1. Enrollment in pre-university education

1.1. Admission conditions

1.1.1. Students from non-EU states may enroll in Romanian pre-university education if one of the parents, guardians or legal supporters meets one of the following conditions:

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

1.2. Application file

1.2.1. The student's file is submitted to the MEN – General Directorate for International Relations and European Affairs (DGRIAE), by the County School Inspectorate/School Inspectorate of Bucharest in whose area the school unit in question operates, and contains the following documents:

Copies of the identity documents of the student and the parents/guardian/legal supporter (student birth certificate, student passport, parents' passport, student residence permit, parents’ residence permit, if applicable);
Copy and legalized translation of the student's birth certificate;
Copy of the court decision regarding the custody of the minor child, if applicable;
Copies and legalized translations of school transcripts;
Application for enrollment, endorsed by the management of the institution where enrollment will take place.

1.3. Enrollment for studies

1.3.1. Enrollment is done by the approval issued by the MEN – DGRIAE, based on the academic documents from the personal file, without equivalence exams.

1.3.2. Enrollment of students from non-EU states, based on periods of study completed abroad, proven by school transcripts, can also be done during the school year, in accordance with the provisions of the Regulation on 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, enrollment of the student can also be done in a lower grade than the level indicated by their 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 education, students from non-EU countries 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 protection status in Romania can be schooled under the same conditions as Romanian citizens. The grade in which students in this category who do not have study documents can enroll will be established following an assessment carried out by the school unit designated by the County School Inspectorate/the School Inspectorate of Bucharest.

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, depending on the profile of pre-university studies completed, in an examination 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 do not hold a baccalaureate diploma or its equivalent is conditioned by the payment of the tuition fee, according to the provisions of Law no. 1/2011.