r/StudyInItaly

I have my Italy student visa interview at Delhi VFS on 2 September. I have a study gap due to around. Entrance Exam preparation along with a surgery/medical interruption, and later I prepared for IMAT and got admission in Italy. (Been doing part time work as well)

I’d really appreciate advice from anyone who has recently attended an Italy visa interview at Delhi VFS. I'm nervous...

How should I explain my gap and academic journey confidently and honestly?

What questions were you asked, and any tips for the interview? ....I applied for University Teramo - Biotechnology

Thanks in advance! 🇮🇹

So basically my plan was to study medicine in Georgia this year but due to my family’s financial condition right now I’m asked to take another drop year and I’m already 20 years old I don’t want to waste my whole year. So I started searching other countries. I found out that IMAT is on 29th Sep and I can still prepare for it and then I’ll apply for DSU. But I just found out that you have to Pre enroll in university around may- June. Can someone please go through the whole process step by step so that I can understand how it’s done. And also provide me online study material for IMAT. And is there any hope I can get into any uni for 2026 session?

Sharing my timeline for anyone waiting for their Italy student visa:

📅 Appointment: 30 July 2026 – VFS Delhi

📩 Collection email received: 17 August 2026

📦 Passport collected: 18 August 2026

✅ Result: Visa Approved! 🇮🇹🎉

Hope this helps others waiting for their updates. Best of luck to everyone! 🤞

( Same as title )

For full explanation—-

Applied for Italy D visa (VFS Delhi), appointment 27 July, still waiting on a decision.

Funded via a secured education loan (~31L, property collateral, father co-borrower), fully disbursed and traceable, backed by 6 months of sponsor bank history + ITRs.
Sanction letter
Disbursement letter attached

Seeing claims floating around that a secured loan looks bad to consulates — like pledging an asset signals financial stress instead of genuine ability to fund studies. Doesn’t match what I thought (loan letters are literally on the official checklist), but now I’m unsure.

Anyone actually been through this — did a secured loan ever come up as an issue in interview/refusal, or is this just forum folklore?

Got approved from Kolkata Consulate.
Documents submitted at VFS office: 22.7.26
Documents reached the Kolkata Consulate: 24.7.26
Interview date: 17.8.26
Visa approved: 18.8.26

Hi everyone,

I’ve been trying to make my CIMEA payment, but for the past few days I’ve been getting only the “The maximum limit…” message.

Normally, around 3:00 PM CEST, I would get the “We are currently processing…” message instead.

Is anyone else experiencing this? Does this mean that payment availability is currently not open, or is it still possible to get a payment slot despite this message?

Has anyone managed to pay recently?

Thanks!

Good part of the day, everyone! I hope you're doing well. I was wondering how much students in Rome spend on a monthly basis? Specifically, international students. I'm in the middle of the visa application, but I'm have fears regarding whether my family will be able to support me before Lazio Disco stipend comes. Thank you, I'd be grateful for any answer!

Got my visa from the consulate had my interview last week, ask me anything, I am happy to help.

Hi everyone, I submitted my Italian student visa (Type D) application at VFS Cochin on 18 August 2026 for my Master's at the University of Parma. After submitting my documents and completing biometrics, VFS asked me and three other student applicants to wait for about an hour. Later, they told us that there would be no interview that day and that we had to wait for confirmation from the Italian Embassy to know whether an interview would be required or not. So I'm a little confused about what happens next. Has anyone who applied through VFS Cochin / Mumbai Consulate experienced the same thing recently? Did you eventually get an interview later? Or did your application proceed without an interview? How long did it take to receive confirmation? Any recent experiences would be really helpful. Thanks!

Rank	University	Seats	Applicants	Applicants / Seat
1	Bari Aldo Moro	11	43	3.91
2	Milano-Bicocca	18	89	4.94
3	Cagliari	20	102	5.10
4	Sapienza Rome	13	99	7.62
5	Padua	25	175	7.00
6	Milan	15	171	11.40
7	Messina	56	341	6.09
8	Naples Federico II	45	320	7.11
9	Marche Polytechnic	60	477	7.95
10	Turin	32	298	9.31
11	Catania	60	402	6.70
12	Bologna	20	224	11.20
13	Pavia	40	557	13.93
14	Parma	45	798	17.73
15	Luigi Vanvitelli	50	913	18.26
16	Rome Tor Vergata	20	315	15.75

I’ve been browsing this subreddit for a while, and while it’s an amazing resource, I’ve noticed that the vast majority of posts and active users seem to be from India and other parts of Asia. It's great to see such a global community, but sometimes it feels a bit hard to find people going through the process from our side of the world—specifically america.
Since I’m currently navigating the whole process and looking to connect with others who are doing the same. Whether you’ve already made it to Italy, are right in the middle of paperwork, visas, and university applications, or are just starting out from this region, I’d love to hear from you.
It would be awesome to share tips, compare notes on specific regional requirements (like, pre-enrollment via Universitaly, consulates, etc.), and help each other out.
If you are from Latin America or the Americas and are in the same boat, drop a comment below or send a message. Let's build a little support network!

Guys I submit a dov application through uni italia delhi. My doc's reach their office on 9th July, but still they haven't proceded my application. My visa appointment is on 20th and I live so far from their.

As you know visa appointment in delh is not available until October, what if they don't accept my file.

What should I do

hello everyone am an egyptian student and i got accepted into cafoscari for foundation year and i am aiming for medicine after hopefully first i jus gotta get my visa tho. id like to ask hows life like in italy hows the foundation year programme and howd you prep for the IMAT? also i dont speak much Italian would that be an issue?

Im 18F, and im planning to move to italy for medicine if my original plan in india doesn't work out and if I dont get a government seat. My parents are muslim and incredibly strict and I do not know how I will convince them. They're trying to get me to repeat NEET or just do bds. Im from a family of doctors so money is mostly not the problem here. If you're muslim or even Indian and you've convinced your parents to let you study abroad, I would love some tips😭

I’m a Japanese student planning to study for my bachelor’s degree in Milan. I'm really excited, but I have a few concerns regarding safety and racism

I’ve heard scary news about random attacks or stabbings in public places. I currently live in Bangkok, where I always practice high situational awareness. If I stick to safe neighborhoods, avoid going out late alone, and stay out of dark, empty alleys, can I live there relatively safely? (Also, I am 5'10, so I'm a bit taller than average Japanese, though I'm not sure if that matters)

I’m only staying for my bachelor's and plan to return to Japan (or do a master's elsewhere). I will respect local rules and am planning to study Italian to at least a B2 level. Will I face severe racism or physical assault? (I'm used to minor verbal microaggressions(Ching chong smth), so I'm not worried about name-calling).

What do you guys think? Any tips? I really appreciate ur opinion🙏

Bro anyone knows anything that Cimea is closed again for accounts whose country of Education is Pakistan?
Please help?