Prepare your stay in Pavia

EU STUDENTS

All European Erasmus students should travel to Italy with their European Health Insurance Card (EHIC).
The European Health Insurance Card replaces paper forms such as the E111 and gives access to immediate necessary care under the same conditions as for Italian nationals.

The benefits covered include, for example, benefits provided in conjunction with chronic or existing illnesses as well as in conjunction with pregnancy and childbirth.

Cards are issued by your national health insurance provider.

Important – the European Health Insurance Card:

• is not an alternative to travel insurance. It does not cover any private healthcare or costs such as a return flight to your home country or lost/stolen property,
• does not guarantee free services. As each country’s healthcare system is different services that cost nothing at home might not be free in another country.

Students can address one of the available practitioners (so-called Medico di Base) at her/his choice (maybe privileging the one who is nearer to her/his domicile) indicated in the website of the local Azienda Sanitaria -ASL (Health district of the province of Pavia).

No fee should be applied by the practitioner while, in case of subsequent appointed specialistic visits/blood test etc…  a fee could be applied (to the same conditions as for Italian nationals).

More information on How you can use your EHIC card can be found on the website of the European Health Insurance card , which we recommend you read carefully before leaving your residence Country.

NON-EU STUDENTS

Students coming from non-EU countries are strongly recommended to get hold of an insurance policy certified, translated by the Italian Diplomatic Representative abroad, since in order to get the Residence Permit they are required to have an Health Insurance for the entire duration of their stay in Italy.
Alternatively, once in Pavia, non-EU students who do not have such a private insurance policy, can enroll with the National Health Service (SSN) by paying a yearly fee (please note that it is valid until December 31st of the year in which it is subscribed) of around euro 150,00.
This has to be paid at the Post Office, by a bollettino postale on the account c/c n° 379222.
Afterwards, you need to go to the Health Local Unit (ASL, Via Indipendenza, 3, Pavia Google map) with the payment receipt. There you will choose a Practitioner.

THIRD-PARTY LIABILITY INSURANCE
All foreign students at the University of Pavia are covered by a Third Party Liability Insurance which covers damages caused by the students while studying in the University buildings.
Please note that the University of Pavia provides this Third Party Liability cover free of charge.

PERSONAL ACCIDENT INSURANCE
All foreign students must be covered by a Personal Accident insurance covering damages caused to him/her while studying at the University of Pavia.
This insurance must be arranged either by you or by your Home University. If you do not have such personal accident insurance, you must purchase it at our University, paying 2 euros per year.
Please follow the instructions so you can get the one provided by our University.

Guarantees are effective only for institutional activity.

HOW TO ASK FOR YOUR VISA

1. Identify the competent Italian authority in your country
   Visit this webpage https://vistoperitalia.esteri.it/home.aspx to find out whether you need to apply for a study visa (type d), which is the competent Italian embassy or consulate in your country of residence, and what documentation you need.

2. Submit the pre-enrollment and visa application
   As established by the Ministry of university and research (MUR), the pre-enrollment request and the request for a visa will be submitted online through the platform universitaly (https://www.universitaly.it/).
   Consult the attached guidelines which will show you how to do this step by step.
   As soon as we will receive your pre-enrollment request and request for a visa, we will check it, and – if everything is fine – we will submit it to the competent Italian authority.

3. Complete the pre-enrollment procedure at the competent Italian authority
   You must then complete the pre-enrollment procedure by contacting the competent diplomatic-consular mission, keeping in mind that the procedure is not complete with the sending of the pre-enrollment application (point 2) only.
   Get in touch with the embassy: take an appointment here

Non-EU citizens staying in Italy for longer than three months need to apply for a permit of stay within 8 days of their  arrival in Pavia. The cost for the application is about 140 Euro.

In order to do this, take the following documents to:
Help Desk for International Students at the Pavia Police Station (Questura di Pavia, Salone Immigrazione) Via Rismondo, 68
Open Thursdays 9AM – 1PM by appointment only: http://gopa.unipv.it (click on the helpdesk, fill a form and confirm your appointment).

Students in quarantine can start anticipating their documents to permesso.soggiorno@unipv.it, attaching their passport with the study visa or (in case of renewal) their permit of stay.

Documents:

1. Photocopy of all pages of your passport, including blank pages
   2.Photocopy of your health insurance policy
   3.Photocopy of your enrollment certificate at the University of Pavia*
   4.Proof of accommodation*
   5.Proof of economic support*
   6.Revenue stamp 16EUR
   7. passport photos

*For exchange students : documents #3, #4 and #5 are included in the “NOMINATION LETTER” issued by the International Relations Office

Next Steps:

• Take all the papers already filled to the post office and pay the fee (about 140 euro)
• You will receive an SMS or letter from the police inviting you to the police station to register your fingerprints. When going to the appointment, do not forget to bring 4 passport photos and your passport.
  The status of your permit of stay can always be checked on the website of Portale Immigrazione (use the username and password that can be found on the post office receipt): www.portaleimmigrazione.it/ELI2ImmigrazioneWEB/Pagine/StartPage.aspx
  
• Remember to carry with you a photocopy of the application receipt of your permit of stay – this receipt has the value of a permit of stay until the document is ready
• Remember to send a copy of the application receipt or your new permit of stay to the International Mobility Office via Filo Diretto.

Click here to download the International Students Handbook: read it carefully before you arrive and keep it ready at hand for future reference during your stay.