The Declaration of Value (DOV) is an informative document requested by an Italian Higher Education Institution for granting admission to Italian Universities. It is issued by the territorial competent Italian Diplomatic Missions abroad- according to the State where the degree/school certificate has been issued- and it describes the educational qualification pursued and the duration of study carried out by the foreign person in his/her Country of origin. The states falling under the jurisdiction of this Consulate are Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat,Kerala, Maharashtra and the union territories are Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
DOV for study purposes
The modalities of submission for the DOV application are:
A) Via VFS:
It is mandatory for the students to submit in person their DOV request.
1) Prior to visa application (application for Bachelor and Master Degree) – via VFS centres at Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad or Cochin
OR
2) Together with the visa application (ONLY if the place where the degree/school certificate has been issued and the place where the student resides falls under the same Consular Jurisdiction)* – via VFS centres at Mumbai or Cochin
B) Via Uni-Italia
Prior to visa application, via the UNI-ITALIA office in Mumbai. For further detail refer to the following brochure
Where we are – Uni Italia – Study in Italy
Documents have to be submitted as per the following checklist:
CHECKLIST and REQUIRED APPLICATION FORM FOR DOV FOR STUDY PURPOSES.
DOV for work purposes
The submission modalities for the DOV for Work purposes is as follows:
- It is mandatory for the applicants to submit in person their DOV request at VFS centers under the jurisdiction of the Consulate of Italy in Mumbai
The documents have to be submitted as per the following checklist:
CHECKLIST and REQUIRED APPLICATION FORM FOR DOV FOR WORK PURPOSES