Apply to Chef Academy
Create your account. From your personal area you send the admission form, follow its evaluation and receive your Letter of Offer.
You pay the deposit only after we have evaluated your application and documents, and you have accepted and signed your Letter of Offer.
Admission requirements
Three requirements, checked when we evaluate your application. Nothing else is required to apply.
- Italian at B1 levelLessons, the internship and the final exam are in Italian. In the application you declare that you have B1, or that you commit to reach it before the lessons start. Without enough Italian you may not pass the exam: you would get only a certificate of attendance, without the qualification and without the internship.
- Compulsory schooling completedYou have completed compulsory education. A high school diploma (baccalaureate) is not required.
- At least 18 years oldThe course is open to adults only.
Studies, training or work experience consistent with the course, for example in a kitchen, a pastry shop or a hotel school. They count in the evaluation, but no previous experience is required: the course starts from the basics.
The admission decision is at the sole discretion of Chef Academy. Applications without a coherent profile or a valid motivation for the course are not accepted.
Evaluating your application costs nothing: you pay only if we accept you and you sign your Letter of Offer.
What you need
Create your account
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- Check where your application stands
- Download your Letter of Offer
- Get your visa documents
Join Chef Academy from abroad
One team follows you from your application to your first day in our kitchens. This is how it works.
Steps 1 and 2 are free: you pay nothing until you accept your Letter of Offer.
Apply online
By the apply-by dateFreeFill in the admission form and upload your passport and CV. Tell us why you chose the course. Declare your Italian B1, or commit to reach it before the lessons start.
Receive your Letter of Offer
After the evaluationFreeWe read your application and send you the result by email. If you are accepted, your Letter of Offer sets out the course, the fees and the terms.
Confirm your place
When you accept the offer1st payment: deposit € 1,550Sign the letter, upload it and pay the deposit. It is part of the fee, not an extra.
Prepare your visa
After the depositDownload from your area all the documents Chef Academy issues for your study visa, then book your appointment at the Italian embassy.
Send us the visa decision
At least 30 days before the start2nd payment, with the visa grantedUpload the visa, or the refusal letter, in your area. With the visa granted, you pay half of the balance before you leave.
Arrive and start cooking
First week of the course3rd paymentWe help you with the residence permit, which you request within 8 working days. You pay the other half of the balance in the first week.
We refund € 1,050 of the deposit within 7 working days of the official refusal. Bank charges for the refund transfer are paid by the student.
The deposit with the offer, half of the balance before you leave, half in the first week.
If a course starts more than 30 days later than planned, you can ask for a full refund.