UK Students who wish to study in Romania for a duration of 90 days can enter and study without the need of an additional visa. Your passport should have more than 6 months left post exiting Romania and be issued in the last 10 years.

Click here if you are not sure if you need a visa to enter. Non-EU/non-EEA students who require an entry visa need to apply for a short-stay visa (marked C).

Gather your Documents

To apply for a short stay Schengen visa students need to gather the following documents:

• valid travel ticket to destination
• travel medical insurance
• an authenticated invitation from the host stating that the latter covers the repatriation expenses, should the invited foreigner not leave Romania upon expiry of his/her right of stay granted by the visa, as well as the cost of accommodation and living expenses in case the host undertakes to cover such costs
• proof of financial means in the amount of EUR 50/day for the entire period
• proof of accommodation

Click here for further details

Source: eViza | Ministerul Afacerilor Externe (mae.ro)

EU and EEA Students do not need any other additional visa to enter Romania but should apply for a Residence Certificate upon arrival.UK Students are required to obtain a Romanian long-stay visa (marked D), when they intend to remain in Romania for stays of more than 90 days throughout any 180-day period that precedes each day of stay. 

Student who apply for the Visa D can be: nationals who apply for visa as a student, trainees, pupils, or to those who participate in a pupil exchange scheme or in an educational project.

Source: https://www.mae.ro/en/node/54595

International Students need to apply for a Visa C. Please see Study under 90 days for further information.

Students obtaining a D-type visa will need extend their visa by applying for Residence Permit.

Gather Your Documents

• Proof of acceptance for studies from the Romanian Ministry of Education
• Proof of participation in a pupil exchange scheme or in an educational project, conducted by an organisation
• Proof of payment of the tuition fee for at least one academic year
• Proof of means of financial support
• Criminal record
• Proof of knowledge of the language of the study programme to be followed
• Proof of participation in a pupil exchange scheme
• Proof on behalf of the organisation/entity that conducts the pupil exchange programme
• The visa for studies is also granted to the third-country nationals accepted for studies on the grounds of international documents to which Romania is party
• Letter of acceptance from the Romanian Ministry of Education, attesting that the visa applicant will attend a full-time course of study, at a state pre-university education institution, high school level
• Proof of accommodation
• Travel medical insurance that covers the entire duration of the requested period of stay

A full list of documents can be found here.

Upon Arrival

Students must apply for a residence permit within the first 30 days of entry into Romania. Details related to the extension of stay can be found here.  

 

Students hoping to work in Romania should click here for further information.