1. Enrollment in Pre-university Education

1.1. Admission Conditions

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

is repatriated;
has, through marriage, domicile in Romania;
holds a residence permit in Romania;
carries out, according to legal provisions, activities on Romanian territory;
is studying in accredited state/private university or post-university education in Romania.

1.2. Application File

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

Copies of identification pipeline of the student and of 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 certified translation of the student's birth certificate;
Copy of the court decision regarding the entrusting of the minor child, if applicable;
Copies and certified translations of school reports;
Application for enrollment in studies, endorsed by the management of the educational unit where the enrollment will be made.

1.3. Enrollment in wider studies

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

1.3.2. Enrollment of students from non-EU states, based on study periods completed abroad, proven by school reports, 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 education units, approved by the Order of the Minister of National Education no. 5115/2014

1.3.3. At the request of parents/guardian, the student's enrollment may also be done in a class lower than the study level resulting from the documents.

1.4. Tuition Fees

1.4.1. In compulsory education, foreign students benefit from education 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 enrolled under the same conditions as Romanian citizens. The class in which students in this category, who do not have study documents, can be enrolled will be established following the evaluation carried out by the school unit designated by the County School Inspectorate/Municipal School Inspectorate Bucharest.

2. Taking the Baccalaureate Exam by citizens from non-EU states 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 states 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 completed pre-university studies, in an exam 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 are not holders of a baccalaureate diploma or its equivalent is conditioned by the payment of the tuition fee, according to the provisions of Law no. 1/2011.