Request for a certificate of school enrolment and attendance (Italy)
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An Italian request, in Italian, from a parent or an adult student to the school office for a certificate of enrolment or attendance for private use: an employer, a bank, a sports body, a foreign authority. Many schools issue certificates through the electronic register; with public offices, and now with private parties too, a self-declaration is enough. It has the space for the 16 € revenue stamp (sold at tobacconists; @e.bollo online), which is not applied where the use is exempt. Hand it in at the school office or send it by PEC.
- Made for use in Italy
- Last updated October 14, 2026
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When to use this document
- Your employer wants proof that your child attends a school in Italy.
- An office abroad wants a certificate that your son or daughter goes to school.
- Your child’s sports club wants a document from the school confirming enrolment.
- You want to ask the school office in writing for an attendance certificate.
What you fill in
The details the document asks for.
- Sender
- Sender's address
- Sender's codice fiscale (Italian tax code)
- How the letter is sent (printed above the recipient)
- School
- School's postal address
- City
- Date
- Who makes the request
- Pupil's full name
- Pupil's date of birth
- Class
- School year
- Type of certificate
- What the certificate is for (and the stamp-duty exemption, if any)
Common questions
- Is a certificate needed, or is a self-declaration of school enrolment enough in Italy?
- With public bodies and public-service operators the certificate cannot be used: a self-declaration replaces it (art. 46 of Italian Presidential Decree 445/2000). Since 15 September 2020 the law has extended its use to dealings with private parties too. The certificate is still useful for some private uses or abroad. Many schools issue it free through the electronic register or on their own form: look there first.
- Does an Italian school certificate need a revenue stamp?
- For private use, yes: 16 € on the request and 16 € on the certificate (buy the stamps at a tobacconist; online it is paid with @e.bollo or an F24 form). Uses listed in table B of Italian Presidential Decree 642/1972 are exempt, including documents for admission, attendance and exams in compulsory schooling (art. 11): then state the use and the provision, and leave the stamp space empty.
- How long does an Italian school have to issue the certificate?
- The time the school sets in its service charter; if it sets none, the general thirty-day limit for concluding an administrative procedure applies (art. 2 of Italian law 241/1990). Many school offices issue the certificate within a few days. In the province of Bolzano a state school must also accept the request in German, and in the Aosta Valley in French.
How you can sign this document
- Print it and sign by hand. The signature lines in the document are left blank on purpose — sign on them in ink.
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