1. Enrollment in pre-university education

1.1. Admission requirements

1.1.1. Students from non-EU countries can 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, through 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 attending studies in accredited state/private university or postgraduate education in Romania.

1.2. Application file

1.2.1. The student’s file is transmitted to MEN – General Directorate of International Relations and European Affairs (DGRIAE), by ISJ/ISMB in the area where the educational institution chosen operates and contains the following documents:

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

1.3. Enrollment in studies

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

1.3.2. Enrollment of students from non-EU countries, based on study periods completed abroad, proven by school records, can also be carried out during the school year, according to the provisions of the Regulation for organizing and functioning of pre-university educational institutions, approved by Order of the Minister of National Education no. 5115/2014

1.3.3. At the request of the parents/guardian, student enrollment can also be carried out in a class below the level of studies shown by 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, according to 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 can 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 determined following an evaluation carried out by the school nominated by ISJ/ISMB.

2. Sitting 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, sit the national baccalaureate exam, depending on the profile of the pre-university studies completed, in an exam center designated by the County Baccalaureate Commission/Bucharest Municipality.

2.2. Sitting 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.