Foreigners and Italians residing abroad can be admitted into Italian universities by presenting to the Consulate an application, accompanied by the required documentation which must be approved by the competent Italian authorities, on the basis of the evaluation of the educational qualifications received abroad. The Consulate’s Student Office must also ascertain and certify that the educational qualifications for lower and upper secondary school are sufficient for the admission into university courses, according to the regulations of the Country in which they were completed (“Declaration of Value”).