1. Enrollment in pre-university education

1.1. Admission conditions

1.1.1. Students from non-EU states may enroll in pre-university education in Romania if one of the parents, guardians or legal supporters falls under one of the following situations:

is repatriated;
has, through marriage, residence in Romania;
is the holder of a residence permit in Romania;
carries out, in accordance with legal provisions, activities on the territory of Romania;
is studying in accredited public/private university or postgraduate education in Romania.

1.2. Application file

1.2.1. The student's file is sent to the Ministry of National Education – General Directorate of International Relations and European Affairs (DGRIAE), by the School County Inspectorate/School Inspectorate of Bucharest in whose area the educational unit chosen operates, and contains the following documents:

Copies of the identity documents of the student and the parents/guardian/legal supporter (student’s birth certificate, student’s passport, parents’ passport, student’s residence permit, parents’ residence permit, if owned);
Copy and authorized translation of the student’s birth certificate;
Copy of the court ruling on the trust of the minor child, where applicable;
Copies and authorized translations of school records;
Application for enrollment, endorsed by the management of the educational unit where the enrollment will take place.

1.3. Enrollment to studies

1.3.1. Enrollment is carried out by approval issued by the Ministry of National Education – DGRIAE, based on the study documents in the personal file, without difference exams.

1.3.2. The enrollment of students from non-EU states, based on study periods carried out abroad, proven by school records, can also take place during the school year, in accordance with the provisions of the Regulation on the organization and functioning of pre-university education units, approved by Order of the Minister of National Education no. 5115/2014

1.3.3. At the Frey of the parents/guardian, the student's enrollment can also be done in a class below the level of studies resulting from the documents.

1.4. Tuition fees

1.4.1. In compulsory education, foreign students benefit from schooling under the same conditions as Romanian citizens.

1.4.2. In upper-secondary high school education, students from non-EU states pay tuition fees, in accordance with the provisions of Law no. 1/2011.

1.4.3. In pre-university education of all grades, foreign citizens who have obtained a form of protection in Romania can be schooled under the same conditions as Romanian citizens. The class in which students from this category, who do not have study documents, can be enrolled will be established after an evaluation carried out by the school unit nominated by the School County Inspectorate/School Inspectorate of Bucharest.

2. Taking the baccalaureate exam by citizens from non-EU states who have completed high school studies in another education system and are not holders of a baccalaureate diploma or its equivalent

2.1. Citizens from non-EU states who have completed high school studies in another education system and are not holders of a baccalaureate diploma or its equivalent may, upon request, take the national baccalaureate exam, depending on the profile of near-pre-university studies completed, in an examination center established by the County Baccalaureate Commission/Commission of Bucharest Municipality.

2.2. Taking the national baccalaureate exam by citizens from non-EU states who have completed high school studies in another education system and are not holders of a baccalaureate diploma or its equivalent is conditioned by the payment of the schooling fee, according to the provisions of Law no. 1/2011.