RESIDENCY PERMIT FOR STUDY REASONS
(Art. 39 of Legislative Decree no. 286/98 and subsequent amendments; Articles 44 bis, 45 and 46 of Presidential Decree no. 394/99 and subsequent amendments).

1. Application filled in and signed by the interested party (Module 1);
2. Complete photocopy of passport or other equivalent document (see table no. 4);
3. The following must be produced for a first issue of the residency permit:
   1) Photocopy of the statement certifying the course of study to be taken,
   certified by the Italian Diplomatic/Consular mission when the entry
   visa is issued;
   2) Photocopy of insurance policy, valid throughout the country and for the entire period of validity of the residency permit, against the risk of illness and injury.
   
4. The following must be produced in order to renew a residency permit:
   1) Photocopy of the documentation certifying to the availability of adequate financial resources for the validity period of the residency permit. The working student may supply proof of income by filling in form 2;
   2) Photocopy of insurance policy, valid throughout the country for the entire period of validity of the residency permit,
   against the risk of illness and injury.
   3) Photocopy of the statement certifying that at least one exam has been successful passed for
   the 1st renewal, and at least 2 exams have been successfully passed for each successive renewal of the residency permit,
   except in case of an Act of God.
   
   NOTES:
   
   1) Residency permits for study reasons permit part-time work to be carried out for a maximum of 20 weekly hours and a yearly limit of 1,040 hours.
   2) The residency permit for study reasons may only be renewed if the entry visa was issue to attend a study course of more than one year in length.
   3) Residency permits for study reasons in any case, cannot be renewed more than three years above
   the duration of the study course.
   4) Residency permits for study reasons cannot be used or renewed to attend a course different
   from the one for which the visa was issued with the exception of a change to another faculty
   when conceded by the academic authorities and access to a university type course undertaken at the end of the stay in Italy or a medium/higher level course.
   5)Residency permits for study reasons may be converted into work permits by acquiring a quota within the scope of the programming decree for work immigration influxes proving that the legal requirements for the type of work carried out have been fulfilled: – by the alien already regularly present in the country once he/she come of
   age;
   – by the alien who has received a university degree or specialised degree in Italy
   after attending the relative courses in Italy.

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