1. Enrollment in pre-university education

1.1. Admission conditions

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

is repatriated;
has, through marriage, domicile 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 at a state/private accredited university or postgraduate institution in Romania.

1.2. Application file

1.2.1. The student's file is sent to MEN – General Directorate for International Relations and European Affairs (DGRIAE) by the County/Municipal School Inspectorate (ISJ/ISMB) under which the school chosen operates and contains the following documents:

Copies of 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 available);
Copy and legalized translation of the student's birth certificate;
Copy of the court decision regarding the custody of the minor child, if applicable;
Copies and legalized translations of school records;
Application form for admission to studies, endorsed by the management of the educational institution where enrollment will be made.

1.3. Enrollment for studies

1.3.1. Enrollment is done by approval issued by MEN – DGRIAE, based on the educational documents in the personal file, without equivalency exams.

1.3.2. Enrollment of students from non-EU states, based on periods of study completed abroad, proven by school records, can also be done during the school year, in accordance with the provisions of the Regulation on the organization and operation of pre-university educational institutions, approved by Order of the Minister of National Education no. 5115/2014

1.3.3. At the request of the parents/guardian, the student's enrollment can also be made in a class lower than 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 may be schooled under the same conditions as Romanian citizens. The class in which students from this category who do not have educational documents may be enrolled will be established as a result of an evaluation carried out by the school unit nominated by ISJ/ISMB.

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 sit, upon request, for the national baccalaureate exam, depending on the profile of the pre-university studies completed, in an examination center established by the County/Bucharest Municipality Baccalaureate Commission.

2.2. The taking of 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 tuition fee, according to the provisions of Law no. 1/2011.