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Declaration of Value (DoV)
DoV is a translated Italian document attested by the Italian Consulate of India.
1) what is this document?
This is the proof of the student’s under-graduation (UG) degree (if he/she is applying for Master Degree in Italy) [which is accepted in Italian Universities]
2) what documents should I process for DoV ?
The last highest degree that you have obtained.
For Master’s Degree : The Degree Certificate of UG from Indian University (HOME University). ( if u have not received Degree certificate , you can get the permission from your Italian university (HOST) and can process the Provisional certificate for DoV.)
It’s better to do the same process for your consolidated mark sheet also . [Note: Contact your HOST university for documents to process]
For other Degree: If you are a PhD student, then you should process your Master Degree Certificate which you have received in INDIA .
3) How and Where should I start the process ? (E-Sanad Uni refer at the end)
State this process even before you get your admission. This will hardly take 30-45 days
First Step: HRD
Get your document Legalized from the State Government of your HOME university [ if Tamil Nadu : go to the respective Secretariat office and ask for the HRD Department. There they will give the application and you should submit your originals there with the application ]
The hidden process behind this: The document will be verified and authenticated by your HOME university. Later, the HOME university authenticated document is received back by the secretariat office and they will further authenticate it.
This will take around 25 working days at maximum.
SECOND STEP: *APOSTILE*
Authenticate the state legalized document by Ministry of External affairs (MEA) India. (i.e Central Govt should recognize the verification done by State Government)
Take state authenticated document to the Ministry of External Affairs ( MEA ) office , to get the Apostle.
THIRD STEP:
*Translate* them to Italian
Next this Authenticated Degree/Provisional Document should be translated to Italian. T
Both Step 2 and Step 3 could be done using single entity, You can avail the authorized service providers listed here:
https://mea.gov.in/…/DetailsofRACsAppamndixCnwagai.pdf
FINAL STEP:
Apply DOV through VFS.
Then this document should again be submitted to VFS-Italy in your nearest location. From last year you can submit DoV along with your Visa application.
Note: For college listed under E-Sanad, Refer here for the steps, that should be straight forward: https://mea.gov.in/apostille.htm
Credits: https://italystudyvisa.blogspot.com/
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