EQUIVALENCE OF EDUCATIONAL CREDENTIALS
Foreign educational qualifications are not automatically recognised in Italy. Non-Italian citizens interested in obtaining recognition of the equal value and utility ("equivalence") of their foreign educational qualifications (obtained in officially recognised teaching establishments) with the correspondent Italian qualifications, can apply through the Consulate Student Office. Italian citizens must, on the other hand, apply to an official Italian Education Office, but only after having applied for a "Statement of Equal Value" from the Consulate Student Office.
Once school certificates obtained abroad have been declared equivalent to the Italian qualifications of corresponding value (lower secondary school diploma, upper secondary school diploma or university degree), they have legal value in Italy. This means, for example, that a person with Italian citizenship has the right to take part in competitions announced by Italy’s public administration.
