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 their 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 activities on the territory of Romania in accordance with legal provisions;
is studying in state/private accredited university or post-university education in Romania.

1.2. Application file

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

Copies of identity documents of the student and of parents/guardian/legal supporter (student birth certificate, student passport, parents' passport, student residence permit, parents' residence permit, if they have them);
Copy and notarized translation of the student's birth certificate;
Copy of the court decision regarding the minor child's custody, if applicable;
Copies and notarized translations of school records;
Application for enrollment, endorsed by the management of the educational institution where enrollment will be made.

1.3. Enrollment for studies

1.3.1. Enrollment is carried out by approval issued by MEN – DGRIAE, based on the study documents in the personal file, without differential exams.

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

1.3.3. At the request of parents/guardian, enrollment of the student can also be carried out in a class below the level of studies resulting from 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 levels, 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 following the evaluation carried out by the school unit nominated by the County School Inspectorate/School Inspectorate of Bucharest.

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

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

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