Akademische Grade, Titel und Bezeichnungen bei anerkannten Spätaussiedlern - Gradumwandlungen beantragen

The following applies to university degrees that you have obtained at a recognised university abroad:

You may use the degree awarded, such as "inzener-mechanik" or "ekonomist", without permission in the form in which you obtained it. However, in the case of degrees obtained outside the European Union, you must add the university at which you obtained the degree.

In doing so, you may present the academic degree in the following forms:

• transcribed in Latin script
• use the abbreviation permitted or customary in the country of origin
• add a literal German translation in brackets.

If you are recognised as a Spätaussiedler (ethnic German immigrant), you can apply for a conversion to the German degree that corresponds to your foreign degree. As a rule , this also applies to your spouse and your children and their descendants.

If the foreign degree is equivalent to the German degree, this conversion will take place.

• officially certified copy
  • the original diploma with annex
  • the translation of the diploma with annex
  • the Spätaussiedler certificate or the ID card for displaced persons
  • if applicable: the certificate of a change of name
• Copy of identity card
• Curriculum vitae

• Degree obtained prior to entry at a recognised higher education institution in the resettlement area
• Equivalence of the academic degree with a German academic degree
• Main residence in Baden-Württemberg

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You must submit an informal application. You must submit this to the competent office together with the required documents.

If you meet the legal requirements, the competent authority will the if you meet the legal requirements, the competent office will convert your foreign degree into an equivalent German degree and send you an official letter (notification). The possibility of a degree conversion only exists for persons entitled under the Federal Expellees Act.

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