You have learned a profession in your home country and want to know whether you can pursue this profession in Germany? The Recognition Act exists for this very purpose. It ensures that the equivalence of your foreign professional qualification is checked with the German reference profession.
In non-regulated professions you can work in the area of your professional qualification immediately without formal recognition if you have found a job. However, the recognition procedures help you - even in the event that your qualification is not recognised - because you can make your foreign professional qualification more comprehensible for German employers.
However, you need recognition of your foreign training and qualifications for regulated professions. These are mainly professions in the health sector (e.g. doctors, nurses) as well as in the social or educational sectors.
You can look on the website www.anerkennung-in-deutschland.de (opens in a new tab) to find out if you need recognition.
Advisory Center for the Recognition of Foreign Professional Qualifications in Stuttgart
The Advisory Center for the Recognition of Foreign Professional Qualifications (opens in a new tab) in Stuttgart is run by AWO Stuttgart.
They will be happy to explain all the necessary steps to you. Please arrange an appointment by phone or email.
