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Recognition of foreign professional qualifications

Did you obtain professional qualifications abroad and would you like to work in your profession in Germany? Find out here what you need to do to have foreign professional and educational qualifications recognised and considered on an equal footing with German qualifications.

Information about Rights & Duties

  • Recognition of professional qualifications in another EU country

Frequently used services

  • Physician with training from third countries, recognise professional qualification
  • Apply for recognition as a nurse with a professional qualification from a third country
  • Physiotherapist with training from third countries, recognise professional qualification
  • Lehrerin und Lehrer mit Berufsqualifikation aus EU/EWR/Schweiz; Anerkennung beantragen
  • Apply for permission to practice medicine
  • Apply for licensure as a dentist with professional qualifications from third countries
  • Applying for recognition as a lawyer with a professional qualification from abroad

Assistance

These Assistance Services support you in exercising your rights and fulfilling your duties in the European internal market.

  • Point of Single Contact
  • National assistance center for professional qualifications
  • Office for the Equal Treatment of EU Workers (EU-GS)