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Chamber of architects - registration in the register of voluntary members (graduates)
Service Description
Anyone who, after successfully completing a degree in architecture, interior design, landscape architecture or urban planning, carries out the professional practice required for entry in the corresponding list and has their main residence, a professional establishment or place of predominant professional employment in Thuringia is entered in the list of members of the Thuringian Chamber of Architects as a voluntary member upon written application.
A voluntary member is not entitled to use the protected professional title of "architect", "interior architect", "landscape architect" or "urban planner" and is not authorized to submit building plans.
Process flow
As a rule, the prerequisite for registration in the list of architects is a completed university degree in architecture. In addition, further registration requirements may have to be met, such as the exercise of at least two years of full-time practical activity in the essential professional tasks of the field of architecture (professional internship) and - in the case of self-employment - the conclusion of professional liability insurance.
The evaluation (equivalence / essential differences) of a foreign professional qualification in relation to a German reference qualification can only be considered within the framework of a registration procedure; the ThürAIKG does not provide for an independent recognition procedure with a final decision on the merits.
Qualifications from the EU, the EEA and Switzerland
For EU/EEA/Switzerland nationals and persons treated as equivalent (e.g. family members, spouses of EU citizens, long-term residents from third countries), the principle of automatic recognition applies to professions whose minimum requirements are harmonized at EU level (building construction architects). Automatic recognition means that the qualification is not individually checked for equivalence (in terms of content) with the corresponding German qualification (reference qualification).
If the requirements for automatic recognition are not met, an individual examination is considered. According to this, for EU/EEA/Switzerland nationals and persons treated as equivalent (see above), proof of training required in an EU/EEA state/Switzerland (regulated profession) is sufficient to obtain permission to use the professional title "architect" in this state; if the profession is not regulated in the state of origin, the guarantee of knowledge provided by the regulation is replaced by proof of one year's professional experience or by any regulated training provided. If the foreign professional qualification differs significantly from the registration requirements applicable to graduates in the field of architecture (structural engineering) from a German university, the Chamber of Architects imposes compensatory measures (aptitude test, adaptation course).
In the case of (non-equivalent) third-country nationals, the recognition of their educational qualifications requires that their equivalence with the corresponding German qualification (reference qualification) be established beforehand. If there are significant differences, the Chamber of Architects imposes compensatory measures (aptitude test, adaptation course).
Degrees from third countries
A prerequisite for the recognition of training certificates issued in third countries is that their equivalence with the corresponding German qualification (reference qualification) is first established. If there are significant differences, the Chamber of Architects imposes compensatory measures (aptitude test, adaptation course).
Registration procedures can also be handled via the technical systems of the point of single contact:
Who should I contact?
Please contact:
Thuringia Chamber of Architects
Bahnhofstrasse 39
99084 Erfurt
Telephone: 0361 210-500
Fax: 0361 210-5050
E-mail: info@architekten-thueringen.de
https://architekten-thueringen.de/
Contact person
Membership administration / registration
Ms. Konstanze Schulze
Phone: 0361-2105030
E-mail:schulze@architekten-thueringen.de
Competent authority
Chamber of Architects Thuringia
Which documents are required?
As a rule, you will need the following documents in particular:
- Proof of main residence, professional establishment or place of predominant professional activity in Thuringia.
- Proof of identity
- Proof of citizenship
- proof of education acquired abroad
- Notification of the start of a profession-related activity under the supervision of a member of the profession or the Thuringian Chamber of Architects
- if necessary further documents
As a rule, copies of all documents and certificates must be submitted. Translations of all documents and certificates in German, which have been prepared by a publicly appointed or sworn interpreter or translator, must always be submitted.
What are the fees?
- Fee for the procedure before the registration committee in the amount of at least 100 EUR up to a maximum of 200 EUR.
- Annual membership fee and contribution to the pension fund (professional pension insurance)
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
No deadlines need to be observed.
Processing duration
The Chamber of Architects decides on the application for registration as a voluntary member within three months of receipt of the complete documents. The deadline may be extended once by up to one month in individual cases if this is justified due to the specifics of the matter.
Applications / forms
Before filing an administrative court action against a decision of the registration committee at the Chamber of Architects, there is no need for a review in preliminary proceedings (opposition proceedings).
Appeal
The Thuringian Application System for Administrative Benefits (ThAVEL) provides you with the necessary application document on a virtual desk.
You can also submit your informal application in writing to the competent authority.
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
Comments
The applications are examined by the AKT registration committee. It alone decides whether a registration is made. Only applications that are complete and properly submitted will be processed.
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
Technically approved by
Chamber of Architects Thuringia
Professionally released on
06.03.2020
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6Plus)
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