1. Enrollment by Pre-university Education

1.1. Admission Conditions

1.1.1. Students from non-EU states may be enrolled in Romanian pre-university education if one of the parents, guardians, or legal supporters fits into 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 undecided territory of Romania;
is studying at state/private accredited higher or postgraduate education in Romania.

1.2. Application (Candidate) File

1.2.1. The student’s file is sent to the Ministry of Education – General Directorate of International Relations and European Affairs (DGRIAE), by the County School Inspectorate/ISMB in whose range the educational unit for which the option is made operates, and contains the following documents:

Copies of 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 they have);
Copy and certified translation of the student’s birth certificate;
Copy of the court decision regarding the custody of the minor child, if applicable;
Copies and certified translations of school records;
Application for enrollment for studies, endorsed by the management of the educational unit where the enrollment will be made.

1.3. Enrollment for studies

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

1.3.2. Enrollment of students from non-EU states, based on periods of study pursued abroad, attested 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 education 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 may also be done in a lower class 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 educated, under the same conditions as Romanian citizens. The class in which students from this category who do not have educational documents may be enrolled will be established following the evaluation carried out by the school unit designated by ISJ/ISMB.

2. Taking 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, upon request, take the national baccalaureate exam, according to the profile of secondary education completed, in an examination center established by the County Commission for the Baccalaureate/an the Bucharest Municipality.

2.2. The taking of 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 subject to the payment of the tuition fee, according to the provisions of state Law no. 1/2011.