1. Enrollment in pre-university education

1.1. Admission conditions

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

is a repatriate;
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 accredited state/private higher or postgraduate education in Romania.

1.2. Application file

1.2.1. The student's file is sent to MEN – General Directorate of International Relations and European Affairs (DGRIAE), by ISJ/ISMB in the area where the educational institution chosen 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 legalized translation of the student's birth certificate;
Copy of the court decision regarding custody of the minor child, if applicable;
Copies and legalized translations of school records;
Application for enrollment, approved by the management of the educational institution where the enrollment will be made.

1.3. Enrollment for studies

1.3.1. Enrollment is done by approval issued by MEN – DGRIAE, based on the study documents from the personal file, without difference 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 provisions of the Regulation on the organization and functioning of pre-university educational units, approved by Order of the Minister of National Education no. 5115/2014

1.3.3. At the request of the parents/guardian, the student's enrollment can also be made in a sacrade lower than the level of studies resulting from the documents.

1.4. School 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 tuition fees, according to 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 can be educated under the same conditions as Romanian citizens. The class in which students from this category, who do not have study documents, may 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 countries who have completed high school studies in another education system and are not holders of a baccalaureate diploma or its equivalent

2.1. Citizens from non-EU countries who have completed high school studies in another education system and are not holders of 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 Baccalaureate Commission/Bucharest Municipality.

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