1. Enrollment in pre-university education

1.1. Admission conditions

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 meets 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 Romanian territory;
is studying at a state/accredited private university or postgraduate institution in Romania.

1.2. Application file

1.2.1. The student's file is sent to the Ministry of Education – General Directorate for International Relations and European Affairs (DGRIAE), by the County School Inspectorate/ Bucharest School Inspectorate in the area where the school operates for which enrollment is requested and contains the following documents:

Copies of the identity documents of the student and parents/ guardian/ legal supporter (student's birth certificate, student’s passport, parents’ passport, student’s residence permit, parents’ residence permit, if they possess);
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;
Enrollment request for studies, endorsed by the management of the educational institution 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 academic documents in the personal file, without difference exams.

1.3.2. Enrollment of students from non-EU states, based on study periods 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 operation of pre-university education institutions, approved by the Order of the Minister of National Education no. 5115/2014

1.3.3. Upon request of the parents/guardian, the student may also be enrolled 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 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 schooled under the same conditions as Romanian citizens. The class in which students from this category who do not have academic documents can be enrolled will be established following an assessment made by the school unit designated by the County School Inspectorate/ Bucharest School Inspectorate.

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 pre-university studies graduated, in an exam center established by the County Baccalaureate Commission/ Commission of the Municipality of Bucharest.

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