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 through marriage;
is a holder of a residence permit in Romania;
carries out activities on the territory of Romania in accordance with legal provisions;
is studying in a state/accredited private university or post-university education in Romania.

1.2. 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/Bucharest School Inspectorate where the educational institution at which enrollment is sought is operating and contains the following documents:

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

1.3. Enrollment for studies

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

1.3.2. Enrollment of students from non-EU countries, based on periods of studies completed abroad, proven by school records, can also be done during the school year, in accordance with the provisions of the Regulation for the organization and functioning of pre-university education units, 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 can be enrolled in a lower class than the level 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 education, students from non-EU countries pay tuition fees, in accordance with the provisions of Law no. 1/2011.

1.4.3. Foreign citizens who have obtained a form of protection in Romania can be enrolled in pre-university education of all levels 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 School Inspectorate/Bucharest School Inspectorate.

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 pre-university studies completed, in an examination center established by the County Baccalaureate Commission/of the Municipality of Bucharest.

2.2. The taking of 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 on the payment of tuition fees, under the provisions of Law no. 1/2011.