Prepare your stay
The Accommodation Service for Incoming exchange students in the city of Pavia is managed by Centro Assistenza Studenti, an external accommodation agency in partnership with UniPV.
Incoming students will get the link for the accommodation form by e-mail to apply for accommodation in Students’ Halls of Residence or private flats.
ACCOMMODATION IN CREMONA FOR MUSICOLOGY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE STUDENTS ONLY – ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025
International exchange students of Musicology and Cultural Heritage can find accommodation in Cremona in the University Hall of Residence “Collegio Quartier Novo”.
In order to apply students have to fill in the application form below:
EU STUDENTS
All European Erasmus students should travel to Italy with their European Health Insurance Card (EHIC).
The European Health Insurance Card replaces paper forms such as the E111 and gives access to immediate necessary care under the same conditions as for Italian nationals.
Cards are issued by your national health insurance provider.
Important – the European Health Insurance Card:
- is not an alternative to travel insurance. It does not cover any private healthcare or costs such as a return flight to your home country or lost/stolen property.
- does not guarantee free services. As each country’s healthcare system is different, services that are free at home might not be free in another country.
Students can be referred to an available practitioner (so-called Medico di Base) by contacting the dedicated office of ASST at 0382 1958050.
No fee should be applied by the practitioner while, in case of subsequent appointed specialistic visits/blood test etc. a fee could be applied (to the same conditions as for Italian nationals).
More information on How you can use your EHIC card can be found on the website of the European Health Insurance card , which we recommend you read carefully before leaving your Country of residence.
NON-EU STUDENTS
Students coming from non-EU countries are strongly recommended to get an insurance policy certified, translated by the Italian Diplomatic Representative abroad, since in order to get the Residence Permit they are required to have an Health Insurance for the entire duration of their stay in Italy.
Alternatively, once in Pavia, non-EU students can register for the National Health System (SSN). To register with the SSN, you must pay a "F24 Ordinario" form at the Post Office; once you have obtained the payment receipt, you can apply for the residence permit and also book an appointment with ASST Pavia to be assigned to a local doctor.
THIRD-PARTY LIABILITY INSURANCE
All foreign students at the University of Pavia are covered by a Third Party Liability Insurance which covers damages caused by the students while studying in the University buildings.
Please note that the University of Pavia provides this Third Party Liability cover free of charge.
PERSONAL ACCIDENT INSURANCE
All foreign students must be covered by a Personal Accident insurance covering damages caused to him/her while studying at the University of Pavia.
This insurance must be arranged either by you or by your Home University. If you do not have such personal accident insurance, you must purchase it at our University, paying 2 euros per year.
Please follow the instructions so you can get the one provided by our University.
Guarantees are effective only for institutional activity.
HOW TO ASK FOR YOUR VISA
- Identify the competent Italian authority in your country
Visit this webpage https://vistoperitalia.esteri.it/home.aspx to find out whether you need to apply for a study visa (type d), which is the competent Italian embassy or consulate in your country of residence, and what documentation you need. - Submit the pre-enrollment and visa application
As established by the Ministry of university and research (MUR), the pre-enrollment request and the request for a visa will be submitted online through the platform Universitaly (https://www.universitaly.it/).
Consult the guidelines which will show you how to do this step by step.
As soon as we will receive your pre-enrollment request and request for a visa, we will check it, and – if everything is fine – we will submit it to the competent Italian authority. - Complete the pre-enrollment procedure at the competent Italian authority
You must then complete the pre-enrollment procedure by contacting the competent diplomatic-consular mission, keeping in mind that the procedure is not complete with the sending of the pre-enrollment application (point 2) only.
Non-EU citizens staying in Italy for longer than three months need to apply for a permit of stay within 8 days of their arrival in Pavia.
In order to do this, take the documents listed below to:
Help Desk for International Students at the Pavia Police Station (Questura di Pavia, Salone Immigrazione) Via Rismondo, 68
Open by appointment only: http://gopa.unipv.it ("HELPDESK PERMIT OF STAY").
Documents:
- Photocopy of all pages of your passport
- Photocopy of your health insurance policy/receipt of SSN payment
- Acceptance letter issued by the International Mobility Office
- Proof of accomodation (photocopy of your rental contract/letter signed by rector or bursar of the residence).
- Revenue stamp 16EUR (to be bought at the tobacco shop)
Next Steps:
- Got to the Post Office to submit the Residence Permit Kit. The receipt of your application is valdid and effective until the actual residence permit card is issued.
- Check the appointment date with Questura on your application receipt or via sms.
- Go to the appointment for fingerprints and photos. Do not forget to bring the originals of all the previously mentioned documents, the residence permit application receipt and 4 passport sized photos (with white background)
- Remember to carry with you a photocopy of the application receipt of your permit of stay – this receipt has the value of a permit of stay until the document is ready
- Check the status of your request on Portale Immigrazione (usernmae and password available on the application receipt).
- Collect your residence permit at Questura.