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    Who needs recognition?

    Do I need a recognition? Depending on your country of origin and occupational field, a recognition of your professional
    qualification may be required. Find more detailed information down below.

    Working in Germany Recognition Who needs recognition?

    Regulated professions require official recognition

    You may only work in regulated professions in Germany if you have certain qualifications. This applies to many professions in the
    health service, legal advice, teaching in state schools and engineering. There are also regulations for certain master craftworkers who
    run a business.
    If you want to work in one of these regulated professions, then you will always need the certificate of official recognition of your
    foreign professional qualifications – regardless of your country of origin. In the case of regulated professions, the decision on official
    recognition is generally taken during the procedure required for the granting of a licence to practise the profession.

    You can find out whether your profession is regulated in the Recognition Finder on the “Recognition in Germany” portal.

    Non-regulated professions may require official recognition


    Most professions in Germany are not regulated. These include occupations requiring qualifications earned in the dual system of
    vocational training and many professions requiring a university degree. In order to be allowed to work in Germany as a business
    economist, computer scientist or baker, for example, you do not need to have your foreign qualifications recognised. The recognition of
    foreign professional qualifications or the comparability of a university degree is usually a prerequisite for the issuance of a visa to
    citizens of third countries (i.e. countries outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland).

    There is no recognition procedure for higher education qualifications which do not lead to a regulated profession – such as biologist,
    physicist or linguist – as there is for regulated professions or qualifications earned in the dual system of vocational training. People from
    a third country with higher education qualifications of that kind are required to prove that their foreign academic qualifications are
    recognised as equivalent in Germany in order to be granted a residence title. The anabin database provided by the Central Office for
    Foreign Education (ZAB) has more information on this matter. Detailed information is can also be found on our website in the
    “Academic qualifications” section.
    Info box
    Good to know: even for EU, EEA and Swiss nationals, recognition can still be helpful. It can be advantageous when applying for a
    job, when changing jobs, or even when negotiating salaries. The recognition certificate in German allows employers to recognise
    the skills and knowledge of international qualified professionals immediately.

    Entry to the German labour market: Recognition

    You would like to come to Germany to work and live here but you do not know if you need your professional qualifications to be
    recognised? This graphic explains in what cases you will need a recognition and which proofs you need for it.

    Information on the web

    Federal Office for Migration and Refugees


    Hotline on “Recognition of foreign professional
    qualifications”

    Recognition of qualifications in Germany


    How to have your professional qualifications recognised and where to find your local contact
    centre

    European Commission
    Search for regulated professions in Germany
    Search for regulated professions in Germany

    IHK FOSA (Foreign Skills Approval)


    National Centre of Excellence for the recognition and assessment of foreign vocational
    qualifications

    BQ Portal
    Information on foreign professional qualifications and on foreign basic and advanced vocational training
    courses

    IQ Network
    Find an advice centre near you to have your international professional qualification
    recognized

    ProRecognition
    Advisory on the recognition of foreign professional
    qualifications

    Do you have any questions?


    Let us advise you on your opportunities to work and live in Germany. Our experts will support you with questions regarding job search,
    visa, recognition and learning German.

    You can find out more about the various contact options by clicking on one of the icons in the bar below.

    E-Mail Hotline Chat FAQ

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