Starting from January 10, 2025, Indian applicants of type D visa will be required to schedule individual appointments for fingerprinting at Italian consulates.
Type D visas are eligible for long-term stay. The study visa also falls in the ‘type D’ visa category. This visa option is for applicants who wish to study or do research in Italy for a duration of more than 90 days — this includes both undergraduate and postgraduate studies.
According to government data, a total of 6,017 Indian students were present in Italy in 2024 on study visas and 5,196 in 2023. In 2019, there were 4791 Indian students in Italy, 3211 in 2020 and 3008 in 2021.
This comes a year after the Italian government announced that Indian students hoping to stay in Italy after the completion of their degrees will now be allowed to stay in the country for an additional 12 months. As per the agreement, Indian students wishing to gather initial professional experience, after completing academic/vocational training in Italy may be granted temporary residence in Italy for up to 12 months. Earlier, those holding a master’s degree or PhD are eligible to stay back in Italy after their studies for 12 months.
The Italian government has also reserved a quota of 5000, 6000 and 7000 non-seasonal Indian workers for 2023, 2024 and 2025 under the current Flows Decree (total reserved quota stands at 12000 for non-seasonal workers). Additionally, the Italian side has reserved a quota of 3000, 4000 and 5000 seasonal Indian workers for 2023, 2024 and 2025 under the current Flows Decree (the total reserved quota stands at 8000 for seasonal workers).
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