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INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS OFFICE Genova, Piazza dell’Annunziata 6 (1st floor) (Nunziata area, at 500 m. from Genova Principe railway staion) Opening time: monday, wednesday, thursday and friday: from 9 a.m. to 12 a.m. tuesday: from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and from 2.30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Contacts: Tel. +39 010 209 51525 • Fax +39 010 209 51527 e-mail: [email protected] Printed by Centro Stampa University of Genoa WHAT CAN YOU FIND IN THIS BROCHURE? Location of the courses ............................................................................................................. 3 The residence permit (issue and renewal, required documents, costs) ................................. " The tax code ................................................................................................................................ 4 Accomodation (city areas and costs) ........................................................................................ " Italian language classes (types and beginning dates) .............................................................. " University canteens (locations) ................................................................................................. 5 Health assistance (where to go and who to contact) ............................................................. " The bank account ....................................................................................................................... " Bus/Train season tickets (types and costs) ............................................................................. 6 Italian mobile phone companies ................................................................................................ " Useful links .................................................................................................................................. " Information on safety ................................................................................................................ 7 Cost of living (main expenses) ................................................................................................... " S.A.S.S. INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS OFFICE LOCATION OF THE COURSES rights related to the possession of a residence permit and certifies that • Architecture – Stradone S. Agostino – Historic centre you correctly submitted your application but, unlike the residence permit, • Economics – Via Vivaldi - Darsena it does not allow you to travel to another Schengen area country. • Pharmacy – Viale Benedetto XV – S. Martino area • Law – Via Balbi – Historic centre The owner of a residence permit for study purposes (university or • Engineering -- Via all’Opera Pia – Albaro district training) is allowed to: • Arts and Philosophy – Via Balbi – Historic centre • travel to the other Schengen area countries for period shorter than three • Foreign languages and literatures – P.zza S. Sabina – Historic centre months without fulfilling any formal obligation; • Medicine and surgery – Viale Benedetto XV – S. Martino area • submit application for family reunion; • Education – C.so A. Podestà – Carignano district • be registered with the Health National Service; • Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences – V.le Benedetto XV – S. • have a part time job like Italian citizens, provided that he/she does not Martino area work more than 20 hours per week; • Political science – Piazzale E. Brignole – Historic centre • enjoy all the welfare benefits deriving from a regular employment contract. MAIN STEPS THE RESIDENCE PERMIT After filling in the form contained in the residence permit kit, you will have to go to the post office and send it. The Post Office will fix an appointment If a student holds a visa for study purposes and stays in Italy for more for you to go to Questura where you will be fingerprinted. Approximately than 90 days, he/she must request a residence permit. If he/she does not 40 days later, you will be able to get your residence permit card. complete his/her studies before the residence permit expires, he/she will have to request the renewal of his/her residence permit. Documents required for the issue of a residence permit for study The residence permit is issued to foreign citizens coming from Extra EU purposes: countries who attend a course – university or training course – In Italy, • The Kit for the request of residence permit, which can be collected for after they were granted a visa for study purposes from the Italian Embassy free at SASS Office; or Consulate in their country of origin or residence. Every year, a limited • Copy of all the pages of the passport; number of places is available for International students who want to enrol • Copy of the certificate attesting the enrolment in the course of study; in University or training courses in Italy, in relation to the maximum num- • Copy of the health insurance policy (valid in Italy for the time of validity ber of visa for study purposes that can be granted. of the residence permit) against disease and/or accidents. ISSUE AND RENEWAL Documents required for the renewal of a residence permit for When you enter Italy with a visa for study purposes, you must submit your study purposes: request of residence permit to the competent Questura, through the kit • The Kit for the request of the residence permit, which can be collected for available at SASS Office. free at SASS Office; The first residence permit for study purposes, issued to university • Copy of all the pages of the passport; students who entered Italy with a visa – including students attending a • Copy of the certificate attesting the positive result of at least one exam master or Phd course – has a limited duration, usually corresponding to for the first renewal and of at least 2 exams for the following renewals; entry visa expiration. • Copy of the health insurance policy (valid in Italy for the time of validity • You must submit your first request of residence permit within the first 8 of the residence permit) against disease and/or accidents; days from your arrival in Italy, whereas you must submit your request of • Copy of the documents testifying the availability of appropriate financial renewal within your residence permit expiry date. means for the time of validity of the residence permit; • The receipt of your request of issue/renewal entitles you to enjoy all the • Copy of the expiring residence permit. - 3 - Costs for the residence permit issue/renewal The average price for single rooms ranges between 300 and 350 € per • € 16 revenue stamp (to be purchased at any tobacconists’) month depending on the district and on the level of comfort required (re- • € 70,46 cost of the electronic residence permit, valid up to 1 year stored apartment, internet, wi-fi, lift, terrace); the average price for double (pre-printed postal payment slip) room is 250-300 € per person per month. • € 30 cost of the acceptance of the request for the residence permit issue/ The price of an entire flat ranges between 500 and 700 € per month. Stu- renewal (to be paid at the post office when you submit the filled kit) dents should ask their landlord to subscribe a rental agreement. A facsimile is available at SASS office. Note: The International student who enters Italy for the first time and applies for the issue of a one- The University of Genoa supports International students in their accom- year-long residence permit must subscribe the integration agreement. The integration agreement is a measure taken to enhance the integration of foreign citizens in Italy. modation research, but does not guarantee nor reserve any kind of University students are exempt from attending the test of knowledge of the Italian language and civic accommodation. Culture and life in Italy. Students interested in university residences run by ALFA (the Regional Agency for Job, Training and Accreditation), the body in charge for this EU students, who have been staying in Italy for more than 3 kind of accommodation, should contact SASS which will then forward months, must apply at the Civil Registry office in order to be regi- their requests to ALFA. Bed & Breakfast, residences and religious accom- stered and receive a certificate confirming their stay. modations can be alternative solutions, particularly for short stays. A list of these types of accommodation is available at the SASS office. THE TAX CODE The Tax Code is an Italian document and you need it when: ITALIAN LANGUAGE CLASSES • you have to subscribe a rental agreement; Erasmus students, students enrolled in mobility programs and Interna- • you want to open a bank account; tional students enrolled in Master or PhD courses can attend a 40 or 50 • you want to activate a mobile phone number; hours free Italian course. If they want to attend the course, students must • you want to activate an internet key. fill in their request in the application form. For the a.y. 2018/19 classes will begin on the following dates: In order to obtain the Tax Code, you have to go to the International Stu- 3rd September 2018 (intensive course) – 24th September 2018 – 29th dents Office with: October 2018 – 19th February 2019 – 11th March 2019 • your passport (for students from Extra EU countries); • your passport or ID card (for students from EU countries). Students holding a certificate of secondary school obtained abroad and enrolling in Bachelor degree or Master degree courses at the University of Genoa must take a test assessing their knowledge of the Italian language. ACCOMMODATION If, according to the test result, the students need to follow