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 fits into one of the following situations:

is repatriated;
has, through marriage, residence in Romania;
is holder of a residence permit in Romania;
carries out, in accordance with 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 Education – General Directorate for International Relations and European Affairs (DGRIAE), by the County School Inspectorate/School Inspectorate of Bucharest (ISJ/ISMB) in whose area the educational institution for which the option is made operates, and contains the following documents:

Copies of the identity documents of the student and of the parents/guardian/legal supporter (student birth certificate, student passport, parents' passport, student residence permit, parents' residence permit, if owned);
Copy and notarized translation of the student's birth certificate;
Copy of the court order regarding the custody of the minor child, 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 based on the approval issued by the Ministry of Education – DGRIAE, based on the study documents in the personal file, without difference exams.

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

1.3.3. At the request of the parents/guardian, the student's enrollment may also be carried out in a lower class 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 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 study documents, can be enrolled will be established following 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 do not possess 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 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, in an examination center established by the County Baccalaureate Commission/Bucharest Municipality.

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 possess a baccalaureate diploma or its equivalent is conditioned by the payment of the tuition fee, according to the provisions of Law no. 1/2011.