1. Enrollment in Pre-university Education

1.1. Admission Conditions

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

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

1.2. Application File

1.2.1. The student’s file is transmitted to MEN – General Directorate for International Relations and European Affairs (DGRIAE), by the County School Inspectorate (ISJ)/Bucharest School Inspectorate (ISMB) where the chosen educational institution operates, and contains the following documents:

Copies of the identity documents 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 legalized translation of the student’s birth certificate;
Copy of the court decision on the custody of the minor child, if applicable;
Copies and legalized translations of school records;
Application for enrollment in studies, endorsed by the management of the educational institution in which the enrollment will be made.

1.3. Enrollment in Studies

1.3.1. Enrollment is completed by approval issued by MEN – DGRIAE, based on the educational documents in the personal file, without difference exams.

1.3.2. The enrollment of students from third countries outside the EU, based on periods of study carried out abroad, proven by school records, can also be carried out during the school year, in accordance with the provisions of the Regulation for 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 the parents/guardian, the enrollment of the student can also be done in a class lower 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 secondary upper high school education, students from third countries outside the EU pay tuition fees, in accordance with the provisions of Law no. 1/2011.

1.4.3. In pre-university education at 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 in this category, who do not have educational documents, may be enrolled will be established following an assessment made by the educational unit nominated by ISJ/ISMB.

2. Taking the baccalaureate exam by citizens from third countries outside the EU who have completed high school studies in another education system and do not possess a baccalaureate diploma or its equivalent

2.1. Citizens from third countries outside the EU who have completed high school studies in another system and do not possess a baccalaureate diploma or its equivalent may, upon request, take the national baccalaureate exam, depending on the profile of secondary 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 third countries outside the EU 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.