Professional legal insights
A collection of cases, judgments and legal notes by Lawyer Dorina Merdini on residence permits, study visas, Italian citizenship and protection before administrative authorities.
Each publication explains the legal problem, the relevant documents and the principle arising from the case. It does not replace an individual assessment of a person’s own facts and documents.
The outcomes described belong to the individual proceedings and do not promise or predict the result of another matter. The information is general and must be considered together with the documents, deadlines and circumstances of the specific case.
Publications
Residence permit · Case
Regional Administrative Court of Emilia-Romagna · Study residence permit
A case concerning a University of Bologna student whose renewal was refused because she had not completed the minimum number of exams. The decision considers medical evidence of serious health reasons.
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Regional Administrative Court of Rome, Section II · Judgment 26 March 2026, no. 5680
A note on the failure to arrange the appointment needed to complete a study-visa application and on the distinction between access to the procedure and the final visa decision.
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Service pages explain the general framework of each procedure. Case notes show how documents, deadlines and personal circumstances may affect the individual assessment.
An overview of the main immigration procedures and possible forms of legal protection.
Explore immigration assistanceApplications, renewals, additional-document requests, delays and negative measures.
Residence-permit assistanceApplications by residence or marriage, documentation and Ministry communications.
Citizenship assistanceEligibility, income, housing, foreign documents and nulla osta procedures.
Family-reunification assistanceAssessment of reasons, deadlines and the legal options that may be available.
Assess a refusalCriminal records, rehabilitation and possible effects on permits and citizenship.
Explore criminal-law issuesIndividual assessment
Understanding the available steps requires examination of the application, communications, deadlines and supporting documents.
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