{"id":30015,"date":"2025-03-03T22:24:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T22:24:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/education\/registration\/enrolling-and-registration\/enrolment-for-international-students\/verifica-della-competenza-della-lingua-italiana-cittadinanza-non-europea\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T11:54:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T09:54:54","slug":"assessment-of-italian-language-skills-no-eu-citizenship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/en\/education\/registration\/enrolment-and-registration\/enrolment-for-international-students\/assessment-of-italian-language-skills-no-eu-citizenship\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian language proficiency assessment for non-EU citizens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Non-EU applicants requiring a study visa who intend to enrol in Italian-taught Bachelor\u2019s, Master\u2019s or single-cycle degree programmes at the University of Pisa must demonstrate knowledge of the Italian language at least at level B2, as required by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.universitaly.it\/studenti-stranieri\">ministerial regulations<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Exemption from the Italian language test a.y. 2026-2027<\/h2>\n<p>Applicants holding a B2-level certificate issued within the <strong>CLIQ system<\/strong> <strong>(Certificazione Lingua Italiana di Qualit\u00e0)<\/strong> are exempt from the Italian language test.<\/p>\n<p>Valid certificates are those issued by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>University for Foreigners of Perugia<\/li>\n<li>University for Foreigners of Siena<\/li>\n<li>Roma Tre University<\/li>\n<li>Societ\u00e0 Dante Alighieri<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Certificates may be obtained in Italy or abroad at accredited examination centres.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please note<\/strong>: certificates issued by Italian Cultural Institutes are not considered valid. For further exemption cases, please refer to the ministerial note.<\/p>\n<h2>Italian language test for candidates without certification a.y. 2026-2027<\/h2>\n<p>Applicants without a valid certificate must take an Italian language test consisting of two stages:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>TEST ITA L2<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>can be taken on available dates across all CISIA consortia universities<\/li>\n<li><strong>minimum required score<\/strong>: <strong>55\/72<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>must be taken in the current calendar year (<strong>from 1 January 2026<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>must be booked following the instructions below<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2. <strong>Online oral interview (CLI)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Access to the interview is granted only to candidates who achieve at least 55\/72 in the CISIA TEST ITA L2:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the interview assesses oral production skills<\/li>\n<li>it is organised by the <strong>University Language Centre (CLI)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Important<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the University of Pisa TEST ITA L2 and the oral online interview (CLI) can be taken only by <strong>candidates who have submitted a pre-enrolment application for a University of Pisa<\/strong> programme via the <strong>Universitaly portal<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>the Italian language requirement is considered fulfilled only if <strong>both stages are successfully passed<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Test fees<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>TEST ITA L2<\/strong>: \u20ac35.00, payable according to the instructions below within the deadlines<\/li>\n<li><strong>Online interview<\/strong>: \u20ac35.00, payable to CLI following the instructions on the dedicated page<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Please note<\/strong>: <strong>fees <\/strong>are <strong>non-refundable under any circumstances<\/strong>, including cases where candidates not pre-enrolled at the University of Pisa via Universitaly have mistakenly registered for the Italian language test.<\/p>\n<h2>Stage 1 \u2013 TEST ITA L2<\/h2>\n<h3>Dates and payment deadlines<\/h3>\n<p>TEST ITA L2 dates (online @HOME mode), registration and payment deadlines for a.y. 2026\/2027 are the following:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"157\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>TEST ITA L2 Dates<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>at 2:00 pm (<a href=\"https:\/\/time.is\/it\/Italy\">Italian time<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"88\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Available seats<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"132\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Registration opening<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"142\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Registration and payment deadline (subject to availability of places)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"157\">3 June 2026<\/td>\n<td width=\"88\">100<\/td>\n<td width=\"132\">13 May 2026<\/td>\n<td width=\"142\">18 May 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"157\">7 July 2026<\/td>\n<td width=\"88\">100<\/td>\n<td width=\"132\">9 June 2026<\/td>\n<td width=\"142\">19 June 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"157\">22 July 2026<\/td>\n<td width=\"88\">100<\/td>\n<td width=\"132\">23 July 2026<\/td>\n<td width=\"142\">3 July 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Registration for the <strong>3 June TEST ITA L2<\/strong> is <strong>currently suspended<\/strong> as the <strong>maximum number of available places has been reached<\/strong>. <strong>Registration may reopen on 18 May<\/strong> if additional places become available due to incomplete payments by some candidates.<\/p>\n<h3>Registration procedure<\/h3>\n<p>To register for the TEST ITA L2, the following steps must be completed:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>registration<\/strong> on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studenti.unipi.it\/Home.do;jsessionid=F055914542EEB1FC51F5DA1DB3A0DA00?cod_lingua=eng\"><strong>Alice portal<\/strong><\/a> using personal data exactly as shown in the passport. Any discrepancy may prevent participation in the test<\/li>\n<li><strong>login<\/strong> to the portal using credentials received by email<\/li>\n<li>selection: Menu \u2192 \u201c<strong>Segreteria<\/strong>\u201d \u2192 \u201c<strong>Iscrizione test di Valutazione<\/strong>\u201d<\/li>\n<li>in the \u201c<strong>Course of study<\/strong>\u201d section, select TEST ITA L2 and choose one available date (only one date can be selected)<\/li>\n<li><strong>payment<\/strong> of the \u20ac35.00 fee<strong> via PagoPA<\/strong>. Registration is confirmed only after payment has been completed<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>Important<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>check the required equipment and technical requirements for the @HOME test on the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/guide.cisiaonline.it\/en\/Prima_di_AltriTest\">CISIA dedicated page<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>a few days before the test, candidates will receive <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/guide.cisiaonline.it\/en\/avvioAltriTest\">instructions<\/a> <\/strong>by email to access the exam<\/li>\n<li>if the test is passed with a score of 55\/72 or higher, the TEST ITA L2 certificate must be <strong>uploaded to Universitaly<\/strong> as part of the pre-enrolment application documents<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Stage 2 \u2013 Online oral interview<\/h2>\n<h3>Dates and payment deadlines<\/h3>\n<p>The interview is organised in <strong>4 sessions<\/strong> in July, September, October and November 2026, according to the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cli.unipi.it\/colloquio-italianob2\">schedule published on the CLI website<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>Registration procedure<\/h3>\n<p>Only candidates who have passed the CISIA test with the required minimum score are eligible. The interview:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>must be booked following the instructions on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cli.unipi.it\/colloquio-italianob2\"><strong>CLI dedicated page<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>is held online<\/li>\n<li><strong>can be taken only once<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If successful, the CLI issues an <strong>\u201cOpen Badge\u201d certificate<\/strong>, which must be uploaded:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>on the <strong>Universitaly portal<\/strong>, for validation of the pre-enrolment application<\/li>\n<li>on the <strong>Alice portal<\/strong>, during enrolment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Summary information:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>the <strong>University of Pisa TEST ITA L2<\/strong> and the <strong>online oral interview (CLI<\/strong>) <strong>can be taken only<\/strong> <strong>by candidates who have submitted a pre-enrolment application for a University of Pisa<\/strong> <strong>programme via the Universitaly portal<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>the TEST ITA L2 and the oral interview (CLI) can be taken just once<\/li>\n<li><strong>tests taken at other CISIA consortium universities are valid<\/strong>, provided they are passed with a <strong>minimum score of 55\/72<\/strong>, taken in the current calendar year (<strong>from 1 January 2026<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>fees<\/strong> paid by candidates are <strong>non-refundable under any circumstances<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/unibuddy.unipi.it\/EN\/?unibuddy=buddies\/staff\/676147c87c8d4945de1ea94a\">For assistance chat with our staff<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Non-EU applicants requiring a study visa who intend to enrol in Italian-taught Bachelor\u2019s, Master\u2019s or single-cycle degree programmes at the University of Pisa must demonstrate knowledge of the Italian language at least at level B2, as required by ministerial regulations. 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