1. Enrollment in Pre-University Education

1.1. Admission Requirements

1.1.1. Students from non-EU states may be enrolled in Romania's pre-university education if one of the parents, guardians or legal supporters is in one of the following situations:

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

1.2. Application File

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

Copies of the identity documents of the student and the parents/guardian/legal supporter (student birth certificate, student passport, parents' passport, student residence permit, parents' residence permit, if available);
Copy and certified translation of the student's birth certificate;
Copy of the court decision regarding the custody of the minor child, as the case may be;
Copies and certified 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 approval issued by MEN – DGRIAE, based on the study documents in the personal file, without equivalency exams.

1.3.2. The enrollment of students from non-EU states, based on periods of studies completed abroad, proven by school records, can also be done during the school year, in accordance with the provisions of the Regulation for the organization and functioning of pre-university educational establishments, approved by Order of the Minister of National Education no. 5115/2014

1.3.3. At the request of the parents/guardian, the student may also be enrolled in a class below 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, 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 enrolled under the same conditions as Romanian citizens. The class in which students from this category, who have no study documents, may be enrolled will be established following the evaluation carried out by the school unit designated 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 exam center established by the County/Bucharest Municipality Baccalaureate Commission.

2.2. The taking of 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 conditional upon payment of the tuition fee, according to the provisions of Law no. 1/2011.