Recognition of foreign qualifications

Which official portals assess school certificates, degrees and regulated professions.

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• anabin (KMK) shows how foreign school and university qualifications are classified in Germany. • The Central Office for Foreign Education (ZAB) issues Statements of Comparability for degrees. • Regulated professions (e.g. nursing, medicine, teaching, engineering titles) require formal recognition by the competent authority in the federal state. • The 'Recognition in Germany' portal explains the procedure per profession. Almania Bildungsservice does not issue recognition decisions. Use the official portals below.

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