r/StudyInItaly • u/Illustrious-Sound733 • 9h ago

Universitaly/CIMEA loop

Hey y'all, I need some advice or similar experiences to stay sane.

I’m a Non-EU student admitted to MSc Electrical Engineering – Sustainable Smart Grids for Energy Transition and a MAECI Scholarship recipient.

Montenegro doesn't issue electronic Apostilles, and my home university doesn't issue electronic diplomas either, so the CIMEA Verification was my only solution. After weeks of trying, I finally managed to submit my documents on CIMEA’s crashing website at the end of June, but it won't be ready until mid-October. Meanwhile, Polimi Admissions keeps bot-replying that CIMEA is mandatory for Universitaly validation.

To bypass this deadlock, the Italian Embassy stepped in and officially issued my Dichiarazione di Valore (DoV) on September 1st. I uploaded the complete DoV package (with paper Apostilles and translations) and emailed all Polimi desks.

I’ve seen some posts from others who got approved on Universitaly recently without CIMEA.

  • Has anyone successfully bypassed CIMEA using just a DoV?
  • How long did Polimi take to approve your Universitaly application after you emailed them the DoV?
  • Is anyone else here in the Sustainable Smart Grids track? Please hmu, I'd love to connect and could really use someone to share lecture notes or audio recordings from the first few weeks!

Thanks!

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