Renewal of Residence permit
If you are already in Italy and your residence permit is close to its expiry date, you must apply for renewal at least:
- 90 days before the expiry date if your residence permit is valid for 2 years;
- 60 days before the expiry date if your residence permit is valid for 1 year;
- 30 days before the expiry date in all other cases.
The validity of your residence permit is the same as that indicated on your visa (for example up to 1 year if you are attending a duly documented course of study or a vocational training course).
You will need to renew the permit if you wish to extend your stay in Italy.
It will take one month from the date of your first appointment at the Police Headquarter (Questura) for the electronic residence permit to be issued, if your application is successful.
In any case, the permit will be issued for the length of your health insurance and for no longer than one year. To extend your stay in Italy, you will need to start the renewal process in good time, i.e. three months before it expires.
If you are enrolled in courses lasting more than one year, your residence permit can be renewed annually, providing you:
- have already a student permit;
- are enrolled to the University;
- have passed at least one exam in the first year of your course or at least two exams in subsequent years.
If you present documents attesting serious medical reasons or force majeure, the permit may be renewed if only one exam has been passed. If you have not yet completed the enrolment process and have been accepted conditionally by the University, you can still apply for renewal of your permit by presenting proof of conditional acceptance. You will need, however, to present the documentation for effective enrolment as soon as possible.
The procedure for renewal is the same as the first residence permit. You must go to the post office and get the "Yellow kit" containing the application form for renewal, as well as the instructions to fill it out. You can find useful information on "Poste Italiane" website.
Costs:
- Euro 30.00 to pay when you give the application duly filled
- Euro 16.00 for the duty stamp
- Euro 30.46 for printing the electronic document
- Euro 40.00 for the issue and renewal of residence permits with a duration of more than three months and less than or equal to one year, or Euro 50,00 for a duration of more than one year and less than or equal to two years, or Euro 100.00 for the issue of the Eu residence permit for long-term residents and for managers and specialized workers requesting residence permit.
Required documents:
In addition to the Kit:
- 4 passport-size photos on a white background; bring these to your first appointment at police headquarters (Questura);
- a Euro 16 marca da bollo (duty stamp);
- a photocopy of your passport or identity document (main page and any pages bearing stamps or visas);
- a photocopy of a valid insurance policy to provide health or accident cover for the duration of your residence permit in Italy;
- a photocopy of documents attesting adequate financial resources for the duration of your residence permit in Italy (e.g. study grant declaration or bank statement);
- a photocopy of certification proving University enrolment and the passing of at least one exam for the first renewal application and two exams for subsequent renewals. If you have not passed exams due to serious health reasons or force majeure, you will have to explain these reasons in a letter to the Immigration Office. If failure to pass exams is due to a change in course, you will need to attach the documentation for your enrolment on a different course;
- a copy of documents attesting accommodation: ARDSU contract or house contract + recent hospitality or, in case of hospitality without a contract, hospitality form+ property act or visura catastale.
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