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Veterinary assistant - Determining the equivalence of a foreign professional qualification
Service Description
Veterinary assistants assist veterinarians in the examination, treatment and care of animals and in advising animal owners. They also perform organizational and administrative work.
You have acquired a professional qualification abroad that entitles you to comparable professional activities as the domestic training certificate as a veterinary assistant and want to work in Germany in your learned profession? The profession of veterinary assistant is a state-recognized training profession that is not regulated in Germany. If you nevertheless wish to have the equivalence with a German qualification checked, you can apply to the competent body to have the equivalence determined. The competent body will determine equivalence upon application, provided that
- the training certificate acquired abroad proves that you are qualified to perform comparable professional activities to the corresponding domestic training certificate, and
- there are no significant differences between the proven professional qualification and the corresponding domestic professional qualification.
Process flow
For the determination of equivalence, the competent body checks, on the basis of your training certificates, whether or to what extent your foreign qualification corresponds to a German qualification for the occupation you intend to practice. This review is based on specified formal criteria, such as the content and duration of the training. Your relevant professional experience is also taken into account, as are other relevant qualifications.
You can find more information about the profession of veterinary assistant, about the procedure and also about the offices responsible for this on the Internet portal "Anerkennung-in-Deutschland".
When all documents have been submitted in full, the competent body will begin the equivalence test. The decision will be made within three months after all documents have been submitted. The deadline may be reasonably extended once if this is justified due to the special nature of the matter. You will be notified of the extension in good time.
You will receive a written or electronic decision on the decision of the competent body.
An accelerated procedure is possible in the case of Section 81a of the Residence Act in conjunction with Section 14a of the Act on the Determination of the Equivalence of Professional Qualifications (Berufsqualifikationsfeststellungsgesetz - BQFG).
Who should I contact?
State Veterinary Chamber Thuringia
Thälmannstr. 1/3
99085 Erfurt.
E-mail: info@ltkt.de
Phone: +49 361 644 387 93
Which documents are required?
The following documents must be enclosed with the application:
- a tabular list in German of the training courses you have completed and the jobs you have held
- a proof of identity
- proof of education acquired abroad
- Proof of relevant professional experience or other proof of qualifications, if these are required to determine equivalence
- documents proving that the applicant intends to pursue gainful employment in Germany corresponding to the professional qualification (e.g. proof of application for an entry visa for gainful employment or proof of contact with a potential employer); for applicants residing in an EU member state, another EEA member state or in Switzerland as well as for nationals of these states, this statement is not required, unless there are special reasons against a corresponding intention
- a statement in German as to whether you have already applied for a determination of equivalence and, if so, to which authority you have submitted this application
- if applicable, the decision on the determination of equivalence.
The documents according to letters b to e and g must be submitted to the competent body in the form of copies or electronically. Translations in German of the documents according to letters c, d and, if applicable, e must be submitted. In addition, the competent body may require translations in German of the document referred to in letter b and of all subsequently submitted documents. The translations shall be prepared by a publicly appointed or sworn interpreter or translator. The competent body may, in derogation of this paragraph, allow another form for the documents to be submitted.
The competent body may request you to submit information on the content and duration of the vocational training completed abroad and on other professional qualifications within a reasonable period of time, insofar as this is necessary to establish equivalence.
If there are reasonable doubts about the authenticity or the accuracy of the content of the documents submitted, the competent body may request you to submit originals, certified copies or other suitable documents.
If the required evidence is missing for reasons for which you are not responsible, the determination of equivalence by other suitable procedures in accordance with Section 14 BQFG may be considered.
What are the fees?
At least EUR 75 up to a maximum of EUR 600.00.
Perhaps there may be additional costs, for example, for translations, certifications.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
No deadlines need to be observed.
Legal basis
Appeal
You can find applications and forms in the Central Thuringian Forms Service.
(We are preparing for you to be able to find all the necessary applications and forms via the Central Thuringian Forms Service).
You can also submit your application electronically to the competent office via the Thuringian Application System for Administrative Benefits (ThAVEL).
(We are preparing for you to be able to submit your application electronically via the portal of the Thuringian Application System for Administrative Benefits).
What else should I know?
The recognition and qualification consulting offices of the network "Integration through Qualification" (IQ Network) will be happy to advise and accompany you before, during and after the recognition process.
Supporting institutions
For telephone advice on recognition in German and English, please call the "Working and Living in Germany" hotline
Tel.: +49 30 1815-1111
Reachability:
Monday to Friday from 09:00 - 15:00 each day
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content per DeepL.
Technically approved by
Thuringian Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Health, Women and Family Affairs
Professionally released on
04.12.2020
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)
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