Notarfachangestellte, Gleichwertigkeit ausländischer Berufsabschlüsse feststellen lassen

• Richtlinie 2005/36/EG über die Anerkennung von Berufsqualifikationen
• § 4 Berufsqualifikationsfeststellungsgesetz (BQFG) – Feststellung der Gleichwertigkeit

If you have acquired a professional qualification abroad that is equivalent to the German qualification as a notary's assistant, you can apply for a declaration of equivalence in order to work in the profession of notary's assistant.

• Proof of identity (copy of identity card or passport)
• Curriculum vitae in German (tabular list of completed training and further education programmes and previous employment)
• Notarised copy of proof of the training qualification obtained abroad
• Notarised copy of work certificates and/or work books as proof of practical work experience
• Notarised copy of other evidence of professional qualifications (further training and qualifications)
• Proof of intention to work (e.g. application for an entry visa for gainful employment, proof of contact with an employer) - only required for persons who are not citizens of the EU/EEA/Switzerland or who live outside the EU/EEA/Switzerland.

Important: If you submit your application exclusively electronically, you will require notarisation of all documents in electronic form (§ 39a Beurkundungsgesetz - BeurkG). The documents must be accompanied by a notarised translation in German.

Requirements according to § 3 paragraph 2 of the Professional Qualifications Assessment Act (BQFG):

• the evidence of formal qualifications acquired abroad demonstrates the ability to perform comparable professional activities to the corresponding domestic evidence of formal qualifications
• there are no significant differences between the proven professional qualifications and the corresponding domestic vocational education and training

• • Duration of training in Germany: 3 years
  • Training content in Germany: client and party support; office and work organisation, accounting and accounting control, legal knowledge in real estate law, family and inheritance law, commercial and corporate law, notarial professional and procedural law as well as cost law

Procedural costs: none

You can submit the application

• in writing using the application form of the Ländernotarkasse
• or use the Amt24 online service.

Submit the completed application form with all the necessary documents to the Ländernotarkasse.

Online application

• Set up a service account in Amt24 for identification and authentication and use it to log in to the service portal. Have the required documents ready.
• Follow the link to the online application and complete the data fields according to the instructions. You can save the information at any time and complete it at a later date.
• Once all the data fields have been filled in and the documents listed have been compiled, complete the application and the data will be sent to the responsible office.
• You will find the application confirmation in the inbox of your service account. You will receive a notification of incoming messages to your personal e-mail address.

Application processing

• The Ländernotarkasse will check whether the professional qualification is equivalent.
• If the equivalence is given, you will receive a notification from the Landesotarkasse.

Examination procedure: up to three months after submission of the required documents and data

none

Objection (details in the notification)