1. Enrollment in Pre-University Education

1.1. Admission Conditions

1.1.1. Students from non-EU states can be enrolled in pre-university education in Romania if one of the parents, guardians, or legal supporters meets one of the following conditions:

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

1.2. Application File

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

Copies of the 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 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 records;
Application for enrollment in studies, approved by the management of the educational institution where the enrollment will take place.

1.3. Enrollment in Studies

1.3.1. Enrollment is carried out by approval issued by the Ministry of National Education – 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 study periods completed abroad, proven by school records, can also be done during the school year, in accordance with the provisions of the Regulation on the organization and functioning of pre-university education institutions, approved by Order of the Minister of National Education no. 5115/2014

1.3.3. At the request of the parents/guardian, the student may also be enrolled in a lower class than the level of studies shown 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 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 educational documents may be enrolled will be determined following an evaluation carried out by the school unit designated by the School Inspectorate/ISMB.

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

2.2. Taking the national baccalaureate exam by citizens from non-EU states who have completed high school studies in another educational 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 Law no. 1/2011.