Why study at TMU?

➤ Starting from 1 January 2025 Romania is fully part of the Schengen area. People can travel to or from other EU/EEA/CH Member States (except Cyprus and Ireland) without being subject to border controls.

Attention! You still need a valid travel document when crossing the border.

Both in the airports and in the internal land border area with the Republic of Bulgaria and Hungary, police identity checks are possible to establish the identity and the legal status of the persons, and also to prevent and combat possible illegal acts. The checks will be unannounced and will be carried out by mixed teams made up of border police, police, gendarmes and representatives of the General Inspectorate for Immigration.

➤ Stays in Romania will be considered as stays in the Schengen area, so they will be included in the calculation of the maximum stay of 90 days in any 180-day period in the Schengen area.

The date of entry is considered the first day of stay on the territory of the Member State, and the date of exit is the last day of stay on the territory of the Member State. You can check your right of stay by using the calculation method made available by the European Commission.

Attention! Starting with 12.10.2025, Romania participates in the Entry/Exit System (EES), which is an automated IT system for the registration of non-EU citizens who travel for short stays (up to 90 days within any 180-day period) each time they cross the external borders of any of the following European countries using the system: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland. This period is calculated as a single period for all the European countries using the EES. Read more here.

➤ The Member State competent for examining and deciding on an application for a uniform visa (Schengen visa) can be:

• the Member State whose territory constitutes the sole destination of the visit;
• the Member State whose territory constitutes the main destination of the visit(s) in terms of the length of stay, counted in days, or the purpose of stay if the visit includes more than one destination, or if several separate visits are to be carried out within a period of two months.

➤ The Member State competent for examining and deciding on an application for an airport transit visa shall be:

• in the case of a single airport transit, the Member State on whose territory the transit airport is situated;
• in the case of double or multiple airport transit, the Member State on whose territory the first transit airport is situated.

➤ Entry conditions in Romania and implicitly in the Schengen area

• persons entering Romania must have the proof that they fulfil the relevant conditions (e.g. the duration of the stay in Romania/Schengen area and/or the purpose of the stay) when checks at the state border-crossing points are performed. In some cases, the result of such checks may be that you are not allowed to enter the Schengen area. It is advisable to carry copies of the documents submitted when applying for the visa (invitation letter, travel confirmation or other documents proving the purpose of the stay).
• persons will be allowed to enter and stay in Romania for the duration stated in their visa and only if their previous stays in the Schengen area, cumulatively, do not exceed the maximum duration of 90 days in any 180 day period, in relation to the date on which they wish to enter the Schengen area. When entering the territory of Romania, both the validity of the visa and the duration of the previous stays in the Schengen area will be checked.
• persons have to respect the duration of stay and validity periods specified on their visa. If you exceed these periods, you risk being returned to your country of origin and banned from entering the Schengen area for a certain period of time.
• non-EU countries citizens can be granted entry in Romania and implicitly in the Schengen area if they fulfil the following conditions:
  • have a valid travel document accepted by Romania;
  • hold a visa or a residence permit granted as per current legislation or carry any and all authorization that confers to the bearer the right of transit or stay on the territory of Romania, as per European Union legislation that is mandatory and applicable to Romania, unless otherwise established by international treaties;
  • submit, as per current legislation, documents that attest to the purpose and conditions of their stay and provide proof of holding financial means corresponding both to support during the stay as well as to return to their country of origin or to transit to another country in which they will be guaranteed entry;
  • present guarantees that they will be guaranteed entry to the territory of the destination country;
  • they are not registered in the Romanian National Signaling Information System (NSIS) for the purpose of refusing their entry into the territory of Romania;
  • they are not registered in the Schengen Information System (SIS) for the purpose of refusing their entry;
  • they are not reported by the competent authorities as posing a threat to public policy, internal security, public health or the international relations of any of the Member States and are not the subject of an alert issued in Member States’ databases for the purpose of refusing entry on the above mentioned reasons, they have not been notified by competent authorities as a hazard to national security, order or public health.

Categories of citizens that can apply for visa, as well as general conditions that need to be fulfilled to apply for visa can be found here.

ATTENTION! Holding an entry visa does not guarantee entry on the territory of the Member State. All foreign citizens who wish to travel to Romania or to another member State must make sure they abide by the conditions mentioned above. The visa granting conditions and the conditions of entry are complementary. The purpose of travel of non-EU countries citizens who have entered Romania on the basis of a Schengen visa cannot be changed during their stay in Romania.

Students arriving from the EU countries, the Schengen Area, and the European Economic Area do not need a visa to enter Romania, but they are required to present a valid national passport or any document recognized by the Romanian state that certifies their identity.

Students coming from these countries can enter Romanian territory without a custom stamp and can live in the country for up to 90 days.

EU citizens who stay in Romania for more than 3 months continually (90 days) must register their residence for study purposes with the General Inspectorate of Immigration in Bucharest. The Inspectorate will issue a registration certificate.

The residence certificate is issued within 30 – 45 days of the application, therefore the application for the registration of residence should be made with at least 1 month before the 3-months staying expires.

Once the students arrive in Romania and make the final enrollment at the university, they have to apply for the residence certificate for staying in Romania.

Necessary documents for obtaining residence certificate in Romania

1. application form ;
2. ID card or passport, original and duplicate;
3. documents that prove the student status ( student certificate from the secretariat of the Faculty proving that you are enrolled to study at Titu Maiorescu University, student ID card);
The student certificate must include the following:
– type of education and type of courses;
– year of study;
– period until the extension of the residence right is requested.
4. proof of means of support amounting to at least the minimum gross salary per country guaranteed in payment for a period of at least 6 months, approximately 3000 Euro (statement of bank account, individual tax return or other equivalent documents);
5. proof of living space (rental agreement or dormitory contract), original and copy;
6. proof of European Health insurance (European health card, insurance card, other documents certifying that the person is insured under national health insurance systems of other Member States, health insurance policy that covers on the territory of Romania at least the risks covered by a health insurance in the Romanian health insurance system; health insurance policies concluded for tourist purposes are not accepted).

The General Inspectorate for Immigration provides EU/EEA/Swiss citizens with an online application procedure for the residence certificate on the Immigration Inspectorate portal.
For more information about the residence certificate for EU/EEA/Swiss citizens please check the General Inspectorate of Immigration website.

Contact details of the General Inspectorate for Immigration:
EU Citizens Service
Address: Grand Arena Mall, Bld Metalurgiei, no.12-18, District 4, Bucharest
Tel: +4 021- 410 75 10
Fax: +4 021-212 80 07

Information regarding the work program with the public can be found here.

Students that are citizens of the UK, Canada, Japan, Republic of Moldova, South Korea, USA and Serbia do not need a visa to enter Romania. Students coming from these countries can enter Romanian territory with a simple custom stamp and can live in the country for up to 90 days. If they stay longer than 90 days, they need to present a long stay visa for study. You can check the list of countries whose citizens are exempted from the Romanian visa requirement here.

All the other citizens, i.e. citizens of non-EU countries, are required to apply for a long-stay visa for studies before their arrival. Applying and obtaining the study visa is the student’s responsibility.

A long-stay visa for studies is issued for a period of 30-90 days within which the student has to finish the registration process at the university and apply for the student residence permit.

Attention! Starting from 01.01.2021, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has a non-EU country status. British citizens that come to study have to apply for a Romanian student long-stay visa. More information about visas for British citizens can be found here.

Attention! Starting with 31 March 2024, non-EU citizens holders of visas and residence permits issued by Cyprus will no longer be able to enter Romania without a valid Schengen visa (type C visa) or a national long-stay visa (type D visa) issued by the Romanian authorities.

For more information about the visa and the conditions of entering Romania, you can check this link. You will find useful information about how to apply for the visa, fees, conditions of entry, supporting documents, etc.

➤ When can you apply for a Romanian Student visa?

You can apply for a Romanian long-stay visa for studies only after you are admitted at the faculty of your choice and you receive your letter of acceptance to studies from the Romanian Ministry of Education. The application for the visa can be made online at the following link. Before you apply, please make sure that you have all the necessary documents.

Once the candidate is in possession of the Letter of Acceptance for studies, it is his/her responsibility to apply for a study visa at the responsible institutions in his/her country and only when he/she obtains the study visa, the candidate can present himself/herself for the enrollment process at Titu Maiorescu University.

The application for Romanian long-stay visa for studies must be made at your closest ROMANIAN DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS ABROAD (embassy or consulate) competent in the area of domicile or residence of the applicant. Attention! It is possible that Romania does not have a diplomatic mission in your country; in this situation, you will need to travel to the country where the Romanian embassy that provides consular representation for your country is located. You can check the list with  Romanian diplomatic missions and consular posts here.

Attention! Student visas may take from two days to 2 months to process, so it is best to apply as soon as you receive the letter of acceptance to studies.

Attention! Obtaining the letter of acceptance and paying the tuition fee does not guarantee the receiving of the visa, as the Embassy requires different documents from the ones for registration in the university.

Attention! Students that apply for the first time for a visa and whose fingerprints have never been collected (no previous Schengen visa applications) or whose fingerprints have been collected more than 59 months before the date of submission of the visa application will need to present in person at the diplomatic mission or consular post for the collection of biometric data.

➤ Documents for Romanian Student long-stay visa (type D)
1. Valid travel document that is recognised by Romania, on which the visa shall be applied and which has to:
– be valid for at least three months after the estimated day of exit from Romania;
– contain at least two free pages;
– have been issued within the last 10 years.
2. Letter of acceptance from Romanian Ministry of Education;
3. Proof of tuition fees payment for the first year of study (payment must be made after being declared admitted, transferring the fee to the bank account of Titu Maiorescu University);
4. Proof of means of support in amount of at least the minimum gross national salary guaranteed in the monthly payment for the entire period inscribed on the visa;
5. Language certificate or other proof of knowledge of the language in which the study program will be conducted (except for students admitted for the Preparatory Year for Romanian language);
6. Criminal record certificate or other document with the same legal value;
7. Medical insurance for the entire period of the visa validity;
8. Proof of accommodation;
9. The application form, appropriately filled in and signed; minors shall submit a form signed by both parents or by a person who exercises, permanently or temporarily, parental authority or guardianship;
10. 2 recent color photos, size 3 x 4 cm;
11. For underaged students – parental or guardian consent regarding the stay for study purposes in Romania, if they do not travel accompanied by the latter.

For more information about the necessary documents please check the website of the Romanian General Inspectorate of Immigration or the visa portal.

For more information regarding the conditions for obtaining a Romanian visa please check the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website.

➤ Processing Time

The Visa is generally issued within 30 days after the application is submitted, if all documents are in order, but it may take longer than that.

ATTENTION! It is advisable that long-stay visa applications be submitted at least 45 days prior to the planned day of travel.

ATTENTION! The deadline for enrollment at the faculty is the end of the first semester (mid-February). The application for the visa should be made with at least 2 months before this deadline.

➤ Visa Application Fees

The visa fee is 120 EUR, but it may vary. The visa fee is paid in the country where you make the request.

For more information please contact the concerned embassy/consulate where you have to submit your visa application. (ROMANIAN DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS ABROAD).

➤ The requirements for the passport control at the arrival in Romania

1. The passport with a valid  visa
2. The copy of the official admission letter
3. At least 2800 USD (approximately 3000 Euro) with you (in hand or other way of showing that  you have sufficient funds for subsistence).

Citizens of non-EU countries that come in Romania for study purpose are required at border crossing points in Romania to present a valid passport and a valid study visa for Romania.

A non-EU citizen may travel to Romania and stay here for a period up to a maximum of 90 days within a six-month period.

Non-EU citizens who stay in Romania for more than 90 days (3 months) need to apply for a residence permit for study purpose at the General Inspectorate of Immigration in Bucharest. The inspectorate will issue a residence permit that contains a Romanian personal numerical code number (CNP). The residence permit is issued within 30-45 days of the application and it is usually issued for the total duration of their studies.

Attention! In order to obtain a residence permit, you will have to submit the documents with at least 30 days before the expiry of the right to stay granted by the visa.

Necessary documents for obtaining study residency permit in Romania

1. application form ;
2. border crossing document (passport, travel document, etc.), original and duplicate;
3. letter of acceptance for the studies – only required on the first extension of the right to stay
4. student certificate from the secretariat of the Faculty proving that you are enrolled to study at Titu Maiorescu University, in a full-time education program;
The student certificate must include the following:
– type of education and type of courses (full time);
– year of study;
– period until the extension of the residence right is requested;
– payment of the tuition duties and date until the payment thereof was made.
5. proof of means of support amounting to at least the minimum gross salary per country guaranteed in payment for a period of at least 6 months, approximately 3000 Euro (statement of bank account, individual tax return or other equivalent documents);
6. proof of legal ownership of living space (original and copy);
The ownership document can be:
– sale-purchase contract;
– rental contract concluded with a natural or legal person (the contracts concluded with a natural person must be registered with the Financial Administration having territorial competence);
– free loan contract;
– court order;
– written statement concerning the acceptance in the dwelling space, by the owner, accompanied by the deed of ownership held by the latter (the statement concerning the acceptance in the dwelling space must be made before a notary);
– the document issued by City/Town Halls, attesting that the applicant or the owner are registered in the Agricultural Register, for the rural environment.
7. medical certificate, issued by a public or private medical institution in Romania, as proof that the student does not suffer from diseases that endanger the public health;
8. proof of payment of permit fees.
– 120 euros (equivalent in RON, Romanian currency) representing the consular fee
– 259 RON (Romanian currency) representing the equivalent value of the residence permit

Application for the residence permit can be also submitted online on the General Inspectorate for Immigration portal.

For more information regarding the conditions for obtaining a residence permit in Romania, please check the General Inspectorate for Immigration website.

Contact details of the General Inspectorate for Immigration:

Address: Grand Arena Mall, Bld Metalurgiei, no.12-18, District 4, Bucharest

Tel/Fax: +4 021-311 18 27

Information regarding the work program with the public can be found here.