Are you planning to have your professional qualification or foreign university degree recognized in Germany? If so, you can obtain the necessary qualifications in Germany to acquire the theoretical and practical knowledge you are lacking. This qualification is also possible while working in Germany.
You can obtain a residence permit for the duration of your qualification as part of your employment if you commit to applying for recognition of equivalence or a license to practice your profession. You must actively participate in the recognition process in Germany and present a concrete job offer or employment contract.
The Federal Employment Agency must approve your employment. As part of the approval process, it checks, among other things, whether the employment is not subject to less favorable working conditions than the employment of comparable domestic employees. It checks
- whether qualified employment is required in a non-regulated profession or
- whether a license to practice is required in a regulated profession and whether unskilled employment is to be performed here.
The Central Office for Foreign Education (ZAB) must confirm that you have one of the following foreign professional qualifications:
- at least two years of training or
- a university degree that is recognized in the respective country
The residence permit for the recognition of professional qualifications during employment is temporary. It is issued for the duration of the approval by the Federal Employment Agency (BA), but for a maximum of one year.
There are no notes or special features.
