Can I get an Italian student visa with a criminal record in Germany?

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Does a criminal record in a different Schengen country affect visa applications?

Criminal data may be entered into the Schengen Information System (SIS II). As Tor-Einar pointed out, there is no complete and automatic information-sharing between the police and judiciary in the Schengen area.

Do you have a criminal record?

Germany has the Bundeszentralregister for criminal convictions or related data. You do not have one of those, or you would have noticed. Should an official form ask if you have been convicted of a crime, the answer is no with regard to this incident.

Germany has the Zentrales Staatsanwaltschaftliches Verfahrensregister for open or finished criminal investigations. You might have an entry in there. Should a form ask if you have been charged with a crime, the answer might be yes, depending on how far this went before it was dismissed.

I'm a bit puzzled regarding the lack of paperwork. Even if the case had been closed, you should have been informed officially. Did you give a correct and current address?

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