ISEE Procedure
The procedure of requesting an ISEE differs between students with residence in Italy and students without residence in Italy. In this context, a resident in Italy is a person who has been registered at the registry office (in Italian “ufficio anagrafe") and has a valid permit of stay.
You will find the same information at section 8 of the Vademecum.
Italian Residence
In order to get your ISEE you have to call a CAF (center for fiscal assistance) for an appointment. Any CAF is fine, though the student representatives recommend the CAF-UIL located at Via Polonio 5, tel.:+39040638251. There, you should present the documentation needed and ask for the “reduced ISEE for PhD students" (in Italian “ISEE ridotto per dottorandi").“ISEE ridotto" takes into account only your personal financial resources without considering your entire family. It is very likely that it will allow you to benefit from a greater discount. All the process will likely be in Italian, ask an Italian friend or one of the representatives for help if necessary. They can also help you in case the CAF incorrectly refuses to ask for the “ISEE ridotto".
The following is a list of what you have to provide to get your ISEE:
- your fiscal code (“Codice Fiscale”)
- a valid identity card
- your income of two years ago (i.e., if we are in 2021, you should provide your incomes for the year 2019) even if they was not taxed (i.e.: you should provide your PhD fellowship, which can be found at this website -access with usual SISSA credentials-, and eventual part-time positions at Universities and/or SISSA)
- owned property for residential purposes during the last year and/or paid rent during the last year
- balance and average stocks of all your bank accounts for the last year
- certification of your disabilities
- vehicles registration numbers (if they have 500 cc or more), boats owned
Note that if you present documents which display currencies different from the euro you have to convert them according to the average annual exchange rate.
Non-Italian Residence
If you belong to this category, you have to call a CAF with an agreement with ARDIS and then provide them with the documentation needed. These documents must be either translated or certified by an Italian consulate in your home country.
What follows is a list of what you have to provide to get your ISEE:
- certification of the family composition
- certification of the incomes of yourself and your family from two years ago (i.e.,if we are in 2021, you should provide your income from the year 2019) even if they was not taxed (i.e., you should provide your PhD fellowship, which can be found at this website -access with usual SISSA credentials-, and eventual part-time positions with Universities and/or SISSA)
- owned properties for residential purposes and/or the rent paid from the last year belonging to any member of your family
- balance and average stocks of all bank accounts belonging to any member of your family for the last year
- certification of disabilities rated over 66% of any member of your family
- your fiscal code
Note that if you present documents which display currencies different from the euro you have to convert them according to the average annual exchange rate. The following website(?) lists all the CAFs with an agreement with ARDIS. Make sure to choose a CAF located in Trieste! The student representatives suggest you go to the CAF-UIL at Via Polonio 5, tel.:+39040638251. As mentioned above, the call will likely be in Italian, ask an Italian friend or one of the representatives for help if necessary.
