ITALIAN AND CILS CERTIFICATION

Learn Italian and get it certified, all in one place.

Language opens every door: work, your children's school, public offices. With us you take the course and sit the CILS exam of the University for Foreigners of Siena, without going anywhere else.

NEXT EXAM

3 December 2026

At our office in Via Botticelli 2

Registration closes Saturday 24 October

What do you need CILS for?

EU long-term residence permit

The level required to apply for the long-term residence permit.

Italian citizenship

Required for the citizenship application, under current law.

Italian courses at our office

You start with a free placement test: based on the result you join the right class.

✓80 hours per level (A2 or B1)
✓Classes by level, at least 10 participants
✓Language for work and everyday life
✓Civic education included: the Constitution, rights and duties, legal work and safety, public services
✓At the end, if you wish, you can take theCILS exam at our office

Courses are reserved for members: the membership card is separate from the course contribution. How to become a member →

2026 exam calendar

22 July 2026
Registration by 22 June

HELD

21 October 2026
Registration by 21 September

REGISTRATION CLOSED

3 December 2026
Registration by 24 October

REGISTRATION OPEN

The CILS exam is optional and paid separately, at the official rates of the University for Foreigners of Siena, with no mark-up.

How to register

1
Contact us
Form, phone or WhatsApp.
2
We choose the level
Based on what you need: permit, citizenship, work.
3
We register you
Bring a valid ID document.
4
Prepare and take the exam
With the course and the textbook, here at our office.

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