ENROLMENT
Enrolment Procedure
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The deadline for both documents depends on the degree programme you have been admitted to and it is:
- • 31 July for Limited Access degree programmes,
- • 31 August for Open Access degree programmes.
For more details, see: FAQ – Application Tasks and Documents.
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The deadline is 31 October.
For more details, see: FAQ – Application Tasks and Documents.
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The Admissions and Welcome Unit will check the documents you uploaded in your application as soon as possible and update it accordingly.
Always make sure you follow the correct procedures and respect the deadlines.
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Your enrolment is considered finalised once you receive the confirmation email from the Admissions and Welcome Unit.
To finalise your enrolment you are required to provide:
- • Your ID (ONLY for EU or equivalent applicants) OR passport
- • Your final diploma (Secondary School/Bachelor’s degree) and relative transcript of records,
- • The legalisation of such documents (alternatively Apostille OR CIMEA Statement of Verification),
- • CIMEA Statement of Comparability (ONLY if specifically requested by the Global Engagement Office)
- • ONLY for non-EU students residing outside Italy: Study visa (Type D – Enrolment),
- • ONLY for non-EU students: Residence Permit OR Assicurata (Residence Permit receipt).
IMPORTANT: Some students may be required to book an in-person appointment in order to show the original copies of the above-mentioned documents. Further information is available at www.unipd.it/en/how-enrol.
Enrolled students will receive their final student username (name.surname@unipd.it) and student number.
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In order to finalise your enrolment, you must deliver in person the required enrolment documents (see previous question) by booking an appointment here with the Admissions & Welcome Unit.
Please note that you are exempted from the in-person appointment if you hold:
- • an entry qualification obtained in one of the countries listed in ARDI (Automatic Recognition Database – Italia); AND/OR
- • the CIMEA Statement of Verification.
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In order to book your in-person appointment with the Admisions and Welcome Unit to finalise your enrolment, please select a time slot among those displayed in our booking platform that you can access here.
Please be reminded that students holding one of the following are exempted from the in-person enrolment finalisation:
- • an entry qualification obtained in one of the countries listed in ARDI (Automatic Recognition Database – Italia); AND/OR
- • the CIMEA Statement of Verification.
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No. It is NOT possible to postpone or defer the enrolment.
Esse 3 – UNIWEB
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ESSE3, better known as UNIWEB, is the platform where students manage their academic career, select their study plan, pay their tuition fees, apply for benefits and all other related activities.
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No, you do NOT have to create a UNIWEB account unless it is explicitly and specifically required by one of the tasks in your application profile on apply.unipd.it.
If you have applied through our application platform and have been admitted to our programme, the account is created by the Admissions and Welcome Unit. You will then receive an email explaining how to activate it.
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International applicants, once admitted, will receive an email with a token (a one time link) to activate their provisional UNIWEB account and relative instructions. Make sure to read thoroughly the email and follow the instructions step-by-step.
If you have any doubt, read our UNIWEB activation guide for Academic Year 2025/26.
Please note that this is a mandatory step before finalising your enrolment.
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Do NOT worry, if you have followed all other admission procedures correctly you will receive a token to activate UNIWEB in due time.
Please note that creating a UNIWEB account may take some time, once ready you will be provided with the email and instructions on how to activate it. Always remember to check your the spam folder of your email and the inbox section on our application platform.
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Do NOT worry, if you have followed all other admission procedures correctly you will receive a token to activate UNIWEB in due time.
Please note that creating a UNIWEB account may take some time, once ready you will be provided with the email and instructions on how to activate it. Always remember to check your the spam folder of your email and the inbox section on our application platform.
Please note that, you can use the temporary credentials to apply for the economic benefits (Application for benefits)
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If your username follows the numerical format (1234567@unipd.it) it means that you have a temporary account.
Only after you finalise your enrolment, your username will be updated to a student email which will be structured as such: yourname.yoursurname@studenti.unipd.it
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Yes, once the enrolment is finalised, the Application for benefits will be automatically associated with your permanent final account.
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Once you applications reaches the status: “Ready for UNIWEB acc. activation from University of Padua”you will be provided with a token (one time link) via email, this communication will also be available in “Inbox” section of your profile in the application platform.
If the link is not working, please try again using a different browser or a different device. You can also try to delete navigation data like cookies which may cause issues with the UNIWEB activation procedure.
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In the UNIWEB login webpage click on the “Need help?” button that you can find below the username and password field. Then click on “Student (@studenti.unipd.it) or numerical usernames (e.g. 3457362@unipd.it)”. A new tab will open with the title “Single Sign On User Credential Management (Username and Password)”.
Here you can either choose on “Retrieve username”, “Change password”, “Expired or forgotten password”.
In order to retrieve the password, you will be required to answer to the security questions you should have set while activating your account.
If you have difficulties with the process you can also contact the Call Centre at +39 049 8273131.
Enrolment Documents
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To complete your enrolment, you must present the University of Padua with hard copies of the following documents:
- Your ID (ONLY for EU or equivalent applicants) OR Passport
- Your final diploma (Secondary School/Bachelor’s degree) and relative transcript of records,
- The legalisation of your Final Diploma and Transcript (alternatively Apostille OR CIMEA Statement of Verification),
- CIMEA Statement of Comparability (ONLY if specifically requested by the Global Engagement Office)
- ONLY for non-EU students residing outside Italy: Study visa (Type D – Enrolment),
- ONLY for non-EU students: Residence Permit OR Assicurata (Residence Permit receipt).
IMPORTANT: Some students may be required to book an in-person appointment in order to show the original copies of the above-mentioned documents. Further information is available at www.unipd.it/en/how-enrol.
After presenting the University with these documents, you will receive a confirmation email from the Admissions and Welcome Unit certifying the completion of your Enrolment.
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No. Students that have been admitted are NOT required to provide the Declaration of Value (or Diploma Supplemement or CIMEA Statement of Comparability) to finalise their enrolment.
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Declaration of Value (DOV) and legalisation are NOT the same.
In order to finalise your enrolment, you are NOT required to provide the Declaration of Value, but you are required to provide the legalisation (or apostille or CIMEA Statement of Verification) of your study title.
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Yes. If the country where you have obtained your study title also issues electronic apostilles, we will accept them as a valid form of legalisation.
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Should you have attended your study path in a country (Country A) different from the one where the awarding institution (i.e. the institution issuing the final degree) is located (Country B), you are required to obtain the legalization/Apostille from the competent authorities in the country of the awarding institution (Country B).
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You must provide at least a proof of graduation officially issued by the competent office of your school/university and which clearly indicates the graduation date. You can provide for example:
- An interim/provisional/temporary graduation certificate;
- A letter released by an administrative official;
- the final transcript of grades and/or Diploma Supplement (for titles obtain within the Bologna process framework) indicating your graduation date and status.
The final diploma must be then provided as soon as obtained.
For more details, see: FAQ – Application Tasks and Documents.
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You can upload the provisional certificate and then provide the official one later and as soon as obtained.
For more details, see: FAQ – Application Tasks and Documents.
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No. You just have to upload it in the task of your application portal.
For more details, see: FAQ – Application Tasks and Documents.
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To obtain a Residence Permit for study purposes students will first need to get a Study visa and have arrived in Padua.
Application for the permit must be sent within 8 working days from your arrival to Italy.
These are the steps to apply and obtain the permit:
- Collect the residence permit kit at “Sportello Amico” at any Post Office,
- Fill in the kit. Check our video tutorial,
- Submit your kit at the Post Office (when you will also be required to pay the relative fee). You will be given the so-called Assicurata (Residence Permit receipt) and a document fixing the date of your appointment at the Questura,
- Show up at the appointment at the Questura for fingerprints collection,
- When ready, collect your Residence Permit.
The procedure may take up to a few months.
The full procedure is detailed at www.unipd.it/en/stays-over-90-days-study. Check out also our Guide.
For any related assistance, you can reach out to saos@unipd.it, our dedicated desk for immigration procedures.