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.
DOV for study purposes
The submission modalities for the DOV for study purposes is as follows:
A) It is mandatory for the students to submit in person their DOV request at VFS:
- Prior to visa application (application for Bachelor and Master Degree)
OR - Together with 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) *
B) Prior to visa application, via UNI-ITALIA on the following link:
https://uni-italia.net/uni-italia-in-india
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