Important Deadlines AY 2024/2025

The deadlines for the enrolment procedures will be defined soon:

The following deadlines are mandatory:

To enrol in a Master’s Degree Course, you must follow these steps:

UNIPA PORTAL

1) Registration on the Unipa Student Portal https://immaweb.unipa.it/immareg/facelets/anag/ins_anag_generale.seam?partnerId=IMMAWEB (Tutorial registration)

2) Starting of the Enrolment application

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A. the procedure of issuing admission letter (Tutorial admission letter)

B. after your admission letter application for Palermo University has been positively evaluated. Please follow these instructions carefully:

1. Log in to the UNIPA website.
2. Navigate to "Applications" > "New Application" > "Concorsi e Immatricolazioni | Calls and Enrolment Applications."
3. Select "Domanda di Immatricolazione ad un Corso di Laurea/Corso di Laurea Magistrale | Enrolment Bachelor's Degree/Master's Degree Application."  (Tutorial)

C. communication for the interview (You will receive an email from the coordinator)

D. payment of tuition fees Tutorial

UNIVERSITALY PORTAL

3) Registration on the Universitaly Portal*** (Tutorial)

UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO

4) Enrolment finalization

***After completing step 3, if you are accepted and receive a positive response on the Universitaly portal, you can apply for a visa D for study at the Italian consular diplomatic representation in their Country of residence.

Visa application procedure

The procedure may vary according to the regulations issued by the individual Italian embassies and consulates abroad.

You must complete all necessary procedures to obtain a student visa by  November 29, 2024.

Read the list of Italian embassies and consulates abroad [ITA].

For general information about the requirements for obtaining a visa, please refer to the ministerial procedures (Part IV: incoming visa for study purposes, residency permit & subsequent measures) attached to the ministerial website [ITA].

The embassy or consulate is exclusively responsible for the final decision on the issue of a study visa. 
The documentation produced by the higher education institutions in relation to a candidate’s application for a visa is considered as supporting information in the evaluation procedures carried out by these agencies, and does not automatically imply the issue of a visa.

• 1- Registration on the Unipa Student Portal 

  • Registration could be done at the page Unipa Student Portal (if you have any technical problems, please contact supportosia@unipa.it)

• 2- Starting of the Enrolment application

  Deadline: check the table above for the deadlines

To enrol: you must start an enrolment application on the Student Portal. Please follow the instructions in the (TUTORIAL)

A. The procedure of issuing admission letter

Deadline: Your application must be created within 20 July, 2024

In order to get enrolled in a Master's Degree Course, you must receive an admission letter from the Course Coordinator. This can be done through Unipa Student Portal by starting an Enrolment application . Please upload the following documents:

· a valid passport

· a passport photo

· a copy of your Bachelor’s Degree

· a copy of the Transcript of Records

· an official Language Certification (B2 level or higher) or a Medium of Instruction certificate from your institution .Duolingo test is not allowed

· your CV

Upon receiving the application, the documentation will be preliminary validated by the administrative office, and then your academic records will be evaluated by the Course Coordinator.

Tutorial

Be aware that the Admission Letter by the University of Palermo does not confer any right to obtain a visa. The final decision on the issue of a visa for study purposes is the exclusive jurisdiction of the diplomatic/consular Mission. The approval of a pre-enrolment request for a study course and the relating documentation produced by higher education institutions is to be considered a support for the evaluation procedures for study visas by diplomatic Missions and does not automatically grant the visa. The diplomatic-consular Missions must confirm that there is no students 'migration risk (D.I. 850/2011 art. 4 paragraph 2 ). MIUR2

B. Starting for a new Enrolment Application

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C. Personal Knowledge Interview

After the submission for enrolment and once you get the admission letter. You will be contacted by the course coordinator to complete the "personal knowledge interview" Your application will be suspended waiting for the confirmation of the course coordinator. The interview aims to highlight critical skills, maturity, expectations, motivation and overall personal preparation. The concerning Commission will also evaluate your English language skills. You will find extra tips on the official page of the course you have chosen. Passing the interview will allow you to complete the enrolment application on Unipa portal.

D. Payment of tuition fees

• 3- Registration on the Universitaly portal 

Deadline: your application must be created within August 30, 2024

Please follow the tutorial in order to register correctly:

In order to apply for a visa, you must start an application on Universitaly. Please Register on Universitaly 

and start your application, uploading the following documents:

• a valid passport
• a passport photo
• a copy of your Bachelor’s Degree (please note that provisional certificates are not acceptable),
• a Legalized Translated Transcript of Records
• an official Language Certification (B2 level or higher) or a Medium of Instruction certificate from your institution

The International Office will send to the Embassy only applications that have the admission letter.

Please remeber that in order to be fully approved you will have to pass the “personal knowledge interview”.

• 4- Enrolment finalization

Deadline: 30.04.2025

Once you are done with the portal application, it will be automatically blocked. This is a normal procedure since the enrolment now needs to be finalized. In order to finalize your Unipa enrolment you must submit the following documents in original at the International Students Office (Viale delle Scienze, Building n. 3, I floor) within the deadline:

• • your University degree in original and its Italian or English legalized translation
  • The Declaration of Value (DoV) issued by the relevant Italian consular section or a Statement of Comparability and Verification from CIMEA or a Diploma Supplement
  • The Academic Transcript of Records issued by your university, stating all the courses and grades and its Italian or English legalized translation.

Important Deadlines AY 2024/2025

Please note that respeciting the following deadlines is mandatory.

To enroll to a Free access Bachelor's Degree Course the following 5 steps must be followed:

1 - Registration to Universitaly portal 

You must start a pre.enrollment application within  9th August , 2024.

Your visa must be granted by 29 November 2024.

In order to apply for a visa you must start an application on Universitaly.

Please register on  Universitaly and start your application uploading the following documents:

• a valid passport

• ID photos

• copy of your High School Degree 

• An official Italian Language Certification (B2 level or higher). If you do not have an official language certificate, you must sit an Italian Language Test at Unipa

• Declaration of Value (DoV) issued by the competent Italian consular section or the Certificate of Comparability from CIMEA 

Once our offices process your application, you will be admitted under condition. 

The subsequent pre-enrolment phases will be completed at the relevant Diplomatic-consular missions for the purpose of obtaining the visa.

Visa application procedure

The procedure may vary according to the regulations issued by the individual Italian Embassies and Consulates Abroad.

You must complete all necessary procedures to get a student visa within November 29/ 2024.

Read the list of Italian embassies and consulates abroad [ITA].

For general information about the requirements for obtaining a visa, please refer to the Ministerial Procedures (Part IV: incoming visa for study purposes, residency permit & subsequent measures) attached to the ministerial website [ITA].

The Embassy or Consulate is exclusively responsible for the final decision on the issue of a study visa. 

Once the pre-enrolment application has been completed, all candidates must apply for a university study/enrolment visa at the Italian Consular diplomatic mission of the Country of residence.

Be aware that the preliminary acceptance by the University of Palermo does not confer any right to obtain a visa. The final decision on the issue of a visa for study purposes is the exclusive jurisdiction of the diplomatic/consular Mission. The approval of a pre-enrolment request for a study course and the relative documentation produced by higher education institutions is to be considered a support for the evaluation procedures for study visas by diplomatic Missions, and does not automatically imply the issue of the visa, since as the diplomatic-consular Missions, in addition to verifying the possession of the requirements for the issue of a study/enrolment visa, are also obliged to assess the absence of the student's migration risk (D.I. 850/2011 art. 4 paragraph 2 ). MIUR2

For the requirements to obtain a STUDY VISA please consult the MIUR page for 2023/2024 at https://www.studiare-in-italia.it/studentistranieri/moduli/2023/Circolare_2023_2024_EN.pdf 

• 2 - Registration to Unipa Student Portal ***

  • Registration could be done at the page Unipa Student Portal (For technical support, please contact supportosia@unipa.it)

 *** if you are accepted and receive a positive response on the Universitaly portal, candidates can apply for a university study/enrolment visa at the Italian consular diplomatic mission in their Country of residence.

The subsequent pre-enrolment phases should be completed at the relevant Diplomatic-consular missions. You must complete all necessary procedures to obtain a student visa within  29 November, 2024.

• 3 - Italian Language Proficiency test 

In order to receive full approval on Universitaly and be admitted to finally enroll in a Bachelor's Degree course held in Italian Language, you must pass a Language Proficiency test. Please check the page Italian Proficiency Tests to know more. 

There are two possible dates to take the Italian Language Proficiency Test. Either 9 July, 2024 or 27 August, 2024.

The students who have obtained certificates of proficiency in the Italian language with a grade not inferior to B2 level of the Council of Europe, awarded as determined by the CLIQ (Italian Quality Language Certification) quality system, which unites in one association the current certification bodies: (University for Foreigners of Perugia, University for Foreigners of Siena, Rome Tre University and the Dante Alighieri Society) and University for Foreigners “Dante Alighieri” of Reggio Calabria, as well as in convention with Italian Institutes of Culture abroad or other institutions. These certifications may be earned in the country of origin, in the approved exam centres found all over the world; The above-mentioned students are exempted from the Italian language test.

• 4- Enrolment Request Application (Deadline: TBD)

In order to enroll, you must start an enrollment application on Student Portal. Please follow the instructions in the TUTORIAL.

• 5 - Enrolment Finalization 

deadline: 30.04.2025

After all these steps, you can proceed with enrolment fees payment.  

After the payment your application will be automatically blocked sine it must be now finalized:

In order to finalize the enrolment at the University of Palermo, you must provide to the International Students Office (Viale delle Scienze, Building n. 3, I floor) the following documents in original at your earliest convenience after you arrive in Italy:

• Your original High School Diploma translated into Italian or English and legalized.
• One of the following Documents: 
  • Declaration of Value (DoV) issued by the competent Italian consular section.
  • Statement of Comparability and Verification from CIMEA 

Applicants for bachelor’s degree programs must have obtained a secondary school diploma after having completed at least 12 years of schooling.

Important Deadlines AA 2024/2025

Enrolling in limited number access Bachelor's Degree courses, require to participate to the call for participation, please check the following pages: 

• Local limited number access calls for participation
• National limited number access calls for participation

Please note that respecting the following deadlines is mandatory.

To enroll to a Free access Bachelor's Degree Course the following 5 steps must be followed:

1-Registration to Universitaly portal

Your pre-enrolment application must be submitted by 9 August , 2024.

Your application must be accepted within  30 September 2024 and your visa must be granted within  29 November 2024.

In order to apply for a visa you must start an application on Universitaly. Please Register: Universitaly 

please upload the following documents:

• a valid passport

• ID photos

• copy of your High School Degree

• An official documents : -Italian Language Certification (B2 level or higher). You can omit it but you would need to pass an Italian Language Test at Unipa.

• Declaration of Value (DoV) issued by the competent Italian consular section or the Statement of Comparability and Verification from CIMEA.

After our offices process your application, you will be admitted under condition. 

The subsequent pre-enrolment phases will be completed at the relevant Diplomatic-consular missions for the purpose of obtaining the visa.

Visa application procedure

The procedure may vary according to the regulations issued by the individual Italian embassies and consulates abroad.

You must complete all necessary procedures to obtain a student visa within November 29, 2024.

Read the list of Italian embassies and consulates abroad [ITA].

For general information about the requirements for obtaining a visa, please refer to the ministerial procedures (Part IV: incoming visa for study purposes, residency permit & subsequent measures) attached to the ministerial website [ITA].

The embassy or consulate is exclusively responsible for the final decision on the issue of a study visa. 

Once the pre-enrolment application has been completed, all candidates must apply for a university study/enrolment visa at the Italian consular diplomatic mission of the Country of residence.

Be aware that the preliminary acceptance by the University of Palermo does not confer any right to obtain a visa. The final decision on the issue of a visa for study purposes is the exclusive jurisdiction of the diplomatic/consular Mission. The approval of a pre-enrolment request for a study course and the relative documentation produced by higher education institutions is to be considered a support for the evaluation procedures for study visas by diplomatic Missions, and does not automatically imply the issue of the visa, since as the diplomatic-consular Missions, in addition to verifying the possession of the requirements for the issue of a study/enrolment visa, are also obliged to assess the absence of the student's migration risk (D.I. 850/2011 art. 4 paragraph 2 ). MIUR2

For the requirements to obtain a STUDY VISA please consult the MIUR page for 2024/2025 at https://www.studiare-in-italia.it/studentistranieri/moduli/2023/Circolare_2023_2024_EN.pdf 

2- Registration to Unipa Student Portal ***

• Registration could be done at the page Unipa Student Portal (For technical support, please contact supportosia@unipa.it)

 ***After completing step 1, if you are accepted and receive a positive response on the Universitaly portal, candidates can apply for a university study/enrolment visa at the Italian Consular diplomatic mission in their Country of residence.

The subsequent pre-enrolment phases should be completed at the relevant diplomatic-consular missions.

You must complete all necessary procedures to obtain a student visa before 29 November, 2024.

3- Application submission for Call for Participation

Deadline: the deadline of the call for participation depends on the chosen course. Please read the call/application carefully.

Soon we will publish the information on this link 

4- Italian Language Proficiency test

In Order to receive full approval on Universitaly and enroll in a Bachelor's Degree course in Italian Language, you must sit a Language Proficiency test.

Please check the page Italian Proficiency Tests to know more. There are two possible dates to take the Italian Language Proficiency Test: 8 July, 2024 or 30 August, 2024.

The students who have obtained certificates of proficiency in the Italian language with a grade not inferior to B2 level of the Council of Europe, awarded as determined by the CLIQ (Italian Quality Language Certification) quality system, which unites in one association the current certification bodies (University for Foreigners of Perugia, University for Foreigners of Siena, Rome Tre University and the Dante Alighieri Society) and University for Foreigners “Dante Alighieri” of Reggio Calabria, as well as in convention with Italian Institutes of Culture abroad or other institutions. These certifications may be earned in the country of origin, in the approved exam centres found all over the world; The above-mentioned students are exempted from the Italian language test.

5- Enrolment Request Application (Deadline: TBD)

To enroll, you must start an enrollmentapplication on Student Portal.

Please follow the TUTORIAL.

6- Enrolment Finalization 

Deadline: 30.04.2025

• After all these steps, you can proceed with enrolment fees payment.  

  In order to finalize the enrolment at the University of Palermo, you must provide to the International Students Office (Viale delle Scienze, Building n. 3, I floor) the following documents in original at your earliest convenience after you arrive in Italy:

  -Your original High School Diploma translated into Italian or English and legalized.

  -One of the following Documents: 

  • Declaration of Value (DoV) issued by the competent Italian consular section.
  • Statement of Comparability and Verification from CIMEA

Every year, a quota of reserved places for non-EU students with residency abroad is set for those degree programs with limited access. Other restrictions may be decided by the university and the quota is also indicated in the calls for applications.