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

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

3. Go to evisa.mae.ro, find out if you have in your country a Romanian Diplomatic Mission (Embassy) or Consular Post by clicking here: 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: It depends from country to country. The standard procedure is that you identify an embassy or consulate, you send the documents online for review, and if everything is in order, you have to check the schedule, then to make an appointment online or in person, and the embassy will let you know you when to be present. Then, gather the documents and put them in a file. We mentioned it depends from country to country, because if you are from the 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, in original and certified this time, and come back for the Visa to be added in your passport when it is approved.

6. Documents

The file must contain:

• Photographs – two recent 3 x 4 cm 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 5000 to 6000 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 at an affordable price.
• 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 notified via a message from the embassy, if you have received or not the VISA. Either way, please inform 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 back a full refund . For example, in the case of a tuition fee of 2430 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 as 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 let us know in advance. Once in Timisoara, come to the UPT headquarters: Rectorat Building, Piata Victoriei, nr. 2, et. 1, office 107, or contact student-admissions@upt.ro.

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.