If you are a foreigner for Italy and you think to enter to Italy, you must provide the documentation required to explain the reasons and duration of their stay as well as, in some prescribed cases, the availability of adequate economic means and lodging. In some cases you need a visa, application for which can be made at the Italian Diplomatic and Consular Representations in your country of residence.

Visa request: The European citizens do not require visa. People from other countries must ask about the "Shengen" visa at the embassy or the Italian consulate, at least with a month of anticipation. The foreign students who do not belong to the European Community bring their application request, at the Italian diplomatic-consular representatives, from April to June.

Required documents: The authenticated copies of following documents must be enclosed:

Last diploma of high school studies and legalized translation, attendance certificate of the second year of superior education;
Health insurance (with the exception of the citizens of the European Union);
Passport with entrance visa mentioning "studies";
Authenticated copy of the stay permission (for the citizens that do not belong to the European Community)
If possible, a certificate of the Italian language, granted by the University of Rome or the University of Perugia or Siena.

The requests are transmitted to the universities, trough the diplomatic delegations. Students have eight days since their arrival to go to the Police headquarters (Questura) to obtain the stay permission mentioning "studies".

Visa Schengen: It is a universal visa for those that visit Europe, that allows them entering to all the countries of the Community, excepting the United Kingdom.