The Italy consular mission requires an official test certificate. A medium-of-instruction letter is refused at the visa counter, whatever the university accepted for admission.
Condition: Embassy in Islamabad requires IELTS/TOEFL even if university accepts MOI
Tests this mission accepts: IELTS · TOEFL · PTE · CAMBRIDGE · IELTS 6 overall, 5.5 per band
This is the mission's position at the visa stage. Whether a particular university accepts an MOI letter for admission is a separate decision, and no programme in our catalogue currently states one either way — ask the programme directly before you decide against booking a test.
📋 Document checklist — Italy
National Type D — Study (with Declaration of Value)
✓ Embassy-verifiedas of 2026-06-23
Transcribed from the document list published by the Embassy of Italy, Islamabad, for a Pakistan → Italy national study visa with Declaration of Value (DOV).
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Before you start
Pre-enrol on Universitaly first — the embassy asks for the pre-enrolment summary.
The DOV is built from two document sets, then goes into the visa file. Some universities (e.g. Sapienza) require a CIMEA Statement of Comparability instead of a DOV — check yours.
Every degree, transcript and certificate needs an Apostille, and its Italian translation must itself be apostilled by a legal translator.
Consular lists change — always re-check this against your own appointment email.
Visa application formConsular
Long-stay (Type D) study visa form, fully filled and signed. Print A4/A3 as the embassy specifies.
Passport photographs (×4)Identification
Recent passport-size photographs with a white background.
⏳ Taken within the last 6 months.
Health / travel insuranceConsular
Travel health insurance for the initial entry period.
⏳ Covers arrival until local enrolment cover begins.
Flight reservationConsularOptional
Return or onward flight ticket / reservation.
Accommodation bookingConsular
Hotel booking or proof of accommodation in Italy for the arrival period.
Cover letterConsular
Cover letter, signed and dated by the applicant.
Recommendation lettersAcademicOptional
Recommendation / experience letters from previous organisations, where held.
University admission letterAcademic
Acceptance / admission letter from the Italian university.
Tuition fee receiptFinancial
University tuition fee receipt.
Pre-enrolment summaryConsular
Universitaly pre-enrolment summary with one photograph pasted on it.
Master's degreeAcademic
Copy of the master's degree, apostilled, with an apostilled Italian translation.
🔏 Apostille🔏 Italian translation (itself apostilled)
Master's transcriptAcademic
Copy of the master's transcript, apostilled, with an apostilled Italian translation.
🔏 Apostille🔏 Italian translation (itself apostilled)
Bachelor's degreeAcademic
Copy of the bachelor's degree, apostilled, with an apostilled Italian translation.
🔏 Apostille🔏 Italian translation (itself apostilled)
Bachelor's transcriptAcademic
Copy of the bachelor's transcript, apostilled, with an apostilled Italian translation.
🔏 Apostille🔏 Italian translation (itself apostilled)
Intermediate (HSSC) certificateAcademic
Copy of the intermediate certificate, apostilled, with an apostilled Italian translation.
🔏 Apostille🔏 Italian translation (itself apostilled)
Matric (SSC) certificateAcademic
Copy of the matriculation certificate, apostilled, with an apostilled Italian translation.
🔏 Apostille🔏 Italian translation (itself apostilled)
IELTS / English proficiencyEnglish
Copy of the IELTS or other English proficiency certificate.
⏳ IELTS/TOEFL valid for 2 years.
Family Registration Certificate (FRC)Identification
NADRA FRC, apostilled, with an Italian translation.
🔏 Apostille🔏 Italian translation⏳ Should be valid for 6 months.
Affidavit of sponsorshipSponsorship
Original sponsorship affidavit, apostilled, with an Italian translation, plus the sponsor's CNIC.
🔏 Apostille🔏 Italian translation
Sponsor's proof of occupationSponsorship
If employed: job letter and last 6 salary slips. If in business: business letterhead and Chamber of Commerce (copy).
Source of income proofFinancial
Documentary proof of the sponsor's source of income.
Sponsor's bank documentsFinancial
Original account maintenance certificate and bank statement for the last 6 months.
⏳ Statement of the last 6 months.
Applicant's bank documents (if sponsored)FinancialOptional
If the applicant has a sponsor: the applicant's own original maintenance certificate and bank statement showing the deposit received from the sponsor.
Sponsor's tax documentsFinancial
Taxpayer registration certificate and tax returns of the sponsor for the last 3 years.
⏳ Last 3 years.
Property documentsFinancialOptional
Property documents, if held.
Additional documentsAcademicOptional
Additional documents such as a resume and any other certificates.
DomicileIdentification
Copy of the domicile certificate.
Passport copyIdentification
Copy of the passport.
CNIC copyIdentification
Copy of the CNIC.
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Row: “National Study Visa Type D (Universitaly Enrolled)”
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Wording
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Your mission
Which consulate serves you, and what it told you to do
Missions in the same country give different instructions. Islamabad and Karachi differ on whether you need an appointment at all, so the one that serves your province is the only one worth reading.
Italian Embassy Islamabad serves Northern Pakistan (Punjab, KP, ICT, AJK). Italian Consulate General Karachi serves Sindh and Balochistan. Submissions via VFS Global Italy centres in Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi.
Step 1: Submit pre-enrolment application on Universitaly portal. Step 2: Obtain Declaration of Value (DoV) or CIMEA Statement of Comparability. Step 3: Lodge National Study Visa (Type D) at Italian Visa Application Centre (VFS Global).
Academic degrees & transcripts must be attested by HEC, translated into Italian by an embassy-approved translator, and legalised by MOFA Pakistan for the Declaration of Value (DoV).
Consular instructions differ by mission — Islamabad and Karachi do not always say the same thing — so each sentence carries the mission that published it.
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Where you apply
Which mission serves your province
Italian Embassy Islamabad serves Northern Pakistan (Punjab, KP, ICT, AJK). Italian Consulate General Karachi serves Sindh and Balochistan. Submissions via VFS Global Italy centres in Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi.
Step 1: Submit pre-enrolment application on Universitaly portal. Step 2: Obtain Declaration of Value (DoV) or CIMEA Statement of Comparability. Step 3: Lodge National Study Visa (Type D) at Italian Visa Application Centre (VFS Global).
Academic degrees & transcripts must be attested by HEC, translated into Italian by an embassy-approved translator, and legalised by MOFA Pakistan for the Declaration of Value (DoV).
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