Register to obtain your UniGePass credentials (username and password) to access the Online Services. Be careful to fill in the fields with the data exactly as shown on your passport (or on your Italian ID, if in possession). In case of surname and/or compound name, enter all surnames and names on your passport (do not use dashes and dots). Be careful not to reverse the surname and first name fields. If one of the two fields is empty on your passport, fill in using an X. Filling in with an error can slow down the services offered. Please note that the fields filled during the registration phase cannot be modified by the user during the pre-enrolment application process.

Go to Online Services, enter your credentials to access and start pre-enrolment.

• Select the course/s of interest (consult course.unige.it first for more information on each course). In case of a bachelor’s degree, mark in the options of "preliminary test exemption" > no exemption. In the case of a master’s degree, mark in the options of "date of test" > select the first available date; "credit requirements" > to be verified; "preliminary test exemption" > no exemption.
• If you are a NON-EU student regularly resident in Italy, in the "Profile" section, once you have selected your nationality, remember to check the box that will appear with the following words: ‘I declare to be legally resident in Italy according to the current Immigration Law (as per D. Lgs. 286/98 and subsequent amendments)’. 
   
• In the section "Education": the fields that will be automatically filled in in the case of selection of foreign diploma (or Italian diploma obtained abroad) or foreign degree must not be changed, indicate that the qualification is obtain in a foreign institution. 
• Load the scan of your document (front/back). The document must be legible. One of the two pages must contain all your personal information with your photo. Also upload a photo.
• In the section "Documents" only upload any documents expressly required by the selected course of study, such as the certificate of knowledge of the language. The documents required to complete the enrolment that are listed in the section "Documents for enrolment" will then be provided in another way.

Once the application for pre-enrolment has been completed, in order to be able to save it definitively (the application will become "green"), prepare the documents listed in the section "Enrolment documents". At this level you may not yet have all the documents. If you have already collected everything you need, please provide all the documents and you can then speed up the registration process.

• You will have to present at least the following documents: passport; all documents on the title (also not legalized if not yet in possession) with any translations and on the stay in Italy (if required). If you do not have the declaration of value (DOV) or the CIMEA comparability certificate or the Diploma Supplement, you can provide them by December 2024.
• Prepare ONE email with all your documents. Documents must be saved in . pdf. 
  
  Title email > Resident - doc pre-enrolment FIRST NAME SURNAME MATRICULA; if you have applied for a course with programmed access, also enter the words "AP" in the title of the email (example: Resident - AP doc pre-enrolment Mario Rossi 1234567); body of the email > your FIRST NAME SURNAME MATRICOLA (the name and surname as filled in during registration), the course/s for which you applied for pre-enrolment and the type of student (Italian or Community with foreign title/ NON-EU regularly in Italy with foreign title); email attachments > documents previously reported (mandatory) or all the necessary documents (see “Enrolment Documents” section). Send the email to sass@unige.it. Given the large number of candidates, it will take time to take care of your application. Please do not contact the office, the applications will be viewed in chronological order.

After sending the complete email (as described in the previous section), the Welcome Office will review your pre-enrolment application.

• Once the review operation is complete you will receive an email with the subject: UNIGE pre-enrolment - Preliminary verification of requirements completed. 
• After receiving the email, you will be able to access again your pre-enrolment application on Unige Online Services, view your data and make the final submission of the application.

You will then receive an email notifying you that the pre-enrolment process has been successful.

Once you have completed the pre-enrollment application (it must be "complete"), you can confirm your enrollment only if all requirements are met.

Requirements for confirmation of enrollment:

• Sending of complete documentation on the title;
• (if applicable, only for non-EU student resident in Italy) sending of the residence permit (permesso di soggiorno) and additionally, if due to expire, receipt of the renewal request;
• passing the Italian language test (only for courses taught in Italian if no recognized certification has been presented);
• in case of master’s degree: the course of studies must confirm eligibility for enrollment based on the title presented for admission; 
• In the case of bridge career (for access to a master’s degree): passing the bridge career examinations.

Actions to be taken to confirm enrollment:

• If during the pre-enrollment phase (STEP 1-B) not all the required documents were provided (see section "Enrollment Documents"): you must integrate the documentation submitted. Prepare a single email with missing documents in format .pdf: email title > resident - integration doc enrollment Bachelor/Bachelor single cycle/Master (choose one of the three options depending on your degree program, if you have applied for a Bachelor three-year course, one cycle 5-6 year course or Master’s degree); email body > your first name, surname and registration number (example S1234567, your assigned number as UniGePass username to access the Unige Online Services) and the course chosen; attachments > passport and documents to be integrated: title documents and (if applicable) on the residence permit if the permit already submitted was due to expire or if only the receipt of the application for the first residence permit had been provided. Send the email with these features (one email) to sass@unige.it
• If you need to renew your residence permit: find all the information on our page dedicated  where there is also an attachment (at the bottom of the page) with all instructions on how to fill in the residence permit renewal kit.
• If you want to go in person to complete the missing documentation (action not mandatory, all can be completed by following the steps above): upload all scans in format .pdf on a USB stick and go to:
•          - Between 21st July and 3rd October: Infopoint in via Balbi 5 Genoa (headquarters of the University of Genoa) from Monday to Friday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. without appointment. In the lobby you will see a stand with the words "Welcome Office".
•          - After 3rd October: every Tuesday, by appointment only, at our offices open from 9 a.m. to 12 a.m.. Book your appointment from this link

If you do not have some documents - enrollment with reserve:

• Legalization of the title (or CIMEA verification certificate): you can submit the document by 31st January 2025. In the meantime, you can be enrolled with reservation. When you will be in possession of the document send an email to sass@unige.it with title email > resident legalization of the title - elimination of the reservation; body email > first name, surname, registration number and course for which you have made the registration; attachment > document in format .pdf
• Declaration of value (or CIMEA comparability certificate or Diploma Supplement): you can submit the document by 31st January 2025. In the meantime, you can be registered with reserve. When you have the document send an email to sass@unige.it: title email > resident declaration of value - elimination of reserve; body email > first name, surname, matricola (registration number) and course for which you have registered; attachment > document in format . pdf
• Residence permit: If you have submitted the receipt of your first residence permit but you do not yet hold a residence permit or if you had an expired residence permit and you have not yet submitted the renewal application receipt, you may be enrolled with reservation. When you have the missing document send an email to sass@unige.it with title email > resident residence permit – elimination of reserve; body email > first name, surname, matricola (registration number) and course for which you have asked for enrollment; attachment > document in format . pdf

Note: in case of missing multiple documents among those listed that require an enrollment with reserve, send only one email (with email title > resident elimination of the reservation) when you will get all the missing documents to delete the reservation.

• Passport; 
• Title (Diploma) legalized by the Italian Diplomatic or Consular Representation competent for the territory or through "Apostille" or alternatively accompanied by verification certificate of CIMEA (Information Center on Mobility and Academic Equivalences- www.cimea.it);
• Declaration of Value (DOV), alternatively: certificate of comparability issued by CIMEA or Diploma Supplement;
• The certificate attesting the passing of any test of academic competence, if required for admission to the University of the country of origin;
• Document of knowledge of Italian or English language (depending on the chosen course, if taught in Italian or English). Please note: to enrol in the Italian language courses it is mandatory to submit a certification recognized by Unige or pass the Italian language test, otherwise you will not be able to enrol. See all the details in the next session dedicated to the knowledge of the language.
• If the original documents are not in Italian, English, French, Spanish or Portuguese, remember to also submit an official translation. The translation of the title in Italian can be done by the Embassy or Consulate, or performed by the official translator and confirmed by the Embassy or validated by the Italian Court.  

If you have earned your degree at the end of a school period of less than 12 years, you must also submit one of the following documents:

• academic certification attesting the passing of all the exams for the first or first two years of university studies;
• an official Italian or foreign post-secondary degree obtained in a non-university higher education institution of a subject similar to the chosen course lasting one or two years;
• certifications issued by Italian Universities for the completion of preparatory courses (foundation courses). The University of Genoa does not organize foundation courses.
  The supplementary documentation must relate to studies of at least one or two years, depending on whether the school system of origin is 11 or 10 years.

• Passport; 
• Degree (Bachelor’s Degree) legalized by the Italian Diplomatic or Consular Representation competent for the territory or through "Apostille" or alternatively accompanied by CIMEA verification certificate (Centre for Information on Mobility and Academic Equivalences- www.cimea.it);
• Transcript of records, that is the list of examinations taken to obtain the title, duly confirmed by the Diplomatic or Consular Representation or legalized by "Apostille". This certificate is not required if the Diploma Supplement is submitted;
• (if UniGeApply is not required and you have not applied) syllabus, that is, the description of the program of the Bachelor’s Degree exams;
• Declaration of Value (DOV), alternatively: certificate of comparability issued by CIMEA or Diploma Supplement;
• Document of knowledge of Italian or English language (depending on the chosen course, if taught in Italian or English). Please note: to enrol in the Italian language courses it is mandatory to submit a certification recognized by Unige or pass the Italian language test, otherwise you will not be able to register. See all the details in the next session dedicated to the knowledge of the language.
• If the original documents are not in Italian, English, French, Spanish or Portuguese, remember to also submit an official translation. The translation of the title in Italian can be written by the Embassy or Consulate, or performed by the official translator and confirmed by the Embassy or validated by the Italian Court.

• Residence permit - permesso di soggiorno (valid, if renewal is imminent, also renewal request of residence permit).

all students will have to take the Italian language test and get at least level A2 (minimum level required only to complete the enrolment). Unige requires level B2. You cannot take the language test only if you have provided a certificate of knowledge of the Italian language recognized by Unige. More information on the Recognized Certifications. You can also take a course independently, we point out the Centro Studi Italiani (with an office in Genoa) issuing a certificate recognized by Unige.
You can find all the information on the required requirements and the Italian language tests (which you should read carefully) at the following page: Test of Italian language

you do not have to demonstrate the knowledge of the Italian language, you can provide a certificate of English proficiency (at least level B2) recognized by Unige or submit a document stating that English has been the medium of instruction (MOI) of the degree you have obtained. In the case of access to a Master’s Degree in English, during the pre-selection on UniGeApply you will be able to provide the document of knowledge of the English language. If you get it later, you can provide it during the pre-enrolment phase or later you can contact the Secretarial Offices of your School of reference to provide the certificate (you can start from corsi.unige.it, search for your course and see the contacts, or see https://unige.it/servizi/segreterie).