| Apply for a passport
Apply for a passport if you currently do not have one. If the student already has a passport, make sure that it is valid for at least 6 months from the return date of their studies.
Visa
Citizens from the European Union do not need a visa
and can enter Italy with an Identification card or Passport.
Citizens from other countries should check with the
nearest Italian Embassy or Consulate.
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Student Visa
If you need a visa to extend your stay for more than
90 days you should apply for a “Type D”
(student) visa. Sorrento Lingue will provide you, after
enrollment and payment of the deposit, with a certificate
of enrollment for your visa application. Make sure that
you plan ahead so that you have a sufficient amount
of time to receive your visa from the Italian Embassy
(1-2 months). To obtain a student visa, visit your local
Italian consulate office and apply. For more information,
please visit: http://www.italyemb.org/StudentVisa.htm
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Work Visa
Students who intend on securing paid work in Italy before,
during or after their Italian language program at Sorrento
Lingue must obtain a work visa. For more information,
please visit: www.italyemb.org
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Making flight arrangements
To find the best priced ticket we encourage our students
to consult different travel agents and / or the internet.
Students should fly into Naples or Rome. Sorrento is
about 3 hours from Rome and about 1 hour from Naples.
(Depending on your means of transportation; train, bus,
boat or car). When making travel arrangements students
should plan to arrive the Sunday before your first day
of class.
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Packing/Shopping Suggestions
- Personal toiletries (soap, shampoo, etc.)
- Alarm clock
- Clothes, shoes, bathing suit, and [a coat (winter)]
- Beach towel
- Umbrella (winter)
- School supplies (dictionary, book of Italian verbs,
notebooks, pens, and pencils etc.)
- Medical supplies (aspirin, first aid kit, personal
prescriptions and any other medicine that you might
need)
- Small gift for your host family (something typical
from your town, city, or country)
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Miscellaneous (checklist)
- Valid passport + 2 photocopies
- Visas (if needed)
- Emergency numbers and a list of the names, addresses,
telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses of key contacts,
both in Italy and from your home country
- National and international driver's licenses and/or
identification card
- Books, including a dictionary and phrase book
Students should bring enough money to cover first
month's expenses
- Leave one photocopy of all important documents at
home, and bring one photocopy with you, but keep it
separate from the originals or e-mail it to yourself.
- Airline tickets, bus tickets and all other reservations
- Insurance documents
- Other travel documents
- Offer of admission letter from Sorrento Lingue
- Money, traveler’s cheques and credit cards
- Personal medicine or medical prescriptions
- E111 form (for citizens from EU countries)
- Italian address (where you will be staying)
- Sorrento Lingue’s phone number and contact information
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Health
It is important that students inform Sorrento Lingue
“prior to arrival” about any medical conditions
students may have e.g. diabetes, epilepsy etc.
- Inquire about health insurance coverage, personal
liability property loss insurance, trip cancellation
insurance, etc.
- Medical insurance identification card.
- Medical records, prescriptions, and insurance records.
Be sure the student has the immunizations for tetanus
and measles. Plan for student immunizations early. Some
cannot be given at the same time as others, while some
must be administered shortly before the student leaves.
- An “in case of emergency” card that includes
student’s blood type, allergies and special medical
conditions along with a name and phone number of the
student’s family physician.
- An adequate supply of medicines to take care of common
ailments that the student might need.
- If the student wears eyeglasses, carry an extra pair.
If the student wears contact lenses, it is advisable
to carry an adequate amount of lens cleaning solution,
preferably an amount that will last through your entire
period of study.
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Luggage
Keep the following items in your handbag. Do not pack
in Luggage.
- Valid passport
- Student Visa / Entry Documentation
- Original letter of acceptance from the school
- Letter of financial support/bank account details/letter
of credit, scholarship or assistantship letter etc.
- Start date of language program / course
- Details of contact person in Sorrento Lingue
- Insurance Health Certificate (if required)
- Accommodation details
- Enough cash to cover initial expenses
- Travel details
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Insurance
Sorrento Lingue strongly recommends that all students
are personally insured against illness and accident.
Contact your local insurance company to ask whether
your personal insurance is valid abroad; otherwise purchase
travel insurance. Members of national health insurance-companies
in EU countries should have the E111 form to obtain
free health service in Italy. Theft coverage is often
included in personal insurance; if not, we suggest you
purchase coverage for your stay in Italy to be on the
safe side.
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Arrival Details
Prior to the students’ departure, we provide them
with all the pertinent information needed; i.e. direction
to their apartment, family’s house or hotel, the
direction to the Sorrento Lingue school, a 24-hour
information / emergency contact telephone number
with the name of someone they can contact if any problems
arise, etc. We encourage all of our students to arrive
the Sunday before their first day of class. Students
should reconfirm reservations 72 hours before departure,
arrive at the airport early, and leave their itinerary,
flight numbers and contact details with their family.
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