Medical Certificate in Catania: Online, Same-Day from €34.99
- Certificate types covering the most common needs for people in Italy, from general sick-leave documentation to sports and travel clearance
- Doctors registered to assess cases in Italy reviewing every case before any certificate is issued
- Same-day delivery, usually within 30 minutes of doctor approval on business days
- Full refund if the doctor cannot issue your certificate
- 🇮🇹 EUR pricing
- GDPR & Codice Privacy
- Accepted by schools, sports clubs, airlines & insurers
Yes. You can get a medical certificate in Catania online today. A licensed doctor reviews your case and issues a same day PDF from €34.99, valid for use with employers, schools and other institutions across Italy.
Last updated: 10 September 2026
Reviewed by Dr. Anjum Ilahi (MBBS, MS) GMC · Cardiology and MRCPI
✓ 110+ customers served in Catania
Getting a Medical Certificate in Catania
Catania is Sicily's second-largest city and a major hub for the island's growing technology sector, sometimes referred to as "Etna Valley", alongside a substantial tourism economy built around the city itself, Mount Etna and the wider eastern-Sicilian coast. That combination brings a wide mix of documentation needs — tech and services employers, seasonal hospitality work, and a steady flow of visitors needing insurance or travel paperwork.
Università di Catania is one of the oldest and largest universities in Sicily, and illness affecting coursework, an exam or a placement is generally handled through whichever process the specific faculty sets, with its own evidence requirements worth checking before requesting anything.
There is no clinic to visit in Catania: your case is assessed online by a doctor registered to assess cases in Italy, and the review happens the same way wherever in the country you are. You do not need to be well enough to travel across Catania or to get a same-day appointment for this to work.
"Etna Valley" tech sector
A growing technology and semiconductor industry hub, alongside Catania's more traditional tourism and services economy.
Tourism around Etna and the coast
Mount Etna and the eastern-Sicilian coast draw a large tourism economy. Fit-to-fly and general medical documentation are common requests around travel here.
Università di Catania
One of the oldest and largest universities in Sicily. Illness affecting coursework or exams is generally handled through the faculty's own process.
For statutory Italian sick pay, start with your own doctor
Our certificate is a separate general medical document. If you need the INPS-linked electronic sickness certificate for employer sick pay, that comes from your medico di base or, out of hours, the guardia medica — see the national rules above.
All Certificate Types Available in Italy
Every certificate type is reviewed by a doctor registered to assess cases in Italy. Choose the one that matches your situation, and see the legal snapshot above if what you actually need is Italy's formal INPS sick-pay certificate rather than a general medical certificate.
Sick Leave Certificate
A general medical certificate documenting an absence due to illness, for purposes outside Italy's formal INPS sick-pay system, for example personal records, insurance support, or non-statutory workplace documentation. This is not the certificato di malattia telematico; for statutory paid sick leave through INPS, you generally need to contact your own medico di base or, outside their hours, the on-call guardia medica.
From €34.99Sports Fitness Certificate
A general fitness-for-sport certificate, useful for recreational and non-competitive activity. Many Italian clubs require a specific certificato medico sportivo for competitive or agonistic participation, which requires an in-person examination by a sports-medicine doctor, something an online-only review cannot provide. Check with your club about which document they actually require.
From €34.99General Fitness Certificate
For gym membership sign-up and personal training programmes in Italy where a general health declaration is requested, and for other non-competitive fitness purposes.
From €34.99General Medical Certificate
For insurance claims, visa applications, legal proceedings, university matters, and other general documentation purposes in Italy where a doctor's assessment is requested.
From €34.99How It Works in Catania
Complete assessment
3-5 minutes. Select your certificate type, confirm Italy as your country, and answer relevant health questions honestly and in as much detail as you can. No payment is taken at this stage.
Doctor registered to assess cases in Italy reviews
Your case is reviewed against the context of your situation in Italy, generally during business hours (CET/CEST, Monday-Friday). The doctor may request more information before deciding whether it is clinically appropriate to issue your certificate.
Receive your PDF
Emailed same day, usually within 30 minutes of approval, with doctor credentials and a verification reference that lets a school, club, employer, or other recipient confirm authenticity.
What a Catania Medical Certificate Is Used For
General medical documentation
Supporting documentation for a wide range of everyday situations where evidence of a medical assessment is useful, without needing to have been seen in person.
Insurance and legal matters
Insurers and legal processes commonly ask for evidence that a genuine medical assessment took place. Check what your specific insurer or process requires — the national rules above cover the general position.
Universities and coursework
Università di Catania runs its own process for illness affecting exams or coursework. This can support that process, but the department's own evidence requirements are what matters — check them first.
Not a substitute for statutory sick pay documentation
If you need paid sick leave recognised by an employer through INPS, that requires the certificato di malattia telematico from your medico di base or the guardia medica — not this certificate. See the national rules above.
Italy Pricing: All Certificate Types
| Certificate Type | Our Price | Typical Private Doctor Visit |
|---|---|---|
| Sick Leave Certificate | €34.99 | €50-€120 |
| Sports Fitness Certificate | €34.99 | €50-€120 |
| General Fitness Certificate | €34.99 | €50-€120 |
| Fit to Fly Certificate | €34.99 | €50-€120 |
| Return to Work Certificate | €34.99 | €50-€120 |
| General Medical Certificate | €34.99 | €50-€120 |
Private in-person doctor visit costs are typical ranges reported for a general consultation in Italy and vary by clinic, specialty, and region. Some certificate types, such as agonistic sports clearance, may involve additional in-person costs not reflected in this general range.
Italy Legal Snapshot: What Applies in Catania
Sick-leave and certificate rules are set nationally, so what follows applies in Catania exactly as it does anywhere else in Italy.
Italy's statutory paid sick leave system runs through INPS (Istituto Nazionale della Previdenza Sociale) and depends on a specific document called the certificato di malattia telematico, the electronic sickness certificate. This formal certificate is generally issued by your own treating doctor (medico di base), or, outside your own doctor's hours, by the on-call continuità assistenziale doctor (guardia medica), who transmits it directly and electronically to INPS through their own certified system. It is generally not something an external online-only service can issue in place of your registered treating doctor. Our online general medical certificate is a separate, complementary document, used for purposes such as insurance, visa applications, legal matters, education, sport, and travel, or as supporting general medical documentation, not as a substitute for the INPS-linked certificato di malattia telematico for statutory Italian sick pay purposes. If you need paid sick leave recognized by an Italian employer through INPS, you generally need to contact your own medico di base, or the on-call guardia medica outside their hours, rather than an online-only service. In everyday English this is often just called a doctor's note for Italy, even where the official local term differs.
| Local document name (formal) | Certificato di malattia telematico. English: "electronic sickness certificate." |
|---|---|
| Who can legally issue the formal certificate | Generally your medico di base (registered treating doctor), the on-call continuità assistenziale doctor (guardia medica) outside your own doctor's hours, or another treating clinician with access to the relevant INPS transmission system |
| How it is submitted | Transmitted directly and electronically by the doctor to INPS; there is generally no separate action for the patient to submit it themselves |
| Governing framework | INPS statutory sickness-benefit rules |
| Our online certificate | A separate general medical certificate, generally usable for insurance, visa, legal, education, sport, and travel purposes, or as supporting general medical documentation |
| What our online certificate is NOT | A substitute for the INPS-linked certificato di malattia telematico for statutory employer sick pay purposes |
| Data protection law | GDPR and Italy's Codice Privacy, overseen by the Garante per la protezione dei dati personali |
Note on statutory sick pay: If you are employed in Italy and need paid sick leave recognized by your employer through INPS, you generally need the certificato di malattia telematico issued by your own medico di base or, outside their hours, the on-call guardia medica, not a general certificate from an external online service. Our certificate is designed for other purposes, such as insurance, visa, legal, education, sport, and travel, or as supporting general medical documentation. Always confirm with your employer, your medico di base, or INPS directly if you are unsure which document your specific situation requires.
Our Medical Team for Italy
Every certificate for Italy is reviewed by a doctor registered to assess cases in Italy. A clinician will only issue a certificate after genuinely assessing your case, and only if it is clinically appropriate to do so. If the doctor cannot issue your certificate, you receive a full refund rather than a certificate you cannot use.
Registered practitioners, not a call centre.
Every doctor is independently verified against their national medical council before they see a single patient - including for patients in Catania.
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Reg. #54969Dr. Cristina N.
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Reg. #16400Dr. Fabrizio S.
Reg. #43802Medical Certificates in Catania: Common Questions
No. The assessment is completed online and reviewed by a doctor registered to assess cases in Italy, so where you are in the country makes no difference to the process or the price. This page exists because people search for their own city, not because the service works differently in Catania.
No, and it is worth being clear about that. The INPS-linked electronic sickness certificate that Italian employers rely on for statutory sick pay is generally issued by your own medico di base, or out of hours by the guardia medica (continuità assistenziale), and is transmitted directly to INPS. Our certificate is a separate, complementary general medical document — for insurance, visa, education, sport or travel purposes. If you need paid sick leave through INPS, contact your medico di base or the guardia medica.
Yes, fit-to-fly is one of the certificate types we assess. Airline requirements differ and depend on how recent your surgery, illness or pregnancy stage is, so check the airline's stated policy and tell us what it asks for — the review is against that policy rather than a generic template.
Our certificate is €34.99 flat, which includes the doctor's review, the PDF and its verification reference. A private doctor visit in Italy commonly falls in the €50-€120 range depending on the type of consultation, and tourist-area clinics can run at the higher end. That said, a certificate is not a substitute for care: if you need to be examined or treated, see a doctor.
Same day, usually within 30 minutes of the doctor approving your case during business hours. Some cases take longer where the doctor needs more information from you before making a decision.
A certificate anyone can check - in seconds.
Every certificate is issued by a doctor registered with their national medical council, after a real assessment, and carries a reference code that resolves instantly - whether your employer is in Dublin, Berlin or Warsaw.
- ✓Issued only after a genuine clinical review
- ✓Unique reference code, checkable by anyone
- ✓Covers sick leave, fitness-to-work & carer's leave
- ✓Delivered as a signed PDF within the hour
