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 falls into 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 the legal provisions, activities on the territory of Romania;
is studying in state/private accredited higher 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 County School Inspectorate/Bucharest School Inspectorate in whose area the chosen educational institution 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);
A copy and legalized translation of the student's birth certificate;
A copy of the court decision regarding the custody of the minor child, as applicable;
Copies and legalized translations of school records;
Application for enrollment, endorsed by the management of the educational institution where the enrollment will take place.

1.3. Enrollment in studies

1.3.1. Enrollment is carried out by the approval issued by the Ministry of National Education – 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 study periods completed abroad, proven by school records, can also be carried out during the school year, in accordance with the provisions of the Regulation on the organization and functioning of pre-university educational units, approved by the Order of the Minister of National Education no. 5115/2014

1.3.3. At the request of the parents/guardian, the enrollment of the student can also be carried out 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 education under the same conditions as Romanian citizens.

1.4.2. In secondary upper 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 educated under the same conditions as Romanian citizens. The class in which students in this category, who do not have educational documents, can be enrolled will be established following an assessment carried out by the school unit nominated by the County School Inspectorate/Bucharest School Inspectorate.

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

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

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