Romanian Visa Requirements
The Romanian visa can be acquired from your closest Romanian embassy or consulate. Student visas usually take up to a month to process. A student visa is a must for all students who want to study in Romania. One must have an acceptance letter from the Ministry of Education before applying for a visa. Below are lists of requirements for the different visas. Some passport holders may travel without a Romanian visa.
Citizens arriving from the EU countries, the European Economic Area (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway), as well as from Canada, Croatia, Japan, Moldova, South Korea, Switzerland, USA and Serbia are exempt from visa requirements. Please contact your country’s Romanian Embassy or closest Romanian consulate for more information.
As a student coming from one of these countries, you can enter the Romanian territory only with a simple customs stamp and you can reside here for up to 90 days.
After this period, your residence permit is to be extended by the Romanian Ministry of Internal Affairs, for periods that shall not exceed one year. This can be done within Romania.
All other nationals are required to apply for a student visa prior to arrival. Student visas are issued 30-90 days within which period the student is required to complete their registration at the university and apply for their student residence permit which is valid for 1 year.
Student visas may take up to 2 months to process and one can only apply for a student visa once the Ministry of Education in Romania has issued the letter of acceptance to study. It's best to apply early for the letter of acceptance.
General Romanian Visa Requirements
- Passport must be valid for at least 6 months
- Completed application form at the Romanian Embassy in your country
- 1 colour photo per applicant
- Airline ticket including the return to final destination (usually booking forms from travel agent will be accepted)
- International medical insurance
Student Visa (All of general visa requirements and the following)
- letter of acceptance from Romanian Ministry of Education
- Proof of tuition payment to the university
- Proof of sufficient funds for full period in Romania (250 Euro/month)
- Hotel booking for at least a period of 30days starting from the day of your arrival in Romania.
* Make sure you have at least $2500 USD (cash preferably) with you before you arrive in Romania. You may require to show this at the port of entry.
Tourist Visa – For Parents, Guardians and Family members
(All of general Romanian visa requirements and the following)
- proof of sufficient funds to stay in Romania (100 Euro/day)
- Reservation at a hotel (not always needed)
- Letter of Invitation from the student inviting his/her parents, guardian or family member. (** the student will apply for an ‘official’ Invitation letter from the Romanian Immigration office for his/her family member(s) )
**SMA Deluxe users will benefit from complete assistance to apply for their residence permit.
Required documents for students’ temporary residence permit on arrival in Romania.
**The residence permit (‘permis de sedere’) is Valid for 1 year and must be renewed every year. However, for students on scholarship from their respective countries or from the Romanian Government, the residence permit is usually issued for the total duration of their studies.
- Standard application (from the immigration office)
- Standard declaration (from the immigration office)
- Proof of tuition fee payment issued by your University in Romania(‘adeverinta’)
- Copy of letter of acceptance for studies issued by the Ministry of Education
- Medical certificate issued by a public or private medical institution in Romania, proofing that the foreign student does not suffer from diseases that endanger the public health
- The proof of Medical Insurance for those who are above 26 years old
- House Contract (house contract is made between you and your landlord at a public notary)
- Passport bio data page and the page showing the date of entry at the Romanian border.
- Bank Account statement that prove your means of living for the next 1year(minimum of $2500USD or its equivalent)
- 2 recent passport photographs
- A file with rail
- Taxes to be paid at CEC Bank – Tax for residence permit = 240 lei(RON)
- – Registration of the application = 3 lei(RON)
- – Tax to extend the right to stay = 120 EURO
- ** The 120 EURO must be changed at an exchange office or in a bank. The equivalent in lei (RON) has to be paid in CEC bank with the other taxes.
- **Please note that the receipt for the exchange of the 120 EURO must be kept and attached to your file when submitting all your documents at the Romanian immigration office.
**SMA Deluxe users will benefit from complete assistance to apply for their residence permit.