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Have the equivalence of certificates of ethnic German repatriates recognized according to BVFG

Service Description

If you have acquired a vocational qualification at skilled worker level in the countries of the former Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Poland, Romania, the former Czechoslovakia or Hungary and have a certificate of late repatriation or a displaced persons' identity card, you can apply for recognition of your training qualification in accordance with the Federal Expellees Act (BVFG). The vocational qualification will be recognized if it is equivalent to a profession in the Federal Republic of Germany. Equivalence is checked and granted on a case-by-case basis. However, a German examination certificate will not be issued.

In the case of qualifications that could be comparable to a vocational training qualification in industry, commerce or the service sector (not skilled trades)
the Chamber of Industry and Commerce in whose district you live is responsible.

If you do not have ethnic German repatriate status, you can still have your foreign vocational qualification recognized by applying for recognition in accordance with the Professional Qualifications Assessment Act (BQFG).

Process flow

You can only apply for recognition of your degree in writing.

  • Use the application form on the website of your localIHK responsible for you (Application for recognition according toBVFG)
  • If possible, speak personally with the responsiblenamed responsible employee.
  • Submit all the documents listed in the applicationcomplete and notarized.
  • As a rule, you will be informed verbally in advance,whether and in which profession equalization may be possible.is possible.
  • Your documents will be checked and the application processed.
  • You will receive a notification of fees.
  • Once the fee notice has been paid, you will receive thenotification of recognition or non-recognition sent to you

Requirements

  • Recognized late repatriate status or federal expellee card
  • vocational qualification at skilled worker level in the countries of the former Soviet Union, Poland, Romania, the former Czechoslovakia or Hungary
  • the qualification is largely comparable with the respective German educational qualification

Which documents are required?

  • Curriculum vitae in tabular form (with months and years)
  • Color copy of the original certificates and diplomas (in themother tongue)
  • Certified copies of the translations of these certificatesand diplomas, prepared by a sworn and publicly appointedsworn and publicly appointed interpreter
  • Certified copy of the expellee identity cardor the late repatriate certificate
  • Copy of the residence permit andIdentity card (Pass-a-Port/Identity-Card)
  • If applicable, further certificates/proof ofschool or vocational training or professionalactivities (work book, activity certificates), insofar as they areare related to the professional qualification
  • Declaration that you are not registered with any otherChamber of Industry and Commerce, Chamber of Crafts or otherChamber of Crafts or any other body for verification of these documentshas been submitted
  • You can find out which documents are required in your case on theapplication form from the relevant IHK.

What are the fees?

Fees will be charged. However, these depend on the scope of your recognition procedure.

Fee: 20,00 - 80,00 EUR
Payment in advance: No
Examination and processing of the application, depending on the fee tariff of the locally responsible IHK

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

None.

Processing duration

Processing Time: 6 Weeks
with complete documents

Legal basis

Appeal

  • Forms: IHK application form
  • Online procedure possible: no
  • Written form required: yes
  • Personal appearance necessary: no

Further Information

If you wish to have another foreign professional qualification recognized:
You can find the office responsible for recognition in your place of residence in the Recognition Finder.
On this flyer from the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees you will find a comparison of the procedures under the Expellees Act and the Professional Qualifications Assessment Act

Author

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Professionally released on

19.12.2023

Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)

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