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The legal bases differ depending on the profession. You can find all legal bases relevant to your case in the Recognition Finder under "Legal basis".

Have you acquired your professional qualification abroad and want to work in your profession in Germany? Depending on your profession, you may or may have your foreign degree recognized.

For recognition, the competent authority checks on the basis of your certificates whether your foreign qualification corresponds to a German qualification  . This review is based on defined formal criteria, such as the content and duration of the training. Your relevant work experience will also be taken into account.

For further information, please use the Recognition Finder on the "Recognition in Germany" portal.

In the Recognition Finder, you can quickly and easily get answers to your questions about recognition, for example:

• Do I have to have my professional qualification recognised?    
• Is the recognition worth it for me?
• May I submit the application? Do I have a formal right to it?
• Which authority should I contact?
• What does the procedure look like?
• What documents are required? What form do the documents have to have?
• How long does the procedure take?
• How much does the procedure cost?  
• Which laws are relevant to my case?

There are 2 basic requirements for the application:

• You have completed training from abroad. You can prove this training by means of documents.
• They want to work in Germany.

In some cases, there are additional requirements. Detailed information can be found in the Recognition Finder.

Have you acquired your professional qualification abroad and want to work in your profession in Germany? Depending on your profession, you may or may have your foreign degree recognized.

For recognition, the competent authority checks on the basis of your certificates whether your foreign qualification corresponds to a German qualification  . This review is based on defined formal criteria, such as the content and duration of the training. Your relevant work experience will also be taken into account.

For further information, please use the Recognition Finder on the "Recognition in Germany" portal.

In the Recognition Finder, you can quickly and easily get answers to your questions about recognition, for example:

• Do I have to have my professional qualification recognised?    
• Is the recognition worth it for me?
• May I submit the application? Do I have a formal right to it?
• Which authority should I contact?
• What does the procedure look like?
• What documents are required? What form do the documents have to have?
• How long does the procedure take?
• How much does the procedure cost?  
• Which laws are relevant to my case?

Telephone advice on recognition in German and English:

Phone: +49 30 1815-1111

Reachability:

Mon: 09:00 a.m. – 03:00 p.m.
Tue: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Wed: 09:00 a.m. – 03:00 p.m.
Thu: 09:00 a.m. – 03:00 p.m.
Fri: 09:00 a.m. – 03:00 p.m.

With the "Recognition Finder" you can also find the office responsible for the recognition of your qualification with just a few clicks.