In Germany, the certificate recognition offices of the individual federal states govern the recognition of school certificates for foreigners:
Each federal state has its own Professional Qualifications Assessment Act (BQFG) or equivalent regulations in its legislation relating to occupations.
The offices verify the equivalence of foreign school certificates with German ones: if a school certificate is deemed equivalent, you will receive a certificate of equivalence.
National information services
Recognition in Germany: Information about the recognition of school certificates and professional qualifications
Federal Employment Agency: Comprehensive information about the recognition of certificates and qualifications.
Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs: Information about the recognition of foreign degrees and compulsory schooling in Germany
Central Office for Foreign Education: The central office for the assessment of foreign qualifications
Recognition of school certificates up to the intermediate school certificate (qualification for admission to technical college), i.e. lower secondary school leaving certificate after year 9, lower secondary school leaving certificate after year 10 and intermediate school certificate (qualification for admission to technical college):
Recognition of the university of applied sciences entrance qualification (Fachhochschulreife) and general university entrance qualification (allgemeine Hochschulreife):
Recognition of school certificates up to the intermediate school certificate (qualification for admission to technical college), i.e. lower secondary school leaving certificate after year 9, lower secondary school leaving certificate after year 10 and intermediate school certificate (qualification for admission to technical college):
Recognition of the university of applied sciences entrance qualification (Fachhochschulreife) and general university entrance qualification (allgemeine Hochschulreife):
