Foreign certificates - apply for recognition

Recognition of school education certificates:

• Application form for school recognition completed in full
• Copy of passport or identity card
• if the name in the certificate entry and the name in the identity document do not match: Proof of name change, in the original language and, if necessary, in an official translation
• for nationals of a non-EU member state: residence permit (with supplementary sheet)
• foreign school leaving certificates with overviews of subjects and grades
• Proof of studies (if available)
• if you are applying for a fee waiver due to low income, you will also need
  • Proof of family income, for example copy of wage/salary statement, job centre notice of unemployment benefit.
  • Proof of the number of family members, e.g. copy of an extended registration certificate, marriage certificate or the birth certificates of the children

Recognition of vocational training certificates:

• Application form for professional recognition completed in full
• Copy of passport or identity card
• if the name in the certificate entry and the name in the identity document do not match: Proof of name change, in the original language and, if necessary, in an official translation
• curriculum vitae in tabular form
• Proof of professional qualifications with overviews of subjects and grades
• Proof of professional activity (e.g. work book, references)

Important:

Please submit your educational certificates and their official translations as officially certified copies. Copies are officially certified if an original stamp certifies that the copy corresponds to the original. Other documents in the original language can be submitted in the original language and in an official translation as a simple copy, not as an officially certified copy.
As a rule, documents in English or French do not need to be translated.

Note: Official translations may only be carried out by sworn translators.