1. Enrollment in Pre-university Education

1.1. Admission Conditions

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

is repatriated;
has residence in Romania through marriage;
is in possession of a residence permit in Romania;
carries out, in accordance with legal provisions, activities on the territory of Romania;
is undertaking studies in accredited public/private university or post-university education in Romania.

1.2. Application File

1.2.1. The student’s file is sent to the MEN – Directorate General for International Relations and European Affairs (DGRIAE), by the County School Inspectorate/School Inspectorate of the Municipality of Bucharest in whose area the chosen educational unit operates, and contains the following documents:

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

1.3. Enrollment for Studies

1.3.1. Enrollment is carried out by approval issued by MEN – 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 study completed abroad, proven by school records, may also be done during the school year, in accordance with the provisions of the Regulation for the organization and functioning of pre-university educational units, approved by Minister of National Education Order no. 5115/2014

1.3.3. At the request of the parents/guardian, the student may also be enrolled in a lower grade than the study level shown in the documents.

1.4. School 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 school 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 can be schooled under the same conditions as Romanian citizens. The class in which students from this category, who do not have study documents, may be enrolled will be established following an evaluation carried out by the school nominated 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 Education 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 education system and do not hold a baccalaureate diploma or its equivalent may, upon request, take the national baccalaureate exam, according to the profile of the pre-university studies completed, at an exam center established by the County/Judicial or Bucharest Baccalaureate Commission.

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