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 falls under one of the following situations:

is repatriated;
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 state/accredited private university 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 whose jurisdiction the educational unit operates, and contains the following documents:

Copies of identity documents of the student and the parents/guardian/legal supporter (student birth certificate, student passport, parent passport, student residence permit, parent residence permit, if held);
Copy and notarized translation of the student's birth certificate;
Copy of the court decision regarding the custody of the minor child, if applicable;
Copies and notarized translations of school records;
Study enrollment request, endorsed by the management of the educational unit where enrollment will be made.

1.3. Enrollment for studies

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

1.3.2. Enrollment of students from non-EU states, based on periods of study 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 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 can also be carried out in a class lower than the level of studies indicated by 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 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 study documents can be enrolled will be determined following an evaluation carried out by the school nominated by ISJ/ISMB.

2. Sitting the baccalaureate exam by citizens from non-EU states who have completed high school studies in another education system and do not hold 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 hold a baccalaureate diploma or its equivalent may sit, upon request, the national baccalaureate exam, depending on the profile of the completed pre-university studies, in an exam center designated by the County Baccalaureate Commission / the Municipality of Bucharest.

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