when you arrive in Italy for the first time we recommend that you to apply for a health insurance that covers you for at least the current year);
- - Receipt of the postal payment slip (“bollettino postale”) in the amount of €70.46 (cost of your Stay Permit card) that you will have to pay at any Poste Italiane post office location ;
- - Duty stamp (“marca da bollo”) in the amount of € 16,00;
On the day of your appointment you will complete the process for issuing your Italian Stay Permit and you will also be fingerprinted.
The local Police Headquarters - Immigration Office (“Questura - Ufficio Immigrazione”) is located in Via Montanara, 3055100 Lucca (Link to the map).
Usually, you will be able to collect your Stay Permit in one or two months. The Immigration Office will send you an SMS on your mobile telephone once the Permit is ready.
You can show him/her the receipts given to you by the Post Office when you submitted your application, since they temporarily substitute the Stay Permit.
No, you cannot. It is a personal document that the Immigration Office can only hand over to you.
Your first Stay Permit will be valid for one year (the same duration as your Study Visa). It will be possible to apply for a 2 years Stay Permit only at your first renewal.