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# Recognition of 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 qualifications recognised and considered on an equal footing with German qualifications.

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If you want to learn the German language and find your way around independently in everyday life, you can take part in an integration course under certain conditions.

Assistance These Assistance Services support you in exercising your rights and fulfilling your duties in the European internal market.
The pan-European network of  Points of Single Contact can provide you with details of any legal requirements and help you to complete relevant procedures.The assistance centre provides information for citizens from the EU, the EEA and Switzerland on the recognition of professional qualifications in Germany.