MoldovaStudy
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This route is designed for pre-university, university, and post-university studies in the Republic of Moldova.
Pre-university Studies
University Studies
Post-university Studies
The educational institution must file a request (with the Standard Application Form), and the applicant submits a copy of the document proving enrolment to studies, a copy of the study contract and, except for aliens from countries that signed the Lisbon Convention, a copy of the agreement of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Research; institutions applying for the first time add documents such as an activity licence or registration certificate.
The request of the educational institution and the Standard Application Form
Copy of the agreement of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Research (exception for aliens from countries signatories of the Lisbon Convention)
Copy of the document proving the alien’s enrolment to studies
Copy of study contract
Other documents as appropriate (activity license, registration certificate, extract from the State Register of Enterprises and Organizations, for institutions submitting the application for the first time).
The applicant must provide proof of means of subsistence in the amount corresponding to the residence category (foreigners on Moldovan scholarships instead prove the scholarship), health insurance valid for at least 3 months, and proof of the right to use a dwelling, which may be a student-hostel assignment order/accommodation voucher. The official source does not state tuition or full-time study or attendance conditions.
Proof of means of subsistence in the amount corresponding to the category of residence applied for with the exception of foreigners on scholarships from the Republic of Moldova (in the latter case, a proof of holding a scholarship in the Republic of Moldova shall be presented).
Original and copy of the health insurance valid for at least 3 months
Original and a copy of the document proving the right of ownership or use of dwelling (extract from the Register of Immovable Property or rental contract, registered in accordance with the legislation; the assignment order/accommodation voucher from the student hostel)
The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm whether the student can work, under what restrictions, and whether family members can accompany.
Provisional Stay for the Purpose of Studies
The permission is renewable: GIM publishes an extension document list for this category, and extension documents must be submitted at least 30 days before the authorised end of stay (at least 15 days for EU citizens); missing the deadline is subject to administrative penalties. The official source does not state the duration of the status or any post-study work or residence possibility.
List of documents required for extension of provisional residence for the purpose of studies:
The documents must be submitted at least 30 days before the authorized end of foreigner’s stay in the Republic ofMoldova.
The EU citizens must submit their documents at least 15 days before the authorized end of their stay in the Republic of Moldova.
Failing to meet the deadline for application is subject to administrative penalties.
These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
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