1. Enrollment in Pre-university Education

1.1. Admission Conditions

1.1.1. Students from non-EU countries may be enrolled in the Romanian pre-university education system if one of the parents, guardians, or legal supporters falls into one of the following categories:

is repatriated;
has, through marriage, residence in Romania;
holds a residence permit in Romania;
carries out, in accordance with legal provisions, activities on the territory of Romania;
is studying at an accredited public/private university or postgraduate institution 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 County/Municipal School Inspectorate where the chosen educational unit operates, and contains the following documents:

Copies of the identity documents of the student and parents/guardian/legal supporter (student’s birth certificate, student’s passport, parents’ passports, student’s residence permit, parents’ residence permits, if available);
Certified copy and translation of the student's birth certificate;
Copy of the court decision regarding the custody of the minor child, if applicable;
Certified copies and translations of academic records;
Application for enrollment approved by the management of the educational institution where the enrollment will be made.

1.3. Enrollment in Studies

1.3.1. Enrollment is made through the approval issued by the MEN – DGRIAE, based on the academic documents in the personal file, without difference exams.

1.3.2. Enrollment of students from non-EU countries, based on study periods carried out abroad, proven by academic records, can also be done during the school year, in accordance with the Regulation for the organization and functioning of pre-university education institutions, approved by the Order of the Minister of National Education no. 5115/2014

1.3.3. At the request of parents/guardian, the student may be enrolled in a class below the level indicated by their 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 education, students from non-EU countries pay tuition fees, in accordance with the provisions of Law no. 1/2011.

1.4.3. In pre-university education of all levels, foreign citizens who have obtained a form of protection in Romania may be educated under the same conditions as Romanian citizens. The class in which students from this category, who do not have academic records, may be enrolled will be established following an assessment by the educational institution designated by the County/Municipal School Inspectorate.

2. Taking Baccalaureate Exam by Citizens from Non-EU Countries Who Completed High School Studies in Another Education System and Do Not Hold a Baccalaureate Diploma or Its Equivalent

2.1. Citizens from non-EU countries who have completed high school studies in another education system and do not hold a baccalaureate diploma or its equivalent may take, upon request, the national baccalaureate exam, according to the profile of the pre-university studies completed, in an exam center established by the County/Bucharest Municipality Baccalaureate Commission.

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