Italian study visa, my story

I was 17 years old and was studying F.sc Pre engineering in Forman Christian College, Lahore. I secured 91% in my first year of high school and was thinking about my future. I applied first in French university for bsc in physics.

I was passionate for mechanical engineering. This all built by reading mechanical structures and watching F1 racing and motogp, well a part of it. 

While my application was under process in French university I applied in LUMS. I enrolled in LUMS' NOP program a year ago. I took their exam too and was waiting for admission reply.

Just while searching other universities I came to know about the Italian universities. The thing most attracted me was the equal rights to foreigners for pursuing higher studies like in France. I came across Politecnico di Torino. I found the undergraduate Mechanical engineering course in English and applied for it.

I wasn't sure where I'll get the admission. In Italy or somewhere else. I had know idea. I spent daily a lot of time considering my options. I was opened minded. Applied in many universities, abroad and Pakistan.

I kept many options and wasn't able to decide, because of lake of information. However I left it all and took admission in NUST. I went to Karachi, Pakistan. Before going to Karachi. I completed the process for Italian study visa.

I secured the admission in Politecnico di Torino. Applied for pre enrollment, attested all my documents and translated them. For DOV I had to provide the final degree, my result of HSSC. I submitted my passport along with my final degree. Due to official reasons our result was late, it came in September. Classes has been started in Politecnico di Torino. I started my studies in NUST, Karachi. 

One day, in the second week of September, I received a call from Italian embassy to submit my final degree. I traveled from Karachi to Islamabad for submission. Days passed by and at the end of November I received another call to collect my passport as soon possible.

That was the time, I bet on my future. I decided to leave, booked a flight, spent my savings  and came to Lahore. Next morning I went to Italian embassy and received my passport with stamped visa. I was sure about my decision and kept it.

As the founder of nation, Muhammad Ali Jinah also said "Stand on your decisions".  I was just 18 years old when I entered Italy. A young mind with lots of dreams.

If I go into details, there were many funny incidents, some harsh and heart breaking. But I kept my decisions and stood by it. As I promised myself. For a young boy, without any guidelines its quite impossible. But only those can make possible, who believe in it.

Study Visa Italy

Italian study visa is easy to get but only thing required is patience. You completed your intermediate studies then you are good to apply for undergrad admission in Italy. Application for international students are open from January to March each year. The cost of study in Italy is too low as comparing to other European countries. The university fees are low. Living expenses are not much. Even you don't have a scholarship it will cost you around 4500 per annum. If you get any scholarship, like regional or from university it will more than enough in most cases. They will provide you accommodation, pay your tuition fee, and you'll also get a handsome amount for covering your expenses.

Following are the three most simple steps to apply;

1- Apply for admission in Italian Universities
Italian universities allow the students with 12 year of education to enroll for undergrad. There are no restrictions, you can also apply if you are waiting for your result. For that you should apply with hope certificate and consult with university to how to proceed. It is better to apply for more than one university, you can search many courses in english language, then search also for scholarship opportunities.Priorities your options, which city, which university is better for you. You like the university ranking or not. Check about all the necessary things and apply. To see the admission requirements for international students you can see the International admission section of university website. Or you can also find the contact of international admission office of respected university and ask your queries.

2- Apply for pre enrollment in Italian Embassy
After securing the admission you can proceed with pre enrollment. For pre enrollment you have to provide DOV (declaration of value), and your all attested educational degrees and documents. All documents should be translated in Italian language from an authorized translator. First you will fill in the pre enrollment application and then submit your documents for declaration of value. This process takes time depending on the relevant embassy where you submitted. They might not accept your application if you are waiting for your result of final year of school (only in Pakistan). But you can show them the pages of national website of MIUR where its clearly written student waiting for final degree can apply.


3- Apply for study visa
For students in Pakistan, the visa process is quite easy, you just have to submit your passport, visa fee, your documents showing your financial strength and application form at Gery Visa dropbox. You can ask the complete list from Gery Visa dropbox for required documents. Now each major city have local centers. Italian embassy don't handle visa service as before. Within one month you will get your documents back, with visa stamped or refused. The thing to keep in mind is that don't apply late. Try to apply for visa as early as possible.



This is a just short overview to apply, for queries you can comment, may be able to help out.