If you wish to have your professional qualification recognized for careers in the general services, fire department or police, you must do the following:

• You submit an application for recognition of the foreign professional qualification as a career qualification in the state service.
• The competent authority will check whether your nationality allows recognition and whether your qualification can be assigned to a career in a specific specialization in the state.
• If there is a qualification deficit that cannot be compensated for, an aptitude test or an adaptation period must be completed.
• The decision on the application is made in writing. Upon successful completion of the recognition procedure, the career qualification for the respective entry level of the career group is acquired. It is possible for the career qualification to be recognized only for certain tasks of a career and for the transfer of certain promotion offices to be excluded (partial access). Partial access is not possible for careers in the police specialization.
• If the requirements are not met, you will receive a decision with instructions on how to appeal against the decision.

You can apply for an advertised position with the notice of recognition.

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A confirmation of receipt will be issued within two weeks. The time it takes for the application to be finally processed depends on the amount of checking required in each individual case.