1. Enrollment in pre-university education

1.1. Admission conditions

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

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

1.2. The application file

1.2.1. The student’s file is sent to MEN – General Directorate of International Relations and European Affairs (DGRIAE), by the County School Inspectorate/ISMB in whose jurisdiction is the educational institution for which the option is made and contains the following documents:

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

1.3. Enrollment for studies

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

1.3.2. The enrollment of students from non-EU countries, based on study periods completed abroad, proven by school records, can also take place 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 student’s enrollment can also take place in a class lower than the one 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 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 enrolled 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 assessment carried out by the school unit appointed by the County School Inspectorate/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 can, upon request, take the national baccalaureate exam, depending on the profile of the pre-university studies graduated, in an exam center established by the County Baccalaureate Commission/ the Municipality of Bucharest.

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 the payment of the tuition fee, according to the provisions of Law no. 1/2011.