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 fit into one of the following situations:

is repatriated;
has, by marriage, domicile in Romania;
is the holder 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. 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/School Inspectorate of Bucharest where the educational unit chosen is located and contains the following documents:

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

1.3. Enrollment in studies

1.3.1. Enrollment is completed by the approval issued by the Ministry of National Education – DGRIAE, based on the study documents in the personal file, without difference exams.

1.3.2. Enrollment of students from non-EU states, based on periods of studies completed abroad, proven by school records, can also be carried out during the school year, in accordance with the provisions of the Regulation on the organization and functioning of pre-university educational units, approved by 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 be made in a class lower than the level of studies 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 states pay tuition fees, according to the provisions of Law no. 1/2011.

1.4.3. Foreign citizens who have obtained a form of protection in Romania can be schooled 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/Bucharest School Inspectorate.

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, at an examination center established by the County Baccalaureate Commission/Bucharest Municipality Baccalaureate Commission.

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