Student Visa (Type D, Study)
🇮🇹 Italy visas · Study
What it is
For international students enrolled in Italian universities or recognised private institutions. Italy has many affordable public universities with programmes in English. Includes limited part-time work rights.
Key facts
- Category
- Study
- Duration
- Duration of programme, renewable annually.
- Processing time
- Up to 13 weeks
- Extendable
- Yes
- Path to permanent residence
- Indirect route
- Dependants
- Conditional
- Work allowance
- 20 hours per week
- How to apply
- Embassy
- Health insurance
- Required
Standard figures for this route. Some applicants pay a reduced fee or none at all, so confirm your own case on the official page.
Fees
- Application fee (National study visa (visto nazionale motivi di studio))
- EUR 50
Key requirements
- Acceptance letter from a recognised Italian educational institution
- Proof of financial means: EUR 448.40 per month (roughly EUR 5,380 per year)
- Accommodation in Italy
- Health insurance for the first year
- No criminal record
Working on this visa
Subordinate employment is allowed on a study permit for no more than 20 hours a week, poolable across 52 weeks, subject to an annual ceiling of 1.040 hours (DPR 394/1999 art. 14 c.4).
After this visa
Permesso di soggiorno per ricerca lavoro o imprenditorialità: on expiry of the study permit, a holder of an Italian doctorate, university master, laurea triennale/specialistica, diploma accademico di primo o secondo livello or diploma di…
Facts checked against the official source. Last updated 4 August 2026.