Specialist assistance, not generic information
We analyse your profile, check the documents you hold, identify the correct procedure before the ministry, the academic institution or the administrative authority concerned, and support you in the full preparation of your case.
To continue your studies in Italy or obtain equivalence of your qualification
Academic recognition is the route to using a qualification obtained abroad for study purposes in Italy, from enrolment in a higher course through to the full legal value of the qualification. It is within the remit of universities and AFAM institutions, which assess the correspondence of the foreign course with the Italian one.
To practise a regulated profession in Italy with a foreign qualification
Recognition of foreign professional qualifications is the procedure by which a person who has obtained a qualifying title abroad may practise a regulated profession in Italy, from doctor to architect, from lawyer to nurse.
Obtain or renew your Italian passport, in Italy or abroad through the Consulate
The passport alone is not proof of Italian citizenship. The Consulate can issue or renew it only if the birth certificate is transcribed in an Italian municipality and the AIRE registration is complete. We check your position in the registers and follow the transcription and registration through to the issue of the document.
Have you obtained an academic qualification or a professional title abroad and wish to have it recognised in Italy? Or are you an Italian citizen preparing to take your career beyond the border and seeking to make the most of your studies abroad? At riconoscimentititoli.com you will find specialist, focused assistance, designed to guide you through every stage of the recognition procedure, academic and professional alike.
Recognition of foreign qualifications in Italy: the complete guide
A qualification obtained abroad has no automatic legal value in Italy. To use it you need a formal act of recognition, and the procedure changes according to the purpose. This guide explains the system as a whole, the three routes to recognition and the documents that recur in every matter.
Read the complete guideAcademic recognition (equipollenza)
Academic recognition is the route to using a qualification obtained abroad for study purposes in Italy, from enrolment in a higher course through to the full legal value of the qualification. It is within the remit of universities and AFAM institutions, which assess the correspondence of the foreign course with the Italian one. In common usage it is called equipollenza.
Find out more ›Administrative recognition (equivalenza)
Administrative recognition is the non-academic route to making a foreign qualification count, technically equivalence. It is needed when the qualification is required for a specific public purpose rather than to continue studies, from entering a competition to the award of points, from career progression to the redemption of pension contributions.
Find out more ›Recognition of foreign professional qualifications
Recognition of foreign professional qualifications is the procedure by which a person who has obtained a qualifying title abroad may practise a regulated profession in Italy, from doctor to architect, from lawyer to nurse. It serves to verify that the preparation meets Italian standards and is a route distinct from academic recognition, which concerns the qualification itself and the continuation of studies.
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Specialist assistance, not generic information
Our work does not stop at providing generic information. We analyse your profile, check the documents you hold, identify the correct procedure before the ministry, the academic institution or the administrative authority concerned, and support you in the full preparation of your case. We handle the selection and organisation of the required materials, the official translation of documents, legalisation or the Apostille where necessary, and the request for the consular Declaration of Value, through to the formal submission of the application to the competent authority.
How we assess your case
On receiving your request, we carry out a technical and legal assessment of the case, examining the qualification or professional title to be recognised, the academic or professional system of origin and the purpose for which recognition is sought, whether access to a regulated profession, the continuation of studies, participation in public competitions or enrolment with a professional register. We check the applicable legislative references and identify precisely the authority competent to handle the matter.
Once the correct administrative route has been defined, we support you in gathering the documents, checking that they are in order and drafting the application, in line with the requirements of the ministry, the university or the competent administrative or professional body.
Official translations, legalisation and the Declaration of Value
Through a team of official translators in every language, we also handle the sworn translation of documents, with asseverazione, and legalisation or the Apostille, and we provide assistance in obtaining the Declaration of Value through the Italian consulates. Every step is followed with care, procedural rigour and full compliance with the law in force, so as to present documentation that is sound, complete and free of anything that might lead to rejections, suspensions or requests for further material.
Strategic guidance on your route
We also offer a tailored advisory service on the design of a course of study or a career path, useful too for those still weighing up the choices to be made. We provide concrete guidance on the compatibility between qualifications, legal requirements and individual objectives, to help you define a project that is coherent, effective and compliant with Italian regulation.
An office in London and an international network
With an operating office in London and an international network of professionals, we deal directly with ministries, professional bodies, Italian universities, Italian and international consulates and foreign offices. This allows us to move quickly, with direct contacts and practical solutions, even in the most complex cases.
The recognition of your qualification is not a difficult goal, it is the starting point for building your professional future in Italy. With us you have at your side those who know how to read the rules, deal with the bureaucracy and turn a complex procedure into a concrete opportunity.
Michela de Julio
The practice is led by Michela de Julio, founder of MMW Europe Ltd and creator of riconoscimentititoli.com. Over thirty years she has made academic and professional recognition her field of specialisation, uniting two kinds of expertise that seldom coexist in the same person, the legal command of administrative law and the linguistic command of an official translator.
- Legal consultant specialising in the recognition of qualifications, administrative law and immigration law
- Official translator and court-appointed expert, Court of Rome
- Expert translator, Rome Chamber of Commerce
- Translator recognised by the Consulate General of Italy in London
- Qualified translator MITI and MCIL (United Kingdom), Member of FIT
Start your recognition
Send us your qualification and tell us the purpose for which you need recognition. We will assess the route and follow the whole matter, from the documents through to the final decision.
Request an assessmentWrite to us at info@riconoscimentititoli.com, in Italian, English, Spanish or French. We receive visitors by appointment only, arranged by telephone or e-mail.
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Tel. +44 207 268 4944