Admissions

SCHENGEN  VISA

Schengen Visa Guide

Application guide for uniform visa, following the accession of Romania to the Schengen area, starting with 31.03.2024.  Each visa applicant in a third country will be instructed to consult and submit documents relating to the country in which he is domiciled or residing, according to the table available here: https://eviza.mae.ro/Decisions

VISA  APPLICATION

STEPS:
1. Once you have received the Letter of Acceptance from UPT, you have 60 days to pay the entire academic first year fee, which is:

• 1.980 EUR /academic year for the Romanian language preparatory year
• 1.980 EUR /academic year for Bachelor/Master studies in the field of communication sciences
• 2.430 EUR /academic year for Bachelor/Master studies in the field of engineering
• 3.150 EUR /academic year  for Bachelor/Master studies in the field of architecture and city planning
• 2.610 EUR / academic year for PhD studies in the field of engineering
• 3.330 EUR /academic year for PhD studies in the field of architecture

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2. From the day you receive the acceptance letter, you have 60 days to apply to the VISA

3. Go to evisa.mae.ro, find out if you have in your country a Romanian Diplomatic Mission (Embassy) or Consular Post. Let’s call them DM&CP, like a cool hip-hop band. So, if you want to check if there is a DM&CP in your country or nearby just press:

www.mae.ro/en/romanian-missions

4. The Visa you are looking for is called D/SD – it means a long-stay visa for studies, and it costs around 120 euro to apply. For the Romanian Government Scholarship Holders this fee is waived.

5. Application procedure

Application procedure: This depends from country to country. The standard procedure is that you identify a DM&CP, you send the documents online so the DM&CP checks them. If everything is in order, you have to check the schedule, then to make an appointment online or physical, and the embassy announces you when to be present. Then, gather the documents and put them nicely in a file.

We mentioned it depends on country to country as if you are from Republic of the Congo it is enough to apply online. But, for example, if you are from Cameroon, you have to go to Nigeria, present all the documents that you have previously sent online, the originals and certified this time, and come back for the Visa in your passport when it is approved.

6. Documents

The file must contain:

• Photographs – two recent 3 x 4 cm coloured photographs
• Valid travel document (eg. Passport), on which a visa can be affixed. The validity of the travel document must exceed the validity of the visa you apply for, by at least 3 months, and must have been issued no later than 10 years ago.
• Proof of letter of acceptance for studies – it is issued by the Romanian Ministry of Education, attesting that the visa applicant will attend a full-time course at UPT.

7. Proof of payment of the tuition fee at UPT

• proof of payment of the tuition fee for at least one academic year
• means of support – this is a bank statement as proof of means of support at the level of the minimum guaranteed gross salary in Romania, for the entire period specified in the visa. This sum is subject to change according to the changes in Romania in salaries. It is usually from 4000 dollars to 5000 dollars.
• criminal record or any other document of equivalent legal value
• travel medical insurance that covers the entire duration of the requested period of stay, with a coverage of at least 30000 EUR.

Important: It is highly important to check and be aware your health insurance covers Romania. Sometimes, the immigration office in Romania does not accept any health insurance from your home country. This is why, it is good, if you have friends in Europe or Romania, to make a health insurance for you.

• consent of the legal representative – If you are underage, the consent of your parents or of your legal guardian for the purpose of residing in Romania for studies.
• accommodation – proof of accommodation will be among the statements received from UPT. UPT assures accommodation for all international students, and, the costs are low: close to 50 euros per month.
• proof of appropriate language knowledge – Proof of knowledge of the English language under the form of TOEFL, IELTS, Cambridge Advanced English test, with the exception of the preparatory year in Romania for foreign nationals, who do not need to prove any level of English.

8. You will be announced by a message from the embassy, if you have received or not the VISA. Either way, please announce UPT as soon as possible.

Important: The proof of Visa application is important for you to receive your tuition fee back from UPT, in case your VISA is denied. You will not receive a full refund back. For example, in the case of a tuition fee of 2.430 Euro, you will receive back 2308 EUR (the Ministry in Romania will tax UPT with 5% of the paid tuition fee). In case you will receive the VISA, it is very important to book your flight fast so to apply at the Immigration Office in Timisoara for the Residence permit (Permis de sedere). If you arrive during the weekend or after office hours, please announce us in advance. Once in Timisoara, come to the office number 107 from, UPT headquarter: Rectorat Building, Piata Victoriei, nr. 2, et. 1, or contact student-admissions@upt.ro.

 

RESIDENCE PERMIT APPLICATION

 

STEPS:

1. Upon your arrival, you will be handed the following documents: a student certificate and a copy of the acceptance letter. You will also need the proof that you are student at UPT to be able to open a bank account.

2. You have to go to the General Immigration Inspectorate Timis: igi.mai.gov.ro/timis/. Let’s call it GIIT.

At GIIT you also have to present:

• Bank statement of around 4500 euro in a bank account. Please be aware this sum is subject to change.
• Health insurance that is accepted in Romania
• Accommodation proof – the accommodation contract will be handed to you by UPT
• A student certificate and a copy of the acceptance letter

3. GIIT expects you to make an appointment. The appointment must be made some months ahead, this is why sometimes students who do not make online booking, stay in big queues. So, if you know you will be in Timisoara, just book your appointment from time to receive the residency without much time dedicated to it. This appointment must happen during the visa valid duration, at least 30 days before the expiry of the right to stay granted by the visa. You also have the possibility to submit the documents through the online service, available at https://portaligi.mai.gov.ro/portaligi/

At GIIT you have to pay a consular tax of 120 EURO and around 60 euro (300 RON (Romanian Lei)) – residence permit tax, and you should have the residence permit (permis de sedere) in one month.

Important:

→  You have 60 calendar days from the moment you receive the letter of acceptance to apply for the Romanian visa for studies. If your visa application is rejected by the Romanian embassy, you need to inform UPT’s Department for International Relations within 15 calendar days from receiving the notification, so that the procedure for returning the tuition fee be initiated.

→  Candidates with diplomas issued in NIGERIA shall also provide a double-sided copy of the NECO results card for the higher school certificate issued by NECO or of the WAEC Scratch card for the West African senior school certificate.

Work Permit

 

→ It is not necessary to obtain an Employment Permit for employment in the territory of Romania of foreigners holders of the right of Temporary Residence for Studies.

→ Foreigners holding the right of temporary residence for studies can be employed in Romania without an employment permit only with a part-time individual work contract with a maximum working time of 4 hours per day.

→ During their stay in Romania, foreigners are obliged to declare to the territorial formation of the General Inspectorate for Immigration, which granted them the right of residence, any changes made in related to their employment within 30 days.