What to do upon arrival

Within 8 days of arriving in Reggio Calabria , students will complete the “KIT” required to apply for a residence permit. 

At the police station they will ask for the tax code.

With the receipt of the kit and the tax code, the student will go to UNIRC.

Residence permit kit

Get the “Residence Permit” kit  from one of the Italian Post Offices (post office, choose PT on the map) and enter all the information plus a revenue stamp (€16.00 fee).

Include in the kit:  

• 1 copy of your passport with all pages;  
• 1 passport photo;
• Copy of the Acceptance Letter issued by our University, with the stamp and signature of the Embassy certifying the study program to be followed;  
• Copy of visa;  
• Copy of health and accident insurance document, valid for the entire period of the residence permit;
• Copy of the rental agreement for the accommodation where you will be living in Reggio Calabria for your studies;
• A document certifying your financial sustainability;
• Postal payment slip (included in the kit) for paying the residence permit fee of €70.46.  

Present the Kit with all the attachments to the Post Office , where you will be identified and will have to pay the related costs of €30.00. You will be given a receipt specifying the date of the appointment at the Police Headquarters; 

On the day of presentation at the Police Headquarters, you will need to bring your photographs and be called to undergo photographic procedures and fingerprinting.  

In cases where the dossier/kit needs to be integrated with further documentation, you will be informed by the Police Headquarters at the contact details indicated in the kit.  

Upon presentation of the KIT, the Post Office will issue a receipt of delivery of the residence permit application , which is equivalent to the receipt of submission of the dossier produced at the Police Headquarters and which also serves as proof of authorized presence in Italy.  

The receipt must be attached to the Esse3 registration procedure and subsequently integrated with the residence permit.

Registration procedure

The student must register using the Esse3 procedure .

Subsequently, students will be supported in enrolling "conditionally" in the course of study until their previous academic career is recognized and they are enrolled in the year indicated in the agreement.

Students will be required to pay the fees agreed upon in the agreement.

After payments, students are assigned a student ID:
a unique numeric identification code required for all formalities (booking exams, taking exams, etc.).

The student ID number helps protect student privacy because it is used in public spaces (noticeboards and web pages) instead of student data.
An institutional email address is then generated (in the format [email protected] ), which must be used for communicating with the University.

Tutorial Registration Webservice_UNIRC

Enrollment in individual courses

International students with a foreign qualification who intend to enroll in a Master's Degree program, and who have been assigned an outstanding academic requirement during the requirements assessment phase, may apply to enroll in specific individual courses offered within the Degree Programs, provided they are not already enrolled in a course of study.

The exams, which must be taken in the first semester, may be subject to a specific certification from the relevant Student Administration Office.

Enrollment in individual courses entitles students to access related educational services (e.g., attendance, office hours, tutorials, and access to university libraries).

Those who intend to attend individual courses must pay the following amounts as a contribution for "International Students' Individual Course Enrollment":

Students enrolled in single courses take exams using the same procedures as students enrolled in degree programs. Students enrolled in single courses may only take the exams included in the course offerings for the academic year in which they enroll. Once the academic debt has been cleared, international students may proceed with enrollment in the Master's program without additional fees.

GROUP A – Particularly poor foreign countries ( Source DM 176/2026 ):
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia.

GROUP B – Foreign countries with lower average income ( Source World Bank ):
Arab Republic of Egypt, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Eswatini, Federated States of Micronesia, Ghana, Honduras, India, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyz Republic, Lebanon, Morocco, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of Congo, São Tomé and Príncipe, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Bank and Gaza, Zimbabwe.

GROUP C – Foreign countries with upper average income ( Source World Bank ):
Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, China, Colombia, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Georgia, Grenada, Guatemala, Indonesia, Iraq, Islamic Republic of Iran, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, North Macedonia, Paraguay, Peru, Samoa, Serbia, South Africa, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Thailand, Tonga, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Venezuela*, Ukraine.

GROUP D – Foreign countries with high income ( Source World Bank ):
American Samoa, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Australia, Bahrain, Barbados, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Cayman Islands, Channel Islands, Chile, Commonwealth of The Bahamas, Costa Rica, Curaçao, Faroe Islands, French Polynesia, Gibraltar, Greenland, Guam, Guyana, Hong Kong SAR China, Hungary, Iceland, Isle of Man, Israel, Japan, Korea Rep., Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Macao SAR China, Monaco, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Oman, Palau, Panama, Puerto Rico (US), Qatar, Russian Federation, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Singapore, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Martin (French part), Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Virgin Islands (US).