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Request for clearance to transfer to another school (Italy)

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An Italian letter, in Italian, from a parent or guardian to the head of the pupil’s current school asking for the nulla osta (clearance) to transfer the pupil to another school, also during the school year, and for the school records to be sent on. It gives the pupil, the class, the new school and the reason, with the other parent’s signature where parental responsibility is shared. Many schools have their own free form at the office or online. In compulsory schooling no stamp duty is due (Italian Presidential Decree 642/1972, table B, art. 11). 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

  • You are moving to another town in Italy and your child must change school mid-year.
  • The new school will take your child but wants clearance from the current one.
  • Your child is unhappy in their course and you want to move them to another school.
  • You want a written request to the head teacher for your child’s transfer.

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
  • Pupil's full name
  • Pupil's date of birth
  • Class
  • School year
  • New school (name and town)
  • Reason for the transfer (e.g. a move)
  • Other parent’s full name (if parental responsibility is shared)

Common questions

Can an Italian school refuse clearance to transfer?
Granting it is not a matter of discretion: administrative courts have held it is due, even before lessons begin, unless objective circumstances prevent enrolment at the chosen school. Many schools have a free form at the office or on their website, which you can use instead of this letter. In the province of Bolzano a state school must also accept the request in German, and in the Aosta Valley in French.
Must both parents ask for the transfer clearance in Italy?
A change of school is a decision of major importance for the child, which parents take by agreement; with shared custody, schools ask for both signatures. That is why the letter has, below the sender’s signature, a line for the other parent’s consent. If the parents disagree, the court decides, and the school cannot choose for them.
When can a pupil change school during the Italian school year?
A transfer is possible during the year: the family contacts the new school, which must have room in the class, and asks the current one for the nulla osta. Schools may set criteria and dates, for instance for moving to another track in the first two years of upper secondary school, with an interview instead of supplementary exams. Ask the new school for its rules before sending the request.

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