1. Enrollment in Pre-university Education

1.1. Admission Requirements

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

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

1.2. Application File

1.2.1. The student’s file is submitted to the Ministry of National Education – General Directorate for International Relations and European Affairs (DGRIAE) by the School Inspectorate (ISJ/ISMB) in whose jurisdiction the chosen educational institution 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 available);
Copy and legalized translation of the student’s birth certificate;
Copy of the court ruling regarding the entrustment of the minor child, if 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 based on the approval issued by the Ministry of National Education – DGRIAE, based on the study documents in the personal file, without equivalence exams.

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

1.3.3. At the request of the parents/guardian, the student may be enrolled in a class lower than the study level resulting from the documents.

1.4. Schooling 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 countries pay schooling 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 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 following the evaluation carried out by the school unit nominated by ISJ/ISMB.

2. Taking the 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

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 can, upon request, take the national baccalaureate exam, depending on the profile of the pre-university studies completed, in an examination center established by the County/Bucharest 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 of the schooling fee, according to the provisions of Law no. 1/2011.