Direzione Innovazione e Internazionalizzazione
Area Internazionalizzazione - Sezione Studenti Internazionali
International students holding a foreign study qualification: required
documents for the enrolment in a degree program at UniTo
v. 04, 30/08/2022
Please regularly check this document for updates.
How do I know if I am a non EU applicant residing abroad or an EU or EU equivalent
applicant?
● You are a non EU applicant residing abroad if you hold a non EU citizenship and you reside
abroad (not in Italy), therefore you need to apply for a study visa to study in Italy.
● You are an EU or EU equivalent applicant if:
a. you are a citizen of the European Union (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cipro, Croatia, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hungary,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden)
b. you are a citizen of Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Switzerland or the Republic of San
Marino
c. you are a non EU citizen holding a valid Italian residence permit.
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Non EU applicants residing abroad
In order to enrol in an undergraduate degree program (“laurea”) or in a 5-6-year
postgraduate degree program (“laurea magistrale a ciclo unico”), make sure to provide the
following documents.
If you hold a foreign high school diploma obtained after 12 years of global schooling:
● your high school diploma, provided with:
o a certified translation into Italian (the translation into Italian is not required if the original
document is issued in English, French or Spanish)
o legalization (if required) or Statement of verification (“Attestato di verifica”) issued by
the Italian ENIC-NARIC centre CIMEA.
If you hold a qualification (high school diploma or equivalent) obtained after 12 years of global
schooling you can enrol at an Italian university provided that it grants access, in the foreign
education system of reference, to a degree program equivalent to the Italian program you wish to
enrol at.
Moreover, these qualifications grant access to Italian universities only if obtained after
attending at least the last two years in the foreign education system of reference. If you
attended the last two years in an institution belonging to a foreign education system, you also
have to provide your certificate of school subjects (transcript) of at least the last two years,
provided with a certified translation into Italian (the translation into Italian is not required if the
original document is issued in English, French or Spanish) and legalization (if required).
If you have attended a pre-school year, it can be included in calculating the 12 necessary years
to access Italian universities if the attendance of the pre-school year was mandatory and the
Complesso Aldo Moro, Palazzina D, Via Sant’Ottavio 12 – 10124 – Torino
Tel. (+39) 011.670.4452 | E-mail:
[email protected] Direzione Innovazione e Internazionalizzazione
Area Internazionalizzazione - Sezione Studenti Internazionali
course program included the teaching of the native language of the country and basic arithmetic.
In this case, the attendance of the pre-school year has to be mentioned and included among your
study documents.
If you hold a foreign high school diploma obtained after 11 or 10 years of global schooling please
be aware that it does not allow access to Italian universities, unless you satisfy one of the following
additional conditions:
● you attended one year (in case of 11 years) or two (in case of 10 years) years of university
studies and took all the exams foreseen by the first year (in case of 11 years) or the first two
years (in case of 10 years) of the degree program. In this case, you also have to provide
your transcript of Records with a certified translation into Italian (the translation into Italian is not
required if the original document is issued in English, French or Spanish) and legalization (if
required)
● you obtained a post-secondary qualification to compensate for any missing years of secondary
education in a subject related to the degree program you wish to enrol for. In this case, you also
have to provide your transcript of Records with a certified translation into Italian (the translation
into Italian is not required if the original document is issued in English, French or Spanish)
and legalization (if required)
● you attended a preparatory program (Foundation program) at the University of Turin or at another
Italian university, to compensate for the missing year of schooling (in case of 11 years). In this
case, you also have to provide a copy of the certificate stating that you have successfully
completed the Foundation program as well as all the exams, provided with a certified
translation into Italian (the translation into Italian is not required if the original document is issued
in English, French or Spanish) and legalization (if required).
● certificate stating that you have successfully passed the university entrance examination, if
required by law in your country, provided with:
● a certified translation into Italian (the translation into Italian is not required if the original
document is issued in English, French or Spanish)
● legalization (if required)
● a valid identification document (passport)
● Italian fiscal code (“codice fiscale” more information here)
● study visa
● application for the residence permit
Please be aware that for some specific degree programs further documents may be requested, such as
a vaccination certificate. For further information please contact the International Students Office to
[email protected]
The University of Turin reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to request further documents if necessary
for evaluating the applicant’s educational background.
Complesso Aldo Moro, Palazzina D, Via Sant’Ottavio 12 – 10124 – Torino
Tel. (+39) 011.670.4452 | E-mail:
[email protected] Direzione Innovazione e Internazionalizzazione
Area Internazionalizzazione - Sezione Studenti Internazionali
In order to enrol in a postgraduate degree program (“laurea magistrale”), make sure to
provide the following documents.
● undergraduate degree achieved after at least 3 academic years or, as an alternative,
original/certified copy of post-secondary qualification achieved in a non academic institution
granting access to the upper level of education provided with:
● a certified translation into Italian (the translation into Italian is not required if the original
document is issued in English, French or Spanish)
● legalization (if required) or Statement of verification (“Attestato di verifica”) issued by
the Italian ENIC-NARIC centre CIMEA.
● degree program transcript of records issued by the foreign Institution/University, including
marks and ECTS assigned to each exam, provided with:
● a certified translation into Italian (the translation into Italian is not required if the original
document is issued in English, French or Spanish)
● legalization (if required)
● Diploma Supplement, provided with legalization (if required) or Statement of verification
(“Attestato di verifica”) issued by the Italian ENIC-NARIC centre CIMEA.. If you hold a
Diploma Supplement, this document may be provided as an alternative to all documents
listed above (undergraduate degree and transcript of records), provided that it has to include all
information and sections required by the European Commission, the Council of Europe and the
UNESCO
● a valid identification document (passport)
● Italian fiscal code (“codice fiscale” more information here)
● study visa
● application for the residence permit.
Please be aware that for some specific degree programs further documents may be requested, such as
a vaccination certificate. For further information please contact the International Students Office to
[email protected]
The University of Turin reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to request further documents if necessary
for evaluating the applicant’s educational background.
Complesso Aldo Moro, Palazzina D, Via Sant’Ottavio 12 – 10124 – Torino
Tel. (+39) 011.670.4452 | E-mail:
[email protected] Direzione Innovazione e Internazionalizzazione
Area Internazionalizzazione - Sezione Studenti Internazionali
EU applicants or EU equivalent applicants
In order to enrol in an undergraduate degree program (“laurea”) or in a 5-6-year
postgraduate degree program (“laurea magistrale a ciclo unico”), make sure to provide the
following documents.
If you hold a foreign high school diploma obtained after 12 years of global schooling:
● your high school diploma, provided with:
o a certified translation into Italian (the translation into Italian is not required if the original
document is issued in English, French or Spanish)
o legalization (if required) or Statement of verification (“Attestato di verifica”) issued by
the Italian ENIC-NARIC centre CIMEA.
If you hold a qualification (high school diploma or equivalent) obtained after 12 years of global
schooling you can enrol at an Italian university provided that it grants access, in the foreign
education system of reference, to a degree program equivalent to the Italian program you wish to
enrol at.
Moreover, these qualifications grant access to Italian universities only if obtained after
attending at least the last two years in the foreign education system of reference. If you
attended the last two years in an institution belonging to a foreign education system, you also
have to provide your certificate of school subjects (transcript) of at least the last two years,
provided with a certified translation into Italian (the translation into Italian is not required if the
original document is issued in English, French or Spanish) and legalization (if required).
If you have attended a pre-school year, it can be included in calculating the 12 necessary years
to access Italian universities if the attendance of the pre-school year was mandatory and the
course program included the teaching of the native language of the country and basic arithmetic.
In this case, the attendance of the pre-school year has to be mentioned and included among your
study documents.
If you hold a foreign high school diploma obtained after 11 or 10 years of global schooling please
be aware that it does not allow access to Italian universities, unless you satisfy one of the following
additional conditions:
● you attended one year (in case of 11 years) or two (in case of 10 years) years of university
studies and took all the exams foreseen by the first year (in case of 11 years) or the first two
years (in case of 10 years) of the degree program. In this case, you also have to provide
your transcript of Records with a certified translation into Italian (the translation into Italian is not
required if the original document is issued in English, French or Spanish) and legalization (if
required)
● you obtained a post-secondary qualification to compensate for any missing years of secondary
education in a subject related to the degree program you wish to enrol for. In this case, you also
have to provide your transcript of Records with a certified translation into Italian (the translation
into Italian is not required if the original document is issued in English, French or Spanish)
and legalization (if required)
● you attended a preparatory program (Foundation program) at the University of Turin or at another
Italian university, to compensate for the missing year of schooling (in case of 11 years). In this
case, you also have to provide a copy of the certificate stating that you have successfully
completed the Foundation program as well as all the exams, provided with a certified
Complesso Aldo Moro, Palazzina D, Via Sant’Ottavio 12 – 10124 – Torino
Tel. (+39) 011.670.4452 | E-mail:
[email protected] Direzione Innovazione e Internazionalizzazione
Area Internazionalizzazione - Sezione Studenti Internazionali
translation into Italian (the translation into Italian is not required if the original document is issued
in English, French or Spanish) and legalization (if required).
● certificate stating that you have successfully passed the university entrance examination, if
required by law in your country, provided with:
● a certified translation into Italian (the translation into Italian is not required if the original
document is issued in English, French or Spanish)
● legalization (if required)
● a valid identification document (passport)
● Italian fiscal code (“codice fiscale” more information here)
● valid residence permit (for non EU applicants legally residing in Italy only).
Please be aware that for some specific degree programs further documents may be requested, such as
a vaccination certificate. For further information please contact the International Students Office to
[email protected]
The University of Turin reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to request further documents if necessary
for evaluating the applicant’s educational background.
In order to enrol in a postgraduate degree program (“laurea magistrale”), make sure to
provide the following documents.
● undergraduate degree achieved after at least 3 academic years or, as an alternative,
original/certified copy of post-secondary qualification achieved in a non academic institution
granting access to the upper level of education provided with:
● a certified translation into Italian (the translation into Italian is not required if the original
document is issued in English, French or Spanish)
● legalization (if required) or Statement of verification (“Attestato di verifica”) issued by
the Italian ENIC-NARIC centre CIMEA.
● degree program transcript of records issued by the foreign Institution/University, including
marks and ECTS assigned to each exam, provided with:
● a certified translation into Italian (the translation into Italian is not required if the original
document is issued in English, French or Spanish)
● legalization (if required)
● Diploma Supplement, provided with legalization (if required) or Statement of verification
(“Attestato di verifica”) issued by the Italian ENIC-NARIC centre CIMEA. If you hold a
Diploma Supplement, this document may be provided as an alternative to all documents
listed above (undergraduate degree and transcript of records), provided that it has to include all
information and sections required by the European Commission, the Council of Europe and the
UNESCO;
● a valid identification document (passport)
● Italian fiscal code (“codice fiscale” more information here)
● valid residence permit (for non EU applicants legally residing in Italy only).
Please be aware that for some specific degree programs further documents may be requested, such as
a vaccination certificate. For further information please contact the International Students Office to
[email protected] The University of Turin reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to request
further documents if necessary for evaluating the applicant’s educational background.
Complesso Aldo Moro, Palazzina D, Via Sant’Ottavio 12 – 10124 – Torino
Tel. (+39) 011.670.4452 | E-mail:
[email protected]
