1. Enrollment in pre-university education

1.1. Admission conditions

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

is repatriated;
has residence in Romania by marriage;
is the holder of a residence permit in Romania;
carries out activities on Romanian territory according to legal provisions;
is studying at a state/private accredited 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 of International Relations and European Affairs (DGRIAE), by the County School Inspectorate/ISMB in whose area the chosen educational institution carries out its activity and contains the following documents:

Copies of the identity documents of the student and the parents/guardian/legal supporter (student birth certificate, student passport, parent passports, student residence permit, parent 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 signed by the management of the educational institution where the enrollment will take place.

1.3. Enrollment for studies

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

1.3.2. Enrollment of students from non-EU countries, based on periods of study undertaken 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 operation of pre-university educational 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 student may be enrolled in a class lower 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 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 a form of protection in Romania may be educated under the same conditions as Romanian citizens. The class to which students in this category who do not have educational documents may be enrolled will be determined following an assessment carried out by the educational unit appointed by ISJ/ISMB.

2. Taking the baccalaureate exam by citizens from non-EU countries 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 countries 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 the completed pre-university studies, in an exam center established by the County/Bucharest Municipality Baccalaureate Commission.

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