• Pre-evaluation stage required in a mandatory way for access: to all master's degrees (Master's degree) delivered in English and in Italian and ONLY for the degree (Bachelor's degree) in computer engineering - Imperia site delivered in English.
• Pre-evaluation is not required: for all other degrees (Bachelor's degree) or 5-6 years single cycle degrees.

• The submission of the application for a visa on the external ministerial portal to Unige (Universitaly https://www.universitaly.it/ ) is mandatory for all courses.
• Check the dates on Deadlines A.y. 2025/26. Applications submitted after the deadline will be rejected.
• Enter your personal details exactly as shown on your passport. If you have multiple names and/or surnames marked on your passport, please enter them all in the correct order, if the first name or surname entry is blank on your passport, fill it out using an "X".
• The University of Genoa will validate your application and forward it to the Embassy if the application is considered complete. 
• For technical problems related to the operation of universitaly.it and log-in issues, please refer to Universitaly support.
• Please note: on Universitaly you will only be able to choose an Italian University and a course. Once you have submitted your application, if you decide to change university, you will need to ask for the annulment (that is, the rejection of your application by the university for which you submitted it).
• You will then have to complete the procedure for issuing a study visa at the Italian Embassy or Consulate that you indicated when filling out your application on Universitaly. Always check the documents required by your Embassy (in addition to the documents on the title already uploaded to Universitaly) during the appointment phase.
• Attention: University has no power to influence the scheduling of Embassy appointments. Students may report problems, but, unfortunately, we will not be able to take action on this aspect.
• Important communication: Uni-Italia for international students 
  Non-EU applicants living abroad can contact the Uni-Italia centers for information on the Italian system of higher education and for assistance in admission procedures and application for study visas. 
  Link to the Uni-Italia portal https://uni-italia.it/ 

• Start pre-enrollment on UniGe Online Services only AFTER applying for a visa on UNIVERSITALY. It is NOT possible to complete the pre-enrollment in the case of an applicant student who has not previously submitted his application on Universitaly. It is also advisable to wait for validation on Universitaly. 
• Respect the dates when you can submit your pre-enrollment application. See A.Y. 2025/26 Deadlines
• For programmed number courses: check the deadlines provided by the respective calls. Consult the page of calls with programmed number

Registration: get credentials (if required)

• If you do NOT already have UniGePass credentials (student number, example S1234567, and password) to access UniGe Online Services, PROCEED with REGISTRATION.
• Be sure to fill in all fields with the full data, exactly as shown on your passport. 

USE YOUR UNIGEPASS CREDENTIALS (do not re-register) in your possession in cases:

• If you applied for a pre-assessment on UniGeApply, use the same credentials you used to submit your pre-assessment application;
• If in previous years you have already accessed UniGe Online Services.
• More generally, if you have previously registered and obtained UniGePass credentials (even if you have never used them to access the Online Services).

Attention: 

• Do not attempt to make multiple registrations for the same user. 
• The insertion of incorrect personal data may cause a slowdown of the service offered and the impossibility to proceed with the saving of applications on Online Services.
• In case you need a password recovery, change the email address or other actions related to UniGePass credentials consult the dedicated pages https://cedia.unige.it/unigepass-studenti and https://cedia.unige.it/UniGePASS

STEP 2-A: Submission of the application

• Use UniGePass credentials to authenticate and start pre-enrollment application 
  

Read the notes carefully to correctly fill in the application: 

• Click "submit a new application" to get started.
• Courses section: the chosen course must coincide with the application submitted on Universitaly and in the case of pre-selection (if required), with the course for which you have received a positive result. Information for all students: in case of a degree program (Bachelor’s degree or single cycle 5-6 years degree), mark in the options "verification exemption" > no exemption. In the case of a master’s degree course, mark in the options "date verification" > select the first available date; "curriculum requirements" > to be verified; "exemption verification" > no exemption.
• Profile Section: as a student applying for a visa, you will have to tick the option: “I declare to have submitted visa application for the current academic year on ministerial portal Universitaly.it”. If it is not true, make sure to submit the application on Universitaly first and then start your pre-enrollment application”.
• Section Education: the fields that will be automatically filled in the case of selection of foreign diploma (or Italian diploma obtained abroad) or foreign degree must not be modified, indicate that the qualification is obtained in a foreign institution. 
• Documents section: upload only any documents expressly requested by the selected course of study. The documents necessary to finalize the enrollment will be provided with another method upon arrival in Italy.
• If all the sections in the top row are no longer marked in red when you view your application, the information is complete and you can save your pre-enrollment.

STEP 2-B: Final submission of pre-enrollment

Check the status of your application and whether an action is required, depending on the wording that will appear after saving: 

• complete: means that the application has been submitted correctly, no action is required.
• pending approval of the Welcome Office: the application must be viewed by the office as a check with the data on Universitaly is required. Wait for an automatic email that warns you of the unblocking. The procedure is not immediate, wait the necessary time. Once you have received the email, go back to your pre-enrollment application on Unige Online Services and press the "save" button. The application will pass to the "complete" state, see above.
• incomplete: your action is required. For example, the application will be incomplete if it has been unlocked (see previous point) but you have not yet saved it again for final confirmation.
• with errors: the application is not submitted correctly, there is one or more errors in the compilation. An error message is reported. The errors may be due to inconsistencies found by the system on your data (for example, you are a student applying for a visa and you have incorrectly marked as a student already legally resident in Italy). Once the error has been corrected, the application must be saved again.

Please note: you will always receive an automatic email that notifies you that the update (save) action you performed on your pre-enrollment application has been successfully completed.

Attention: if you declare the fake and submit a pre-enrollment application without having previously submitted an application on Universitaly (for the visa application), the pre-enrollment application will be ANNULLED. 

 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:

• arrival in Italy (mandatory to meet the deadlines on arrival, see the initial table);
• sending of complete documentation on the title;
• sending of the receipt for the application for a residence permit (permesso di soggiorno);
• "In-person" presentation of the original documents;
• 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 on the basis of the title submitted for admission. Students already pre-evaluated on Unigeapply will only have to wait for the course to confirm the result of the pre-selection and any updates if conditional acceptance has been given.

Attention. In case of BRIDGE CAREER to be able to access a Master’s Degree: you will not be able to enroll until you have passed the bridge career (the exams required to be eligible for enrollment). The bridge career enrollment will take place only after arrival in Italy and therefore it is not possible to take the bridge career examinations before then. Please always consult your course page for more details, starting from corsi.unige.it.

The actions to follow on arrival in Italy:

• Apply for a residence permit: you can go to a post office to collect the free kit to fill out. The application for the first residence permit must always be submitted within 8 days of entry in Italy. You can find all the information on our dedicated page where there is also an attachment (at the bottom of the page) with all the instructions on filling out the application kit for the residence permit that you can already fill out yourself.
• Scan all the final documents on the title and the application receipt for the residence permit: check in the section "enrollment documents" all the required documents, scan them and save them in format . pdf (presents all documents on the title even if already submitted during other steps of the enrollment process).
• Prepare a single email with the documents on the title and the receipt of application for residence permit: title email > visa applicant - enrollment docs Bachelor course/Bachelor single cycle/Master course (choose one of three options depending on your degree program, whether you have applied for a Bachelor’s degree course, single cycle Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree); email body > your first name, surname and registration number (example S1234567, your number assigned as UniGePass username to access the Unige Online Services) and the course chosen (course coinciding with the application submitted on Universitaly for visa application); attachments > passport, title documents and residence permit. Send the email with these features (one email) to sass@unige.it
• Prepare the original documents and submit them in person: after sending the email (or having uploaded all scans on a USB stick if the email was not sent) 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 > 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
• Receipt of application for the residence permit: if you have submitted all documents on the title, the visa and you came "in presence" to verify your arrival in Italy, you can be enrolled with reserve. When you have the document send an email to sass@unige.it with title email > residence permit application – elimination of reserve; body email > first name, surname, matricola (registration number) and course for which you have registered; attachment > document in format . pdf

Attention: the enrollment with reserve does not allow to take the exams, you can only follow the lessons. 

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).