1. Enrolment in Pre-university Education

1.1. Admission Conditions

1.1.1. Students from non-EU states may be enrolled in the Romanian pre-university education if one of the parents, guardians, or legal supporters falls into one of the following situations:

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

1.2. Application File

1.2.1. The student's file is submitted to the Ministry of National Education – Directorate General of International Relations and European Affairs (DGRIAE), by the County School Inspectorate / Bucharest School Inspectorate corresponding to the location of the chosen educational institution, and contains the following documents:

Copies of the identity documents of the student and parents/guardian/legal supporter (student's birth certificate, student passport, parents’ passport, student residence permit, parents’ residence permit, if available);
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 enrolment, approved by the management of the educational institution in which enrolment will take place.

1.3. Enrolment for Studies

1.3.1. Enrolment is carried out through approval issued by the Ministry of National Education – DGRIAE, based on the study documents in the personal file, without difference exams.

1.3.2. The enrolment of students from non-EU states, based on study periods completed abroad, proved by school transcripts, may also be carried out during the school year, in accordance with the provisions of the Regulation for the Organization and Functioning of Pre-university Education Institutions, approved by the Order of the Minister of National Education no. 5115/2014

1.3.3. At the request of the parents/guardian, the enrolment of the student may also be carried out 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 at 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 study documents, can be enrolled will be established following an evaluation carried out by the school unit designated by the County/Bucharest School Inspectorate.

2. Taking the Baccalaureate Exam by Citizens from Non-EU States Who Have Completed High School Education 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 education 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 the completed pre-university studies, in an examination center established by the County/Bucharest Baccalaureate Commission.

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.