Step 3: How to get visa?

As I mentioned in the posts before, I am a citizen of a non EU country. Therefore getting visa to study in Italy for two years was really big problem for me. If you are a non-EU country citizen like me (Croatia, Iceland, Turkey, China, India, etc.) this post can assist you while trying to complete the bureaucratic procedures.

The documents will vary depending on your country. But this list can give you an idea what you are facing with.

1) 2 photos (35-40mm)

2) Original and Copy of Passport (The copy should include the pages which contain personal information) Your passport's due date should be at least one year later than the end of your master of science program. 
Ex: My master program will end in 2013 and my passport's validity is till 2014.

3) Health insurance covering 30,000€ (a yearly insurance costs 60€ in Turkey)

4) Formal Acceptance Letter

5) If you have a scholarship, the document which proves it.

6) Flight ticket or reservation

7) Copy of the Bachelor of Science degree diploma

8) The proof of your residence

9) The proof of where the person who will support you (the money you need in Italy) works. How much income he/she earns yearly? Copy of ID of his/her.

10) Proof of the money you have in the bank account. (In the bank account I showed 9900€ for two years)

11) In my formal accepted letter, it is written that there is not any problem about finding a place to stay because the university has a large dormitory. But if it is not mentioned in your formal acceptance letter, you should show a document which shows where you will stay.

Attention: You should prepare and give these documents to the Italian Embassy or Consulate at least one month earlier than your departure date.

Edit after four years: Actually it would be better to apply to the visa before more than 1,5 months. You know that a lot happened in the last months about the immigration issues especially from Syria to the EU contries, therefore they are know examining all the files more carefully which means they need more time to confirm the visa.

Step 2: How to Get Formal Acceptance Letter?

You are accepted to the "Master of Science" program and got your conditional acceptance letter. Now, you should complete some bureaucratic procedures to get your formal acceptance letter to be officially accepted by the university.

This application is based on my experience in Turkey, which is a non-EU country. If you are a citizen of an EU country, the procedure will be different and easier for you.

1) Getting Pre-enrollment Application Form

- Course Descriptions (The detailed information about the courses you studied in your Bachelor of Science degree. You should get it approved to the authority in your university)

- English transcript with Apostille Stamp

- Italian Transcript (Translated)

- Official and Translated (Italian) Diploma with Apostille Stamp

- Conditional Acceptance Letter
You should prepare the documents above, bring them to the Italian Cultural Institute (First you should get an appointment) in your country. Then they will give you the Pre-enrollment Application Form and Dichiarazione di Valore.

2) Getting Autenticazione di Fotografia

After getting all the documents above, you should go to the Italian Ambassy or Consultate in your city or the region which your city belongs to. (You should also get an appointment) Show them all the documents you get. Then they will give you the document; Autenticazione di Fotografia.

In the end, scan all the documents you get and then send it to the university via mail or post which depends on the university you enrolled in.

They will post your formal acceptance letter.

Congratulations! You are officially accepted to the Master of Science program.

Step 1: Pre-enrollment Procedures for the Master of Science Programs in University of Rome "Tor Vergata"

The requirements are;

- A Bachelor of Science Degree in the area of economics, finance, business administration and management, engineering, mathematics, physics, political science, statistics or a foreign degree deemed equivalent by the Faculty of Economics.

- A good academic degree. (And of course graduating from a qualified university is a plus)

- A document that you are graduated from a university that all the courses are given in English. If you did not graduated from that kind of university you will need a TOEFL certificate which proves that you know advanced level of English. (All the Master of Science courses are given in English in University of Rome "Tor Vergata".)

- English CV (Do an internet search for CV drafts.)

- A reference letter which you can get from professors or/and instructors in your university.

- A motivation letter that explains why you want to study University of Rome "Tor Vergata" and how it will affect your life. You can improve your motivation letter by doing a little internet search.

If you gathered all the documents above, you should fill the form on;

http://www.economia.uniroma2.it/master-science/mod.asp

They do not have a precise date to reply all the applicants. I could not say that they reply in a short time. It took more than a month. The earlier you apply, the sooner you will have the result.

In the end, if you are accepted to the program, they will send you a Conditional Acceptance Letter. You should provide some conditions to get your Formal Acceptance Letter which I will explain in another post.

What is this blog all about?

Edit after 4.5 years: now I am 26 years old and working in a multinational company in Milan as a Project Manager :)

Now let's make some nostalgia!

Who am I?

I am a 21 year old Industrial Engineer who have recently received a Bachelor's Degree from Bilkent University, Ankara-Turkey.

View from Bilkent University, Turkey

I am going to continue my education by studying "Master of Science in Business Administration" in University of Rome "Tor Vergata".

(09.09.2011 is the current date. Now I am in Turkey and I have nearly finished all of my preparations. While you are reading this post, probably I will be living in Rome.)

So what is this blog all about?

Students, who are newly graduated and/or who are about to graduate, start to do some research about doing studying Master of Science degree. Especially in Turkey, nearly fifty percent of the university students want to study abroad after getting graduated. Well, I thought that this blog can be a guide about;

- Application Process for MSc in University of Rome "Tor Vergata"

- Getting Formal Acceptance Letter (After having Conditional Acceptance Letter)

- Immigration Requirements for Non-EU Students

- Visa Application Process for Non-EU Students

- Cost of Living in Rome "Tor Vergata"

- Life in Rome, culture, food, etc.

I will mostly focus on the procedures which I did to enroll in University of Rome "Tor Vergata", but you can also benefit from this website if you want to study in another university in Italy because the procedures are similar. Especially for visa application and immigration requirements, I will also give detailed Turkish information about bureaucratic procedure in Turkey.       

Attention: This is not an official website therefore you should also contact and consult to the authorities about the procedures both in Italy and in your country. 


Thank you for reading my blog.
Cansu