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Temporary residence — higher-education student

RomaniaStudy

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What education or training is this pathway designed for?

This route covers long-term study visas/residence for students, master's students and doctoral candidates at a public or private higher education institution accredited according to law, including foreigners accepted under international agreements to which Romania is a party.

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  • IGI Studies page, The long stay visa
    You can obtain the long-term visa for studies as a student, master student, doctoral candidate . The institution at which you will study can be public or private, on condition of being accredited according to law. The visa is also granted to foreigners accepted for studies based on international documents to which Romania is a party.

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

The applicant must be accepted, as certified by the Ministry of Education, into a full-time course of study at a state or private higher education institution, accredited or provisionally authorised according to law.

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  • IGI Studies page, section I
    proof of acceptance for studies issued by the Ministry of Education, showing that you will attend a full-time course of study at a state or private higher education institution, accredited or provisionally authorized according to Law

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

For the study visa the applicant must prove payment of tuition fees for at least one year of study, means of support of at least the national minimum gross salary for the entire period on the visa, and travel medical insurance covering the whole stay, medical repatriation, emergency medical treatment or hospitalisation or death, valid throughout the Member States, with minimum coverage of EUR 30,000. To extend the residence right, means of support of at least the minimum gross salary for at least 6 months must be shown.

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  • https://igi.mai.gov.ro/en/studies/
    proof of payment of tuition fee for at least one year of study
  • https://igi.mai.gov.ro/en/studies/
    proof of means of support in amount of at least the minimum gross national salary guaranteed in the monthly payment for the entire period inscribed on the visa
  • 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 means of support amounting to at least the minimum gross salary per country guaranteed in payment for a period of at least 6 months

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

Foreigners holding a temporary right of residence for studies may be employed in Romania without a work permit, but only under an individual part-time employment contract not exceeding 6 hours per day. The official source does not state a family-accompaniment right specific to this route.

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Limits of the record
  • No family-accompaniment right specific to this route is stated.
  • IGI Studies page, Employment during studies
    Foreigners holding a temporary right of residence for studies can be employed in Romania without a work permit only with an individual employment contract for part-time work, lasting no longer than 6 hours per day.

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

The right of residence may be extended for a period equal to the total duration of studies. The residence permit is renewed at least 30 days before the expiry of the previous one. After graduation, the right of temporary residence for studies may be extended to a maximum of 6 months to complete the school or university situation and authenticate study papers; a separate general clause allows a further 9-month extension after graduation for job search, employment or business-opening formalities.

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  • IGI Studies page, extension rules
    Foreigners who entered Romania for studies can apply for the extension of the right of residence for a period equal to the total duration of studies, in the case of students and pupils, and for a maximum period of one year in the case of foreigners participating in a student exchange program.
  • IGI Studies page, deadlines
    The residence permit is renewed at least 30 days before the expiration of the previous one.
  • IGI Studies page, section I renewal
    The right of temporary residence for studies may be extended to a maximum of 6 months after graduation, in order to complete the school or university situation, and to authenticate the study papers for this purpose
  • IGI Studies page, post-graduation extension
    The right of temporary residence for studies may be extended for 9 months after graduation, job search and employment or business opening formalities, with the submission of the documents attesting completion of the studies.

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

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