Filter

Search results
Use advanced search functions, such as * as a placeholder for parts of words (e.g. refugee can be found by typing ref *) or enter several search terms, such as qualification refugee.
234results sorted by
  • Relevance Ascending
  • Relevance Descending
  • Date Ascending
  • Date Descending
Basic page
Costs and Funding
How expensive is a recognition procedure? And what financial aid you can get? This section demonstrates the costs of the recognition procedure and the available funding options at federal and state level.
Basic page
Assisting in the process
In this section we demonstrate how companies can assist the employees in having their foreign qualifications recognised. Depending on whether the skilled worker is applying from abroad or from within Germany, the options for assistance can differ.
Professional profile
Dachdecker/in
Dekarz [2001-2005; Abschluss: Świadectwo Czeladnicze; Bildungsweg: "Duale Berufsausbildung"]
Gültigkeit: 01.01.2001 bis 01.09.2005
Länderflagge Polen
Polen
Professional profile
Dachdecker/in
Dekarz [2001-2012; Abschluss: Dyplom potwierdzający kwalifikacje zawodowe; Bildungsweg: Post-Lyzeale Schule]
Gültigkeit: 01.01.2006 bis 01.09.2012
Länderflagge Polen
Polen
News
IW Study: Companies use recognition of foreign professional qualifications as a sign of appreciation and employee retention
04.03.2025
The recognition of foreign professional qualifications is essential for securing skilled workers in Germany. The study conducted by the German Economic Institute on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy on the recognition of foreign professional qualifications from a company perspective shows that companies see potential in the recognition of foreign qualifications, but demand simpler, faster and digitally supported procedures.
Basic page
Recognition by country 2019
More than 70 percent of the recognition procedures for foreign professional qualifications obtained in EU member states end with a full equivalence. The positive recognition rate for the Netherlands is the highest as it reaches 94 percent. It is followed by Austria, Latvia, Hungary, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic.
Basic page
Recognition by country 2020
More than 65 percent of the recognition procedures for foreign professional qualifications obtained in EU member states end with a full equivalence. The positive recognition rate for Austria and the Czech Republic is the highest as it reaches 93 percent. It is followed by the Netherlands, Switzerland, Hungary, Lithuania, and Latvia.
Basic page
Recognition by country 2013
Applicants from Portugal and Spain have the highest chances of positive ruling since their recognition rate stands at about 95% in Germany. The success rate of those from Czech Republic, Austria and Greece is over 90%. Those from Hungary and Slovakia received a positive ruling in over 85% of the cases.