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Applying for recognition of the equivalence of foreign school-leaving qualifications

Service Description

Would you like to learn a profession in Thuringia? If so, recognition of your school-leaving qualifications obtained abroad may be helpful or necessary for your vocational training. The employer or vocational school can better classify your school education with the recognition.

Process flow

  • You can apply in writing for recognition of the equivalence of your school-leaving qualification obtained abroad.
  • To do so, complete the application form and send it by post to the Thuringian Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (TMBJS) together with the documents required for the examination of the application.
  • The TMBJS will first check your application for completeness of the documents and send a confirmation of receipt within two weeks of receipt of the application. If the documents are not complete, they will be requested in the confirmation of receipt.
  • Once the documents are complete, the application will be reviewed and processed within three months.
  • Once the application has been processed, you will receive a notification with the result of the examination and a certificate of recognition of the foreign school-leaving qualification. The original documents you submitted will also be returned to you with the notification.
  • If a fee is payable, this will be specified in the notification and must be paid within 30 days.

Who should I contact?

Please contact the Thuringian Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport - Department 21.

Requirements

  • You must have obtained a school-leaving qualification abroad.
  • You must be able to prove your school attendance with official certificates (educational certificates).

Which documents are required?

  • Application form
  • Foreign educational certificates in the original
  • Original translation of the foreign educational certificates into German by a court-approved translator/interpreter in Germany
  • Copy of a valid identity document
  • For minors additionally: copy of the identity document of a legal guardian
  • Proof of income, if a review of the fee reduction is desired
  • If you have changed your name, please submit proof of this (e.g. copy of marriage certificate).
  • If you are applying from abroad, it is not mandatory to submit the original certificates. A certified copy of the certificates issued by the German embassy and a translation from the country of origin, which has been legalized by the German embassy, is sufficient.

What are the fees?

Administration Fee: 50,00 - 120,00 EUR
Payment in advance: no

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

There is no deadline for submitting the application.

Processing duration

Processing Time: 1 - 3 Months

Legal basis

Applications / forms

You can lodge an appeal against the authority's decision with the competent administrative court within one month of notification. The competent administrative court is named in the decision under "Information on legal remedies".

Appeal

Forms available: yes

Written form required: yes

Informal application possible: no

Personal appearance necessary: no

Online services available: no

What else should I know?

Author

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Technically approved by

Thuringian Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport

Professionally released on

23.11.2022

Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6Plus)

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Competent Authority

Thüringer Ministerium für Bildung, Jugend und Sport - Anerkennung ausländischer Schulabschlüsse

Address
Werner-Seelenbinder-Straße 7
99096 Erfurt

Postal address
Post office box 90 04 63
99107 Erfurt
Telephone
0361 57341-1463
Remark: Katja Limacher
Telephone
0361 57341-1450
Remark: Michaela Bergmann
Fax
+49 361 573411690
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