shobenson:
Reading lots of comments here if you need to authenticate your documents in Abuja please you are welcome

Sam2424:
Good day guys.. Nice work...I'm new here though I have been following people's thread and it has been helpful.

My questions. I'm done with Abuja and Translation.... I'm booked for August to legalize my documents at the Italia Consulate. Please for the sake of double confirmation. 1-What are the documents that I will be legalizing.....
2- Am I also getting my DOV immediately at the consulate or there is a special application for it ?
3- What receipt of legalization do they ask for ….. Ministry of Education or Foreign affairs

Please I need your urgent response. Thank you

marwan123:
Depending on how many docs you are translating, last year my waec and birth certificate cost me 5k, from mr Danilo in abuja.

Choox101:
Pls, is police character certificate needed for post graduate study visa application?

collinso89:
Good evening all, please is there anyone in Milan here? I will like to ask some questions

suavecool:
I was granted visa this year

fatsonm:


Thanks for this clarification. What about certificates and others. I learnt that at the Ministry of Education and foreign affairs one needs to authenticate o'level, bsc, trancript amd birth certificates.

Also, doesn't one need to translate the legalized documents as well?

Stemcell:
For anyone that wants to authenticate their documents in Abuja using our service, you can message me check below my comment for my WhatsApp number.

I have a sure contact who works at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abuja.

So he can help anyone that wants to do authentication by proxy at MoE & MFA without that person having to travel.
Embassy gave me pre rejection email ...what do i do

Should you also want to Translate all your require documents into Italian language WhatsApp via 080 5106 8104.

Best of luck guys. Italian visa will be yours by the grace of God.

Stemcell:
For anyone that wants to authenticate their documents in Abuja using our service, you can message me check below my comment for my WhatsApp number.

I have a sure contact who works at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abuja.

So he can help anyone that wants to do authentication by proxy at MoE & MFA without that person having to travel.
Embassy gave me pre rejection email ...what do i do

Should you also want to Translate all your require documents into Italian language WhatsApp via 080 5106 8104.

Best of luck guys. Italian visa will be yours by the grace of God.

Choox101:

REQUISITE DOCUMENTS FOR STUDY
(Enrolment in Universities)
Perspective students have to submit their pre-enrolment applications on the dedicated portal
https://www.universitaly.it
 Application form duly filled in block capitals. Applicant must sign the visa application form on
submission. The visa application form can be downloaded from the website
 Two recent colour passport-size photographs (white background), size 3.5 x 4.5 cm. As to the
technical specification, see the relevant document. Photographs should not be stapled on the
application form
 Passport valid for at least 18 months beyond the expiry date of the expected trip, with two
empty pages
 Colour photocopy of the passport page containing holder’s data
 Colour photocopies of any previous and current visa (if applicable)
 Medical Insurance covering all medical expenses, included hospitalization in any Italian
hospital for the total duration of the expected stay
 Non-Nigerian nationals living in Nigeria have to submit copy of the Nigerian Residence Permit
A. DOCUMENTATION RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY ENROLMENT AND PREVIOUS
ACADEMIC EDUCATION
 Summary of the pre-enrolment request as validated by the Italian university
 Applicant’s educational background: the documents listed below must be duly legalized by
the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, translated in Italian and legalized by either the
Italian Embassy in Abuja or the Consulate General in Lagos prior to the visa application
a) Original (and photocopy) of Senior Secondary School Certificate
b) Original (and photocopy) West African Examination Council Certificate (if applicable)
c) Original (and photocopy) of NECO Certificate (if applicable)
 “Declaration of Value” (Dichiarazione di Valore) - issued by either the Italian Embassy in
Abuja or the Consulate General in Lagos - if requested by the Italian university
 Two photographs (passport type), of which one must be authenticated by the Italian
Embassy in Abuja or the Consulate General in Lagos
B. DOCUMENTATION PERTAINING TO THE APPLICANT’S PERSONAL FINANCIAL MEANS
 Documentary evidence that the applicant (if working) or the parents (father and mother if
the applicant is a student) must have a reliable, verifiable and regular source of income
adequate to provide the student with sufficient financial means covering the full duration
of the academic year/s , which is 460.28 euro per month, equal to 5,983.64 euro per year.
The following documentation are to be provided:
 Bank statement covering the last six months
 Documentation pertaining to financial investments (if applicable)
 Certificate of payment of tax on personal income (PIT)
 Letter of employment stating duration of employment and financial terms
 Pay-slips covering the last six months
 Proof of real estate property (if applicable);
Or,
 Scholarship granted by accredited Italian institutions or agencies, local governments, or
reputable and well-known foreign institutions or agencies
C. DOCUMENTATION RELEVANT TO THE STAY IN ITALY
 Documentary evidence about the availability of suitable accommodation for the staying in Italy
 A valid return flight ticket
APPLICANT’S PERSONAL DOCUMENTS
 Birth Certificate if born after 14th December 1992; or
 Attestation of birth issued by National Population Commission if born before 14th December 1992. This
attestation must be accompanied by an Affidavit of age sworn in a Federal High Court to by either of
his/her parent or, if they are deceased, by older sibling or an eldest family member. The Affidavit must
be accompanied by the passport photograph of both the recipient, and the declarant, and copy of
National ID card or valid passport (data page) of the latter.
APPLICANTS SHOULD NOTE THE FOLLOWING:
 The Consulate General of Italy reserves the right to demand for any additional document if
deemed essential
 All the documents should be provided in original and copy. Original documents (except bank
statements) will be returned to applicants while copies will be kept with the visa application
 Any forged/fake document or passport submitted will not be returned to the applicant who
will be prosecuted in the Italian and the Nigerian Court

Blawjj:


Apologies for my late response.
Translation can be done anywhere. It doesn't have to be in Abuja. Dm me, I will give you contacts of some Translators.

Godsonice:
I'm in Italy, Napoli at the moment from South Korea. Please, guys, let's link up together and share ideas about getting jobs in Italy.. Any useful idea on how I (WE) can go about it please share with me (US)..

suavecool:
I was granted visa this year

Godsonice:
I'm in Italy, Napoli at the moment from South Korea. Please, guys, let's link up together and share ideas about getting jobs in Italy.. Any useful idea on how I (WE) can go about it please share with me (US)..

mrprolifik:

It is easier finding a job in the northern part of Italy. In the south there are fewer jobs and higher crime rates (organised crime) . Napoli is not really a good place if you intend to live a good life here in Italy.

Mary2022:
Hi guys, I see y'all are doing a great job helping each other here. I still don't clearly understand how to send the application to the school I have chosen. Please I hope to meet someone here to guide me closely and help me get through each step as I don't want to make any mistakes.

haftob:


Will Nigerian Immigration Service issue me a new passport when my existing passport has not expired so as to meet the requirement of having a passport with validity for 18 months beyond the expiry date of proposed trip?

AllOfUna:


Hello, please I need your guidance.
Under the proof of funds or substance for the period of study, the said proof has to be shown by either personal funding, parents or scholarships, etc…

My question is, can I use my siblings statement of account?

Thank you.

Dencotext:
Hi all,

After many years, God's favorite pikin is in the forum once more to give you guys a little advice.

Well I am in Italy now. If you are going to do your master, and moreover if you are sponsoring yourself, then you do not need to attach any birth certificate from NPC... that was my case. I know my rights so when the (African lady) staff from Italian consular office in Abuja called me on phone asking that I must also bring my birth certificate, I made sure she understood that it did not apply to me... she should go and ask her consular officer... who when he came on the phone told her (after asking me some questions) that it is not applicable to people in my category.

Why is it applicable and when is it not applicable? Although you could choose to do it anyway if you want even when it is not applicable.

If you are being sponsored by your family (you know a thirdparty sponsorship is not allowed) then it is a must that you should attach your birth certificate, even if you are going to do your master degree.

I once worked online with a university and we review docs coming in from allover the world, so I have a firsthand knowledge on how documentation verification exercise is carried out in general, it is not magical... the last person I counseled was a girl who was denied visa here at the Italian embassy in Lagos and she contacted me. By the time I reviewed how she packaged the visa that was denied, and pointed out the mistakes made and how to correct them, she repackaged the visa application as instructed and today she is in Italy. The funny thing is that no two person case that are denied visa may be exactly identical, because our packages are reviewed based on the categories we fit in, but basically there is two major categories which we could be placed
1. whether you are sponsoring yourself
2. or whether another person is sponsoring you
Any one of these two methods greatly change the way your application for student visa would be reviewed. The greatest example being the use of birth certificate not being necessary for those sponsoring themselves (even if you are not going to do a master degree). But becomes absolutely necessary for those who someone else may be sponsoring them, because the names of the one who is supposed to be your parent is stated on the birth certificate and it gives the reviewing officer facts that the person sponsoring you is your father or mother if it corresponds with name on the birth certificate. If it does not, and an uncle or brother is sponsoring you, the birth certificate incriminates you, so you have to attach court declaration of guardian/sponsorship and also prove of the family connection that exist between you and that member. If you fail to add extra documents apart from the court declaration, to prove the family connections, the visa reviewer may be unable to prove that they are your relatives, and so the person would be considered to be a thirdparty. And your visa application would be denied.

In the case of this girl that was denied visa, she was almost screaming at me on the phone that it was indeed her father who was sponsoring her (actually the person was by law her step father, because the mother remarried after the death of her father). But I made her understand how blind her argument was because the visa office would not know this fact, unless your father's name on the birth certificate matches your step father's name, but as it is, they are different. So no matter the court declaration that he is your guardian, it would not make sense. The visa office can only accept family sponsorship, which is a bit different from someone undertaking to sponsor you, that is why guardianship is highly suspicious. So I will add the third category
3. the trickish issue of guardianship

For a guardian to qualify as family and not a thirdparty, you must attach extra documents. There must be a legal or court declaration of sponsorship, and the second document should tackle the motive why they are sponsoring... like the fact they are (1) your husband (2) adopted parents (3) step father (4) relatives or brethren... outside these, someone with no family or legal tie is automatically a thirdparty. And again, each of these subcategories comes with some challenges to prove them. I will only single out two for explanations.... THE CASE OF A STEP FATHER AND THE CASE OF HUSBAND.

Having processed documents for my online university, we can only accept the name change of ladies that got married if they also attach their marriage certificate to explain why their academic documents bears a different surname from their current passport or ID. In that case, no need for court affidavit for name change, because marriage is a legal institution covered by the certificate.

In the case of a step father, as I had to think for some hours or days before I counseled that girl, the process of reviewing is about how legal and convincing your documents are. It made the greatest sense to me, who was well trained to review documents coming into my university from allover the world, that a step father proof can be proven systematically by including the following documents.... a) your birth certificate, which has your late father's name, and mother's name on it (that would be sufficient and more satisfactory than attaching their marriage certificate) b) the death certificate of your late father, c) the new marriage certificate of your mother to your step father d) a commitment letter of sponsorship from the court.... because in truth a step father, who did not born you, is not legally mandated to be your sponsor if they choose not to, so they must commit themselves legally to be considered your custodian. When this girl followed this series of inexplicable steps which I recommended for her, and presented all these documents, along with a letter of apology acknowledging that she realized why she was denied visa based on that fact.... she was granted the visa. She complained that the period to appeal has passed, but I kept reminding her that the visa application was not supposed to interfere with people's destiny if they meet the requirement...so if your university gives you admission, you can still arrive anytime during the first semester which last for about 4 to 6 months.

[/quote]wow this is very helpful and encouraging, thank you so much, please is there a way we can get ur number or email? I’m currently about to start processing my visa. [quote author=Dencotext post=88407312]Hi all,

After many years, God's favorite pikin is in the forum once more to give you guys a little advice.

Well I am in Italy now. If you are going to do your master, and moreover if you are sponsoring yourself, then you do not need to attach any birth certificate from NPC... that was my case. I know my rights so when the (African lady) staff from Italian consular office in Abuja called me on phone asking that I must also bring my birth certificate, I made sure she understood that it did not apply to me... she should go and ask her consular officer... who when he came on the phone told her (after asking me some questions) that it is not applicable to people in my category.

Why is it applicable and when is it not applicable? Although you could choose to do it anyway if you want even when it is not applicable.

If you are being sponsored by your family (you know a thirdparty sponsorship is not allowed) then it is a must that you should attach your birth certificate, even if you are going to do your master degree.

I once worked online with a university and we review docs coming in from allover the world, so I have a firsthand knowledge on how documentation verification exercise is carried out in general, it is not magical... the last person I counseled was a girl who was denied visa here at the Italian embassy in Lagos and she contacted me. By the time I reviewed how she packaged the visa that was denied, and pointed out the mistakes made and how to correct them, she repackaged the visa application as instructed and today she is in Italy. The funny thing is that no two person case that are denied visa may be exactly identical, because our packages are reviewed based on the categories we fit in, but basically there is two major categories which we could be placed
1. whether you are sponsoring yourself
2. or whether another person is sponsoring you
Any one of these two methods greatly change the way your application for student visa would be reviewed. The greatest example being the use of birth certificate not being necessary for those sponsoring themselves (even if you are not going to do a master degree). But becomes absolutely necessary for those who someone else may be sponsoring them, because the names of the one who is supposed to be your parent is stated on the birth certificate and it gives the reviewing officer facts that the person sponsoring you is your father or mother if it corresponds with name on the birth certificate. If it does not, and an uncle or brother is sponsoring you, the birth certificate incriminates you, so you have to attach court declaration of guardian/sponsorship and also prove of the family connection that exist between you and that member. If you fail to add extra documents apart from the court declaration, to prove the family connections, the visa reviewer may be unable to prove that they are your relatives, and so the person would be considered to be a thirdparty. And your visa application would be denied.

In the case of this girl that was denied visa, she was almost screaming at me on the phone that it was indeed her father who was sponsoring her (actually the person was by law her step father, because the mother remarried after the death of her father). But I made her understand how blind her argument was because the visa office would not know this fact, unless your father's name on the birth certificate matches your step father's name, but as it is, they are different. So no matter the court declaration that he is your guardian, it would not make sense. The visa office can only accept family sponsorship, which is a bit different from someone undertaking to sponsor you, that is why guardianship is highly suspicious. So I will add the third category
3. the trickish issue of guardianship

For a guardian to qualify as family and not a thirdparty, you must attach extra documents. There must be a legal or court declaration of sponsorship, and the second document should tackle the motive why they are sponsoring... like the fact they are (1) your husband (2) adopted parents (3) step father (4) relatives or brethren... outside these, someone with no family or legal tie is automatically a thirdparty. And again, each of these subcategories comes with some challenges to prove them. I will only single out two for explanations.... THE CASE OF A STEP FATHER AND THE CASE OF HUSBAND.

Having processed documents for my online university, we can only accept the name change of ladies that got married if they also attach their marriage certificate to explain why their academic documents bears a different surname from their current passport or ID. In that case, no need for court affidavit for name change, because marriage is a legal institution covered by the certificate.

In the case of a step father, as I had to think for some hours or days before I counseled that girl, the process of reviewing is about how legal and convincing your documents are. It made the greatest sense to me, who was well trained to review documents coming into my university from allover the world, that a step father proof can be proven systematically by including the following documents.... a) your birth certificate, which has your late father's name, and mother's name on it (that would be sufficient and more satisfactory than attaching their marriage certificate) b) the death certificate of your late father, c) the new marriage certificate of your mother to your step father d) a commitment letter of sponsorship from the court.... because in truth a step father, who did not born you, is not legally mandated to be your sponsor if they choose not to, so they must commit themselves legally to be considered your custodian. When this girl followed this series of inexplicable steps which I recommended for her, and presented all these documents, along with a letter of apology acknowledging that she realized why she was denied visa based on that fact.... she was granted the visa. She complained that the period to appeal has passed, but I kept reminding her that the visa application was not supposed to interfere with people's destiny if they meet the requirement...so if your university gives you admission, you can still arrive anytime during the first semester which last for about 4 to 6 months.