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Long-Stay Visa D/SD — pupil exchange or educational project

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Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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What education or training is this pathway designed for?

The pathway is for third-country nationals admitted to a pupil exchange scheme or educational project by a state or private, accredited or temporarily authorised secondary education establishment; participants must be between 13 and 19 years of age.

See recorded sources
  • https://eviza.mae.ro/home/TypeOfVisa
    “School pupil” means a third-country national admitted for a pupil exchange scheme or educational project, by a state or private, accredited or temporarily authorized secondary education establishment, and also the third-county national of Romanian origin, a Romanian state scholarship holder or exempted from school fees payment, enrolled at a state pre-university educational institution, with full-time course of study, high school level.
  • https://eviza.mae.ro/home/TypeOfVisa
    Third-state nationals who partake in a pupil exchange scheme or in an educational project must be between 13 and 19 years of age.

What type of institution/course must accept or enrol the applicant?

The pupil must be admitted to a pupil exchange scheme or educational project by a state or private, accredited or temporarily authorised secondary education establishment; the exchange/project must be run by an organisation established according to law and recognised for this purpose.

See recorded sources
  • https://eviza.mae.ro/home/TypeOfVisa
    means a third-country national admitted for a pupil exchange scheme or educational project, by a state or private, accredited or temporarily authorized secondary education establishment
  • https://igi.mai.gov.ro/en/studies/
    proof of participation in a student exchange program or educational project , conducted by an organization established according to law and recognized for this purpose

What are the most important financial or study-related conditions: tuition, funds, insurance, full-time study, attendance or equivalent?

The exchange/project organisation must provide means of maintenance including tuition costs and possible removal costs; travel medical insurance with minimum coverage EUR 30,000; accommodation with a selected family or special accommodation unit; and parental consent for minors.

See recorded sources
  • https://igi.mai.gov.ro/en/studies/
    proof from the organization that makes the exchange of students or educational project , showing that it will provide the means for maintenance, including tuition costs,as well as possible costs for the execution of removal measures
  • https://igi.mai.gov.ro/en/studies/
    travel medical insurance for the period of validity of the visa, which fully covers the expected period of stay of the foreigner in question, all expenses that could arise from repatriation for medical reasons, emergency medical treatments and/or emergency hospitalization or death, to be valid throughout the territory of the Member States and whose minimum coverage is EUR 30,000;
  • https://igi.mai.gov.ro/en/studies/
    proof of the provision of accommodation to a family selected by the student exchange organization or educational project and which has a living space considered normal for a family in Romania or in a special accommodation unit selected by the organization carrying out the student exchange or educational project parental or guardian consent regarding the stay for study purposes in Romania, if the foreigner is a minor
  • https://igi.mai.gov.ro/en/studies/
    Foreigners participating in an exchange program for students must be between 13 and 19 years of age.

Can the student work? Under what major restrictions? What is the family position where clearly stated?

Holders of a temporary right of residence for studies may work only under a part-time individual employment contract of maximum 6 hours per day. The official source does not state the family position.

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Limits of the record
  • Family position not stated

How long does the status last, how is it renewed, and what officially documented post-study work or residence possibilities exist?

The long-stay study visa is granted for 90 days, with one or more entries; after entering Romania the foreigner must obtain a residence permit. For pupils taking part in a pupil-exchange or educational programme, the right of stay can be extended for a period not exceeding one year. The residence permit is renewed at least 30 days before the previous one expires. The official source does not state post-study work or residence options.

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Limits of the record
  • No post-study work or residence possibility is stated for pupil-exchange or educational-project participants.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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