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Recognition by country 2023

Most applications in 2023 come from Turkey, followed by the Philippines and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Austria has the highest positive recognition rate in 2023 with 96 percent, followed by Latvia with 94 percent, as well as the Netherlands, Hungary and the Czech Republic, which also have positive recognition rates of over 90 percent.
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Recognition by profession 2023

In 2023, as in previous years, the regulated medical professions dominated in the recognition procedures for foreign professional qualifications in Germany. For the regulated professions, the rate of positive recognition ranged between 25 and 66 percent. The highest rate of decisions on full equivalence for the non-regulated professions was issued for kitchen specialists, at 89 percent.
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mittlere fachliche Qualifikation (vier Jahre)
srednja stručna sprema (četri godine)
Gültigkeit: 01.01.1993 bis 02.03.2012
Kroatien
Degree
Zeugnis über die Abschlussprüfung (vier Jahre)
Svjedodžba o završnom ispitu (četri godine)
Gültigkeit: 01.01.1991 bis 24.09.2009
Länderflagge Kroatien
Kroatien
Degree
Zeugnis über die Abschlussprüfung (drei Jahre)
Svjedodžba o završnom ispitu (tri godine)
Gültigkeit: 01.01.1991 bis 24.09.2009
Länderflagge Kroatien
Kroatien
Degree
Zeugnis über die Abschlussprüfung (drei Jahre - vergleichbar mit der deutschen dualen Berufsausbildung)
Svjedodžba o završnom ispitu (tri godine - usporedivo s njemačkim dvojnim sustavom strukovnog obrazovanja)
Gültigkeit: 01.01.1995 bis 24.09.2009
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Recognition statistics 2023

In this section the BQ-Portal provides an overview of applications for professional recognition. Full equivalence is the most common outcome of the equivalence reviews in 2023.
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Foreign skilled workers

On this page, companies can find information about the Skilled Workers Immigration Act (FEG), the recognition potentials of vocational diplomas from selected focus countries, practical examples of successful recruitment from abroad as well as contact points for companies.
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