Recognition of qualifications in another Member StateEuropean Directive 2005/36/EC applies to all Member State nationals wishing to practice a regulated profession in a Member State other than the one they obtained their professional qualifications.
The contact point for professional recognition in the Member State will advise you if the profession you wish to practice is a regulated profession. You should make your application for recognition to the authority responsible for the profession in the Member State where you want to practice. The authority will require you to provide evidence of your qualifications and professional experience and may ask for other evidence of eligibility in order to assess your application.
Authorities may require certified translations but only for key documents, or where the content is difficult to understand, but should accept informal translations of ancillary documents. It is your responsibility to check the requirements with the authority for your profession.
The authority may charge a fee to assess your application. There is no standard fee, but it must not exceed the actual costs incurred by the authority.
The authority is likely to require some or all of the following documents:
- completed application form (usually in the language of the Member State to which you are applying)
- evidence of identity and nationality (for example copy of birth certificate or passport)
- copy of diploma (awards, plus, where relevant, evidence of successfully completed training and/or evidence of your enrolment on the register of a relevant authority)
- evidence of professional experience
- certificates of good health (obtained from your own doctor); good financial standing (for example from your bank, or some Member States may require a sworn deposition from you that you are not bankrupt); and good professional conduct (for example belonging to a professional association).
The outcome of your application
When you have submitted your application the authority will inform you within one month of receipt if there are any missing documents or that your file is complete. The authority has four months to complete the assessment and notify you of their decision.
The authority may decide to admit you to the profession at once. It may decide that your qualification covers most of the theory and practice required, but there are some significant differences which are essential to the practice of the profession that will require you to make up by a compensatory measure.
With the exception of few professions (mostly legal), the authority may not specify the method of compensatory measure - the choice between an aptitude test or adaptation period is yours.
If the authority decides not to admit you, it must give you reasons for its negative decision and inform you of the appeal procedure to which you are entitled under the Directive.
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