Foreign students are required by law to prove that they have fulfilled their legal obligation to stay in Romania, i.e. to submit a copy of their residence permit or residence card to their personal file.
At the same time, according to the Order of the Minister of Education no. 5552/2024 regarding the approval of the Methodology with respect to the schooling conditions of Romanian ethnics and of foreign citizens within state, private and private confessional higher education institutions accredited in Romania, published in the Official Gazette of Romania no. 742 of July 30, 2024, part I, Romanian ethnics need to present the visa for the purpose of studies by the end of the first semester of the academic year in which the enrollment has been made.
Otherwise, students who have not obtained the official documents of legal residence on the territory of the country cannot take any exams or tests (the deadline for submitting the documents is January 17, 2025).