The study visa permits entry into Italy for short or long stays, aimed at study activities, professional training, or internships. Every citizen of Kosovo applying for an entry visa to Italy for study purposes is required to personally submit their visa application at the Visa Office of the Italian Embassy in Pristina on the appointed day and time. They are requested to provide the responsible staff with the “visa application form,” duly completed in block letters, along with two photographs that comply with ICAO standards.
The following documents should be attached to the visa application with their photocopies:
- Visa Form: for stays up to 90 days, a visa is only required if necessary. You can check the visa requirements on the “Visas for Italy” website. If a visa is required, you should complete the type C visa form, along with your flight reservation (round trip) and health insurance. For stays longer than 90 days, the type D visa form is required. Both forms are also available for free at the entrance of the Embassy.
- Passport expiring at least 3 months after the requested visa
- Letter of enrollment from the Italian university + printed copy provided by the applicant.;
- Economic guarantees. Every student applying for the visa is required to demonstrate the availability of adequate means of support for their stay in Italy. If the student does not have financial independence, it is necessary to provide a notarized statement (if the original document is not available in English or Italian, it should be translated into Italian by a sworn translator recognized by this Embassy) specifying who will cover the student’s expenses. This statement should be accompanied by a copy of the guarantor’s employment contracts or a business registration certificate (from Kosovo) if the guarantor owns a business.
Additionally, if the student has a scholarship, documentation confirming the scholarship award and details of the covered expenses should be presented. - Accommodation: letter from the Italian University stating that the student will be staying at a university facility, or a rental contract in Italy (sent by email from the Italian landperson together with their identification document), or a declaration of accommodation or a hotel reservation, if accommodation is pending for the University facility (if mentioned in the letter from the University);
- Degree certificate from the Kosovo university (stamped by the General Secretary of the Ministry of Education of Kosovo; the original is required only for the Embassy’s review). If the original document is not available in English or Italian, it should be translated into Italian by a sworn translator recognized by this Embassy.
- Eventual email correspondence with the Italian University (printed paper copy);
- Certificate of proficiency of Italian or English language (as required by the University);
- For short-stay C visas, valid international health insurance for the Schengen area is required, covering potential medical expenses, emergency care, hospital stays, and repatriation in the event of illness or death, with a minimum coverage of €30,000.