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Long-Stay Visa D/AS — companion to a long-term medical patient

RomaniaMedical treatment

Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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What medical treatment/purpose does the route cover and which applicant role does it address: patient, donor or another medical purpose?

The route addresses the companion (not the patient): a person who assists a third-country national undergoing long-term medical treatment in a public or private medical institution who cannot care for themselves.

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What acceptance, appointment, referral, treatment plan or healthcare-provider documentation is important?

The patient's letter of acceptance from the public or private medical institution, specifying the diagnosis and the duration of treatment, is required, and the companion's permit depends on the companion being expressly mentioned in that letter.

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How must treatment costs, living costs and insurance be demonstrated?

Insurance: for the visa, medical insurance for its validity covering the whole intended stay, medical repatriation, emergency treatment and/or hospitalisation or death, valid in all member states, minimum cover 30.000 EUR. Living costs: on grant or extension of the right of stay, proof of means of support at least at the level of the average gross monthly wage for the period requested. The official source does not state how treatment costs must be shown.

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Limits of the record
  • The sources do not state how treatment costs must be demonstrated or whether the companion's means are assessed separately.

Can a carer/companion accompany the patient? Who qualifies and what separate/linked permission applies?

A companion may accompany the patient: the D/AS visa may also be granted to a potential companion who assists a patient unable to care for themselves, if this is expressly mentioned in the letter of acceptance.

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  • https://eviza.mae.ro/home/TypeOfVisa
    This type of visa may also be granted to a potential companion who assists the third-country national, should they not be able to take care of oneself, if this aspect is expressly mentioned in the letter of acceptance;

How long can the patient stay, what happens if treatment continues longer, and what official extension or follow-up mechanism exists?

Foreigners who entered on a long-stay visa for other purposes may request extension of the temporary right of stay; for long-term medical treatment this requires the acceptance letter of a public or private medical institution stating the diagnosis and the duration of treatment. The official source does not state the maximum stay or the length of each extension.

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Limits of the record
  • The length of each permit/extension and any companion-specific timeline are not stated in the sources read.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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