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Visa and permit of stay for scientific research purposes 

Pursuant to EC directive 2005/71/CE (12/10/ 2005), researchers coming from Third Countries are entitled to stay in a EU Member State longer than 3 months to carry out research with a visa for scientific research purposes.
In Italy the procedure has come into force on 1^st July 2009 (Ministry's circular letter n. 3163 25/06/2009).

The researcher should be selected by either private or public research institutions acknowledged in an official list set up by the Ministry for University and Research (MIUR) and available in the Elenco degli Istituti di ricerca website.
The researcher can obtain a visa only within the framework of a hosting agreement with a selected research body. The hosting agreement lays down the working conditions offered to the researcher, in particular it details the length and type of contract (self-employment, subordinate, grant for research training), the amount of the monthly salary (which cannot be less than the Italian social allowance), the health insurance coverage for the researcher and his/her family members, the commitment by the research institution to cover the expenses. Once in Italy, the researcher will apply for a permit of stay for scientific purposes.

Please note that:
- the permit of stay covers the whole research period stated in the hosting agreement; 
- the researcher will be able to start research activities while waiting for his/her permit of stay;
- the researcher is authorized to carry out teaching activities provided that this activity is clearly linked to the research project as described in the hosting agreement and it is compatible with the statutes and regulations of the host institution.

For further information on the procedure, please contact your host organisation.

For general information on the procedure, please visit EURAXESS Italy website.

IMPORTANT:  Starting from  March, 10th 2012 the Integration agreement for foreigners has come into force.
The integration agreement, as envisaged by article 4-bis of Legislative Decree no. 286 of 25th July 1995  is an agreement between the Italian State and a Third country national who enters Italy for the first time. 
The integration agreement is available to newcomers aged over 16. The foreigner will sign the agreement when submitting an application for a residence permit for no less than 1 year. Researchers will sign it at Prefettura (in Trieste) or at local office in charge of the procedure (in Udine) when they register their entrance in Italy within 8 days. The agreement is drawn up in two original copies, one for the foreigner in the language indicated by him/her.
The foreigner is committed to meet his/her civic obligations and to fulfill his/her duties under the Charter of values of citizenship and integration adopted by the Italian government in 2007. A credit-based approach is used to properly achieving integration. After signing the agreement, the foreigner will be automatically awarded 16 credits. 
The agreement form and the full version of the agreement translated into the most spoken languages among migrants are available on-line with an information leaflet and the agreement form.

For more information please contact your host organisation.

For any further information on visas, please consult the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs official website.

Sources: Ministry for Interior; Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Ministry for University and Research (MIUR); EURAXESS Italy;