Italy · practical answer
How do you enrol a Ukrainian child in school in Italy?
Contact the local school directly. If the residence permit is still being issued, the school can use the Questura receipt showing that the application was submitted.
Short answer
Contact the local school directly. If the residence permit is still being issued, the school can use the Questura receipt showing that the application was submitted.
What to prepare
- · The child’s identity document or birth certificate — if available
- · Residence permit or the Questura application receipt if the permit is still pending
- · Codice fiscale if already issued
- · Previous school records — if available
What to do step by step
- 1
Contact the local school for your address
- 2
Show the documents you have; if the permit is pending, show the Questura receipt
- 3
Bring available school records so the school can place the child at the right level; do not delay the first contact only because a document is missing
Important
A family should not have to delay the first school contact only because the full document set is not yet available.
Official sources
Checked: 2026-10-01