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Please which school is itting for undergraduate?

Use Google to help yourself. I believe most universities in Italy offer undergraduate studies

Hello,

I just came across this your very insightful post and while it answers some of my questions, I still have a lot more to ask. If you can avail me your details, e-mail address or anything, I’d be most grateful.

Thanks.

Dencotext:
Hi all,

After many years, God's favorite pikin is in the forum once more to give you guys a little advice.

Well I am in Italy now. If you are going to do your master, and moreover if you are sponsoring yourself, then you do not need to attach any birth certificate from NPC... that was my case. I know my rights so when the (African lady) staff from Italian consular office in Abuja called me on phone asking that I must also bring my birth certificate, I made sure she understood that it did not apply to me... she should go and ask her consular officer... who when he came on the phone told her (after asking me some questions) that it is not applicable to people in my category.

Why is it applicable and when is it not applicable? Although you could choose to do it anyway if you want even when it is not applicable.

If you are being sponsored by your family (you know a thirdparty sponsorship is not allowed) then it is a must that you should attach your birth certificate, even if you are going to do your master degree.

I once worked online with a university and we review docs coming in from allover the world, so I have a firsthand knowledge on how documentation verification exercise is carried out in general, it is not magical... the last person I counseled was a girl who was denied visa here at the Italian embassy in Lagos and she ed me. By the time I reviewed how she packaged the visa that was denied, and pointed out the mistakes made and how to correct them, she repackaged the visa application as instructed and today she is in Italy. The funny thing is that no two person case that are denied visa may be exactly identical, because our packages are reviewed based on the categories we fit in, but basically there is two major categories which we could be placed
1. whether you are sponsoring yourself
2. or whether another person is sponsoring you
Any one of these two methods greatly change the way your application for student visa would be reviewed. The greatest example being the use of birth certificate not being necessary for those sponsoring themselves (even if you are not going to do a master degree). But becomes absolutely necessary for those who someone else may be sponsoring them, because the names of the one who is supposed to be your parent is stated on the birth certificate and it gives the reviewing officer facts that the person sponsoring you is your father or mother if it corresponds with name on the birth certificate. If it does not, and an uncle or brother is sponsoring you, the birth certificate incriminates you, so you have to attach court declaration of guardian/sponsorship and also prove of the family connection that exist between you and that member. If you fail to add extra documents apart from the court declaration, to prove the family connections, the visa reviewer may be unable to prove that they are your relatives, and so the person would be considered to be a thirdparty. And your visa application would be denied.

In the case of this girl that was denied visa, she was almost screaming at me on the phone that it was indeed her father who was sponsoring her (actually the person was by law her step father, because the mother remarried after the death of her father). But I made her understand how blind her argument was because the visa office would not know this fact, unless your father's name on the birth certificate matches your step father's name, but as it is, they are different. So no matter the court declaration that he is your guardian, it would not make sense. The visa office can only accept family sponsorship, which is a bit different from someone undertaking to sponsor you, that is why guardianship is highly suspicious. So I will add the third category
3. the trickish issue of guardianship

For a guardian to qualify as family and not a thirdparty, you must attach extra documents. There must be a legal or court declaration of sponsorship, and the second document should tackle the motive why they are sponsoring... like the fact they are (1) your husband (2) adopted parents (3) step father (4) relatives or brethren... outside these, someone with no family or legal tie is automatically a thirdparty. And again, each of these subcategories comes with some challenges to prove them. I will only single out two for explanations.... THE CASE OF A STEP FATHER AND THE CASE OF HUSBAND.

Having processed documents for my online university, we can only accept the name change of ladies that got married if they also attach their marriage certificate to explain why their academic documents bears a different surname from their current port or ID. In that case, no need for court affidavit for name change, because marriage is a legal institution covered by the certificate.

In the case of a step father, as I had to think for some hours or days before I counseled that girl, the process of reviewing is about how legal and convincing your documents are. It made the greatest sense to me, who was well trained to review documents coming into my university from allover the world, that a step father proof can be proven systematically by including the following documents.... a) your birth certificate, which has your late father's name, and mother's name on it (that would be sufficient and more satisfactory than attaching their marriage certificate) b) the death certificate of your late father, c) the new marriage certificate of your mother to your step father d) a commitment letter of sponsorship from the court.... because in truth a step father, who did not born you, is not legally mandated to be your sponsor if they choose not to, so they must commit themselves legally to be considered your custodian. When this girl followed this series of inexplicable steps which I recommended for her, and presented all these documents, along with a letter of apology acknowledging that she realized why she was denied visa based on that fact.... she was granted the visa. She complained that the period to appeal has ed, but I kept reminding her that the visa application was not supposed to interfere with people's destiny if they meet the requirement...so if your university gives you ission, you can still arrive anytime during the first semester which last for about 4 to 6 months.

AlanOguns:


Good day sir, I have tried sending a dm to you but unfortunately I can’t locate where to send one. I am in lagos and I just applied to Siena and I’m hoping to get ission but then I’m seeing a lot of comments on documentation and it’s a lot. Please can you give a detailed reply on the process for me ? And also share s of translators in lagos . Thank you

Me too let's relate email: [email protected].

I think Yes because I used my brother's Acct statement.

AllOfUna:


Hello, please I need your guidance.
Under the proof of funds or substance for the period of study, the said proof has to be shown by either personal funding, parents or scholarships, etc…

My question is, can I use my siblings statement of ?

Thank you.

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Please, do I need an English language certification exam; like TOEFL test scores or IELTS test score for pre-registration?

My TOEFL of 2019 that I used in application in December expired in December.

Please throw in more light on this.

If it's university of Sienna, I was told no need for toefl or ielts. You can use English language letter from your home university or WAEC result.

Check this thread from the beginning to see other people's comments about Universities in Italy requirements.

Austinnedo:


Please, do I need an English language certification exam; like TOEFL test scores or IELTS test score for pre-registration?

My TOEFL of 2019 that I used in application in December expired in December.

Please throw in more light on this.

please how can one pay application fee? I am trying to apply to University of Padova and they have this PagoPay that's not accepting my card... i dont know what to do and the school says the fee can only be paid online.. please help.

Hello. Good afternoon.
Please i'd like to know if letter of eligibility from Ministry of Education was asked for at any stage during getting your DOV and Visa application?
Did you use it at any point?
Thank you.

Dencotext:
Hi all,

After many years, God's favorite pikin is in the forum once more to give you guys a little advice.

Well I am in Italy now. If you are going to do your master, and moreover if you are sponsoring yourself, then you do not need to attach any birth certificate from NPC... that was my case. I know my rights so when the (African lady) staff from Italian consular office in Abuja called me on phone asking that I must also bring my birth certificate, I made sure she understood that it did not apply to me... she should go and ask her consular officer... who when he came on the phone told her (after asking me some questions) that it is not applicable to people in my category.

Why is it applicable and when is it not applicable? Although you could choose to do it anyway if you want even when it is not applicable.

If you are being sponsored by your family (you know a thirdparty sponsorship is not allowed) then it is a must that you should attach your birth certificate, even if you are going to do your master degree.

I once worked online with a university and we review docs coming in from allover the world, so I have a firsthand knowledge on how documentation verification exercise is carried out in general, it is not magical... the last person I counseled was a girl who was denied visa here at the Italian embassy in Lagos and she ed me. By the time I reviewed how she packaged the visa that was denied, and pointed out the mistakes made and how to correct them, she repackaged the visa application as instructed and today she is in Italy. The funny thing is that no two person case that are denied visa may be exactly identical, because our packages are reviewed based on the categories we fit in, but basically there is two major categories which we could be placed
1. whether you are sponsoring yourself
2. or whether another person is sponsoring you
Any one of these two methods greatly change the way your application for student visa would be reviewed. The greatest example being the use of birth certificate not being necessary for those sponsoring themselves (even if you are not going to do a master degree). But becomes absolutely necessary for those who someone else may be sponsoring them, because the names of the one who is supposed to be your parent is stated on the birth certificate and it gives the reviewing officer facts that the person sponsoring you is your father or mother if it corresponds with name on the birth certificate. If it does not, and an uncle or brother is sponsoring you, the birth certificate incriminates you, so you have to attach court declaration of guardian/sponsorship and also prove of the family connection that exist between you and that member. If you fail to add extra documents apart from the court declaration, to prove the family connections, the visa reviewer may be unable to prove that they are your relatives, and so the person would be considered to be a thirdparty. And your visa application would be denied.

In the case of this girl that was denied visa, she was almost screaming at me on the phone that it was indeed her father who was sponsoring her (actually the person was by law her step father, because the mother remarried after the death of her father). But I made her understand how blind her argument was because the visa office would not know this fact, unless your father's name on the birth certificate matches your step father's name, but as it is, they are different. So no matter the court declaration that he is your guardian, it would not make sense. The visa office can only accept family sponsorship, which is a bit different from someone undertaking to sponsor you, that is why guardianship is highly suspicious. So I will add the third category
3. the trickish issue of guardianship

For a guardian to qualify as family and not a thirdparty, you must attach extra documents. There must be a legal or court declaration of sponsorship, and the second document should tackle the motive why they are sponsoring... like the fact they are (1) your husband (2) adopted parents (3) step father (4) relatives or brethren... outside these, someone with no family or legal tie is automatically a thirdparty. And again, each of these subcategories comes with some challenges to prove them. I will only single out two for explanations.... THE CASE OF A STEP FATHER AND THE CASE OF HUSBAND.

Having processed documents for my online university, we can only accept the name change of ladies that got married if they also attach their marriage certificate to explain why their academic documents bears a different surname from their current port or ID. In that case, no need for court affidavit for name change, because marriage is a legal institution covered by the certificate.

In the case of a step father, as I had to think for some hours or days before I counseled that girl, the process of reviewing is about how legal and convincing your documents are. It made the greatest sense to me, who was well trained to review documents coming into my university from allover the world, that a step father proof can be proven systematically by including the following documents.... a) your birth certificate, which has your late father's name, and mother's name on it (that would be sufficient and more satisfactory than attaching their marriage certificate) b) the death certificate of your late father, c) the new marriage certificate of your mother to your step father d) a commitment letter of sponsorship from the court.... because in truth a step father, who did not born you, is not legally mandated to be your sponsor if they choose not to, so they must commit themselves legally to be considered your custodian. When this girl followed this series of inexplicable steps which I recommended for her, and presented all these documents, along with a letter of apology acknowledging that she realized why she was denied visa based on that fact.... she was granted the visa. She complained that the period to appeal has ed, but I kept reminding her that the visa application was not supposed to interfere with people's destiny if they meet the requirement...so if your university gives you ission, you can still arrive anytime during the first semester which last for about 4 to 6 months.

Hi. I am also applying for a Master's Degree program at University of Padua.
Can I message you privately?

djminimofficial:
please how can one pay application fee? I am trying to apply to University of Padova and they have this PagoPay that's not accepting my card... i dont know what to do and the school says the fee can only be paid online.. please help.

Okay, did you scale through?
If yes, can you break it down for me how you went about it?
Thanks

Engrkia1703:
I think Yes because I used my brother's Acct statement.

Good afternoon guys, I know this is slightly a wrong place to ask this question but I have to do it anyway..
Is there a thread for Italian Tourist Visa applicants?
I anticipate your swift responses

Check Tls website for Italian tourist visa requirements.

Jona48:
Good afternoon guys, I know this is slightly a wrong place to ask this question but I have to do it anyway..
Is there a thread for Italian Tourist Visa applicants?
I anticipate your swift responses

djminimofficial:
please how can one pay application fee? I am trying to apply to University of Padova and they have this PagoPay that's not accepting my card... i dont know what to do and the school says the fee can only be paid online.. please help.

I also applied for University, use a visa card or master card. They don't accept verve cards

Nancyama:
Check Tls website for Italian tourist visa requirements.

I just did.... Thanks so much

So no free school in Italy ehh. Person must pay for all school. Nah wah oh

Pls I need the attention of anyone that has an Italian post graduate certificate.
My nephews Italian masters degree transcript was rejected by a UK university where he applied for PhD. The reason was that Thesis topic and score are not recorded no the transcript.
He has written to the school in Italy and they told him that Italian post grad transcript doesn't have record Thesis and the graded awarded on it.

I want to know if this is true.

PLEASE HOW MUCH IS BLOCKED FOR MASTERS IN ITALY

Please has anyone gotten visa recently from Italian embassy?

Hello @everyone. Are there universities that teach in english language?

Hello @everyone. Are there universities that teach in english language?

Most teach in English

Choox101:

REQUISITE DOCUMENTS FOR STUDY
(Enrolment in Universities)
Perspective students have to submit their pre-enrolment applications on the dedicated portal
https://www.universitaly.it
 Application form duly filled in block capitals. Applicant must sign the visa application form on
submission. The visa application form can be ed from the website
 Two recent colour port-size photographs (white background), size 3.5 x 4.5 cm. As to the
technical specification, see the relevant document. Photographs should not be stapled on the
application form
 port valid for at least 18 months beyond the expiry date of the expected trip, with two
empty pages
 Colour photocopy of the port page containing holder’s data
 Colour photocopies of any previous and current visa (if applicable)
 Medical Insurance covering all medical expenses, included hospitalization in any Italian
hospital for the total duration of the expected stay
 Non-Nigerian nationals living in Nigeria have to submit copy of the Nigerian Residence Permit
A. DOCUMENTATION RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY ENROLMENT AND PREVIOUS
ACADEMIC EDUCATION
 Summary of the pre-enrolment request as validated by the Italian university
 Applicant’s educational background: the documents listed below must be duly legalized by
the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, translated in Italian and legalized by either the
Italian Embassy in Abuja or the Consulate General in Lagos prior to the visa application
a) Original (and photocopy) of Senior Secondary School Certificate
b) Original (and photocopy) West African Examination Council Certificate (if applicable)
c) Original (and photocopy) of NECO Certificate (if applicable)
 “Declaration of Value” (Dichiarazione di Valore) - issued by either the Italian Embassy in
Abuja or the Consulate General in Lagos - if requested by the Italian university
 Two photographs (port type), of which one must be authenticated by the Italian
Embassy in Abuja or the Consulate General in Lagos
B. DOCUMENTATION PERTAINING TO THE APPLICANT’S PERSONAL FINANCIAL MEANS
 Documentary evidence that the applicant (if working) or the parents (father and mother if
the applicant is a student) must have a reliable, verifiable and regular source of income
adequate to provide the student with sufficient financial means covering the full duration
of the academic year/s , which is 460.28 euro per month, equal to 5,983.64 euro per year.
The following documentation are to be provided:
 Bank statement covering the last six months
 Documentation pertaining to financial investments (if applicable)
 Certificate of payment of tax on personal income (PIT)
 Letter of employment stating duration of employment and financial
 Pay-slips covering the last six months
 Proof of real estate property (if applicable);
Or,
 Scholarship granted by accredited Italian institutions or agencies, local governments, or
reputable and well-known foreign institutions or agencies
C. DOCUMENTATION RELEVANT TO THE STAY IN ITALY
 Documentary evidence about the availability of suitable accommodation for the staying in Italy
 A valid return flight ticket
APPLICANT’S PERSONAL DOCUMENTS
 Birth Certificate if born after 14th December 1992; or
 Attestation of birth issued by National Population Commission if born before 14th December 1992. This
attestation must be accompanied by an Affidavit of age sworn in a Federal High Court to by either of
his/her parent or, if they are deceased, by older sibling or an eldest family member. The Affidavit must
be accompanied by the port photograph of both the recipient, and the declarant, and copy of
National ID card or valid port (data page) of the latter.
APPLICANTS SHOULD NOTE THE FOLLOWING:
 The Consulate General of Italy reserves the right to demand for any additional document if
deemed essential
 All the documents should be provided in original and copy. Original documents (except bank
statements) will be returned to applicants while copies will be kept with the visa application
 Any forged/fake document or port submitted will not be returned to the applicant who
will be prosecuted in the Italian and the Nigerian Court

hello, my port expires next year, and i am applying for a study visa this year, my school starts September, is my port still valid?

Successpoint01:
Hi, please I will like to have a private chat with with on this.

hello bro, my port is expirying next year September,and i want to apply for a visa and my school starts September, is it still valid?

Guys please are there schools in Italy with free application

Krisler:
hello bro, my port is expirying next year September,and i want to apply for a visa and my school starts September, is it still valid?

From what I was told when I tried applying last year, that my port should be 6months to expiry date before application.
But to be on a safer side, let your port be like 8-9months before it expires cus of unforseen delays (if there will be any) during decision making in your ission.

hammed71:
Guys please are there schools in Italy with free application

Try using Google to search for "schools in Italy with application fee waiver"

How far your visa, any news yet? I also applied but haven't.

oseremenifidon:
Please has anyone gotten visa recently from Italian embassy?

I got ission for Masters in Italy and UK, Right now I’m confused on which to choose. I heard it hard to find a job in italy and their master is 2 years even though it way cheaper than UK.

Hello, everyone. Just found some universities in Italy that interest me. I would like to know about the embassy process. Is there legalisation or things like that? Thank you in advance.

chuckdelis:
I got ission for Masters in Italy and UK, Right now I’m confused on which to choose. I heard it hard to find a job in italy and their master is 2 years even though it way cheaper than UK.

You can study in Italy and look for a job in the EU. That's lucrative

If you would want to learn Italian or German.
Pls do call or WhatsApp +2349154422057 for your language course ,
Very affordable
There is also 25% discount still going on.

Krisler:
hello, my port expires next year, and i am applying for a study visa this year, my school starts September, is my port still valid?

I just applied to a school would you like to talk on other platforms cause I need more info