Article 15 of Law 183/2011, which came into force on 1 January 2012, made amendments to Presidential Decree 445/2000, containing the Consolidated Law on Administrative Documentation: in particular, it states that “Certifications issued by the public administration with regard to status, personal qualities and facts are valid and usable only in relations between private individuals. In relations with public administration bodies and managers of public services, certificates and sworn affidavits are always replaced by the declarations referred to in Articles 46 and 47 of Presidential Decree 445/2000” (self-certifications).
Legislative Decree n. 76/2020 (Simplification Decree), converted with Law n. 120/2020 introduced (art. 30-bis) a significant innovation regarding self-certifications, which can also be presented to private, having eliminated from the art. 2 of Presidential Decree n. 445/2000 after the word "private" the words: «which allow you». Before requesting a certificate, first check if it is actually necessary.
certificates can be:
- collected at the counter by appointment
- sent to your home, which must be correctly stated on the request;
- sent digitally signed by certificated mail
The University of Milan-Bicocca declines any responsibility for non-delivery of documents.
For some courses the Diploma Supplement is automatically available after graduation in Segreterieonline (section segreteria/diploma supplement). Please ask to your Students' Secretary Office.
Otherwise, to request the Diploma Supplement you must fill in the application form which, without affixing a duty stamp, can be:
- a personal university account [email protected] for students enrolled or still authorized to use this account
- another personal account for students/graduates who are no longer enrolled
Public administrations and public service managers are obliged to accept self-certifications, under penalty of breach of official duties.
Stamped certificates are only valid and usable in relations between private individuals.
The Legislative Decree 76/2020 (art. 30-bis) has made self-certifications also valid in relationships between private individuals, amending articles 2 and 71 of Presidential Decree no. 445 /2000.
What are self-certifications
Self-certifications are divided into declarations in lieu of certification (Article 46 of Presidential Decree 445/2000) and declarations in lieu of an affidavit (Article 47 of Presidential Decree 445/2000).
With the declaration in lieu of certification you can declare a series of statuses, personal qualities and facts, expressly provided for by law, in place of the normal certifications.
With the declaration in lieu of an affidavit, you can declare statuses, personal qualities and facts, including those relating to other persons, of which the person concerned is directly aware (subject to exceptions expressly provided for by law) and which do not fall within those subject to the declaration in lieu of certification (listed in Article 46 of Presidential Decree 445/2000).
It is important to remember that the person concerned is personally responsible for what he or she declares: if the Administration has a well-founded doubt as to the truthfulness of what he or she has declared, it is required to carry out appropriate checks and take any necessary measures.
What they look like
You can log into Student Services Online and download and print a series of self-certifications (in italian) pre-filled with user data by the system.
The form can be:
1) delivered personally or by a delegated person with a written proxy and a front/back copy of the delegating identity document
2) sent via email attaching a front/back copy of the valid identity document using:
- university mail @campus.unimib.it for registered students
- certified mail to the PEC [email protected]
- another personal account for students/graduates no longer registered
- uploaded during the admission/enrolment processes