Architektenkammer - Recht zur Führung der Berufsbezeichnung "Innenarchitektin" / "Innenarchitekt" (ausländische Qualifikation, Niederlassung)

If you wish to settle permanently in Thuringia and use the professional title "Interior Architect", you must register in the list of architects. You must apply for registration.

The professional title "interior architect" / "Innenarchitektin" is regulated in Thuringia. This means that the use of this professional title is bound by legal regulations (Thuringian Chamber of Architects and Engineers Act - ThürAIKG -) to the possession of certain professional qualifications.

If you wish to settle permanently in Thuringia and use the professional title "Interior Architect" / "Innenarchitektin", you must be registered in the corresponding list of architects at the Chamber of Architects of Thuringia. The registration must be applied for.

Registration in the list of architects specializing in interior design and thus the right to use the professional title "Interior Architect" is helpful for the exercise of your professional activity, but is not a mandatory requirement. This means that you can apply for a job on the job market without being registered as an interior architect (e.g. as an employee in an architectural office). However, you are then not allowed to use the protected professional title of "interior architect" and are not authorized to submit building plans for the structural changes to buildings associated with the professional task of an interior architect.

As a rule, you will need the following documents in particular:

• Proof of main residence, professional establishment or place of predominant professional activity in Thuringia.
• Proof of identity
• Proof of citizenship
• proof of education acquired abroad
• Proof of relevant professional experience
• if necessary further documents

As a rule, copies of all documents and certificates must be submitted. Translations of all documents and certificates in German, prepared by a publicly appointed or sworn interpreter or translator, must be submitted.

Minimum 100 EUR to maximum 400 EUR

The prerequisite for registration in the corresponding list of architects is, among other things, a completed university degree in interior design with a standard period of study of at least three years. In addition, further registration requirements must be met.

The evaluation (equivalence / significant differences) of a foreign professional qualification in relation to a German reference qualification can only be considered within the framework of an entry procedure; the ThürAIKG does not provide for an independent recognition procedure with a final decision on the merits.

Qualifications from the EU, the EEA and Switzerland

For EU/EEA/Switzerland nationals and persons equivalent to them (e.g. family members, spouses of EU citizens, third-country nationals entitled to long-term residence), proof of training required in an EU/EEA state/Switzerland (regulated profession) is sufficient to obtain permission to use the professional title "interior architect" / "Innenarchitektin" in this state; if the profession is not regulated in the state of origin, the guarantee of knowledge provided by the regulation is replaced by proof of one year's professional experience or by any regulated training provided. If the foreign professional qualification differs significantly from the registration requirements applicable to graduates in interior design from a German university, the Chamber of Architects imposes compensatory measures (aptitude test, adaptation course).

In the case of (non-equivalent) third-country nationals, the recognition of their interior design training qualifications requires that their equivalence with the corresponding German qualification (reference qualification) be established beforehand. If there are significant differences, the Chamber of Architects imposes compensatory measures (aptitude test, adaptation course).

Degrees from third countries

A prerequisite for the recognition of interior design qualifications issued in third countries is that their equivalence with the corresponding German qualification (reference qualification) is first established. If there are significant differences, the Chamber of Architects imposes compensatory measures (aptitude test, adaptation course).

Registration procedures can also be handled via the technical systems of the point of single contact:

The Chamber of Architects decides on the application for registration in the list of architects specializing in interior design within three months of receipt of the complete documents. The deadline may be extended once by up to one month in individual cases if this is justified due to the specifics of the matter.

No deadlines need to be observed.

The recognition and qualification consulting offices of the network "Integration through Qualification" (IQ Network) will be happy to advise and accompany you before, during and after the recognition process.

Before filing an administrative court action against a decision of the registration committee at the Chamber of Architects, there is no need for a review in preliminary proceedings (opposition proceedings).

• Right to use the professional title "Interior Architect" (foreign qualification, establishment)
• The professional title "interior architect" is linked to the possession of certain professional qualifications.
• In order to use the professional title "interior architect" / "Innenarchitektin", an application for registration in the Chamber of Architects must be submitted.
• Written application must be submitted, together with the required documents.
• Application also possible online.
• Fees apply.
• Responsible: Chamber of Architects Thuringia

Please contact:

Chamber of Architects Thuringia
Bahnhofstrasse 39
99084 Erfurt

Telephone: 0361 210-500
Fax: 0361 210-5050
E-mail: info@architekten-thueringen.de
http://www.architekten-thueringen.de

Contact
Membership administration / registration
Ms. Konstanze Schulze

Phone: 0361-2105030
E-mail: schulze@architekten-thueringen.de

The Thuringian Application System for Administrative Benefits (ThAVEL) provides you with the necessary application document on a virtual desk.

You can also submit your informal application in writing to the competent authority.