When you are admitted to the St. John's Rome Graduate Programs,
you will receive a letter of acceptance from New York. Once you
register for courses with the Director in Rome you will be sent an
acceptance letter from the Rome Campus. This letter, together with
the acceptance letter from New York, must be submitted with your
student visa application. Students must apply for their student
visa by contacting their local Italian Embassy or
Consulate.
Any student entering Italy with St. John's issued letters must
attend the semester to which admission is granted. Failure to do so
will cause reporting to the local immigration office.
Once in Italy, students are required to submit a permit of stay
application within 8 working days from the start date of the
student visa. Students who obtain a student visa but do not follow
through with the permit processing, once in Rome, could face
problems when asked to produce their passports for identification
purposes, when entering or leaving Italy and when applying for
internships within Italy. Students will receive further instruction
during the orientation program.