1. Enrollment in pre-university education

1.1. Admission conditions

1.1.1. Pupils from third countries outside the EU may be enrolled in the Romanian pre-university education system if one of the parents, legal 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 activities on Romanian territory in accordance with legal provisions;
is studying in Romania in state/private accredited university or post-university education.

1.2. Application file

1.2.1. The pupil's file is transmitted to MEN – General Directorate of International Relations and European Affairs (DGRIAE), by the ISJ/ISMB within whose jurisdiction the educational institution operates for which the application is made, and contains the following documents:

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

1.3. Enrollment for studies

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

1.3.2. Enrollment of pupils from third countries outside the EU, based on study periods completed abroad, proven by school records, 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 Order of the Minister of National Education no. 5115/2014

1.3.3. At the request of the parents/guardian, enrollment of the pupil may also be made in a class lower than the study level reflected in the documents.

1.4. Tuition fees

1.4.1. In compulsory education, foreign pupils benefit from schooling under the same conditions as Romanian citizens.

1.4.2. In upper secondary education, pupils from third countries outside the EU 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 pupils from this category, who do not possess study documents, can be enrolled will be established following an assessment made by the school unit designated by ISJ/ISMB.

2. Sitting the baccalaureate exam by citizens from third countries outside the EU who have completed high school studies in another educational system and do not hold a baccalaureate diploma or its equivalent

2.1. Citizens from third countries outside the EU who have completed high school studies in another educational system and do not hold a baccalaureate diploma or its equivalent may, upon request, sit the national baccalaureate exam, depending on the profile of the pre-university studies completed, at an examination center established by the County Baccalaureate Commission/ of the Municipality of Bucharest.

2.2. Sitting the national baccalaureate exam by citizens from third countries outside the EU who have completed high school studies in another educational system and do not hold a baccalaureate diploma or its equivalent is conditioned upon payment of the tuition fee, according to the provisions of Law no. 1/2011.