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Apply for recognition of equivalence of foreign school-leaving qualifications

Service Description

You would like to learn a profession in Thuringia? Then the recognition of your school-leaving certificate acquired abroad may be helpful or necessary for vocational training. The employer or the 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 and send it by mail to the Thuringian Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (TMBJS) with the documents required for the examination of the application.
  • The TMBJS first checks your application for completeness of the documents and sends 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 decision.
  • If a fee is payable, it will be specified in the decision and must be paid within 30 days.

Who should I contact?

Please contact the Thuringian Ministry for Education, Youth and Sports - Department 21.

Requirements

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

Which documents are required?

  • Application
  • Foreign educational certificates in the original
  • Translation of the foreign educational certificates into German by a translator/interpreter authorized by a court in Germany in the original
  • Copy of a valid personal document
  • in case of minors additionally: copy of the personal document of a guardian
  • Proof of income, if an examination of the fee reduction is desired
  • If you have changed your name, please submit proof (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 appeal against the authority's decision to the competent administrative court within one month of notification. The competent administrative court will be named in the decision under "Information on legal remedies".

Appeal

Forms available: yes

Written form required: yes

Informal application possible: no

Personal appearance required: 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 Sports

Professionally released on

23.11.2022

Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)

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