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Temporary residence — Romanian-origin or state-supported secondary pupil

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What education or training is this pathway designed for?

This route covers foreigners of Romanian origin, or scholarship holders of the Romanian state, or foreigners exempted from paying tuition fees, enrolled full-time at a state pre-university education institution at the high school (secondary) cycle.

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  • IGI Studies page, section III
    III. In the case of foreigners of Romanian origin, scholarship holders of the Romanian state or exempted from paying tuition fees, enrolled in a state pre-university education institution, the high school cycle, frequently, with the presentation of documents:

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

The applicant must be accepted, as certified by the Ministry of Education, into full-time attendance at a state pre-university education institution at the high school cycle.

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  • IGI Studies page, section III
    proof of acceptance to study, issued by the Ministry of Education, showing that they will attend a form of education frequently at a state pre-university education institution, the high school cycle

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

Romanian-state scholarship holders are exempt from consular fees and the residence-permit fee and need not prove means of support; ethnic Romanians (with an ancestor who has or had Romanian citizenship) need not prove means of support. Proof of accommodation conditions 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 are required.

See recorded sources
  • https://igi.mai.gov.ro/en/studies/
    Beneficiaries of a Romanian State scholarship are exempted from payment of consular fees, the residence permit and do not have to prove the means of support.
  • https://igi.mai.gov.ro/en/studies/
    Foreigners who are ethnic Romanians (who have an ancestor who has or had Romanian citizenship) do not have to prove the means of support.
  • https://igi.mai.gov.ro/en/studies/
    proof of accommodation conditions
  • 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;

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 page 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 for students and pupils. The residence permit is renewed at least 30 days before the expiry of the previous one, and may be extended for a further 9 months 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, 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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