In order to continue studies in Italy, the Declaration of Relative Value is required as recognition of a diploma or certificate from any foreign school. The Declaration serves to demonstrate the validity of the diploma or certificate [...]
The Declaration of Relative Value is issued by the representative Italian Embassy or Consulate of the country or territory in which the academic diploma or certificate was issued. If the applicant is already in Italy, they can apply through the Embassy or by writing directly to the Italian Consulate.
If the legislation of the country or territory that issued the diploma or certificate stipulates that the document must be legalized as a guarantee of its authenticity, the Italian Embassy or Consulate will issue the Declaration of Value only after the diploma or certificate is legalized by the competent authority of that country or territory.
If this rule applies in the country or territory where the diploma or certificate was issued, you must contact the competent authority of that country or territory to obtain the legalization of the diploma or certificate BEFORE you ask the Italian Embassy or Consulate to issue the Declaration.
Alternatively, if the country that issued your diploma or certificate signed the Hague Convention (5 October 1961), your diploma or certificate falls under the guidelines of the “Hague Postilla” (Hague Apostille). The stamp with the “Postilla” should be placed on your document BEFORE you ask the Italian Embassy or Consulate to issue the Declaration.
You can be exempted from the Declaration requirement only if you meet one on the following conditions:
1) the institution that issued the diploma or certificate belongs to one of the countries that have signed the European Convention in Brussels on 25 May 1987 (Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy); or
2) you are in possession of a diploma issued by Germany, which as a result of the Italo-German Convention, provides exemption from the legalization of public documents.
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