How long does recognition procedure take?
Pour la reconnaissance de niveau et la reconnaissance spécifique, vous verrez le temps de traitement de votre demande dans l'e-portail ainsi qu'à la fin de l'outil d'accompagnement.
This period starts from the date of submission of the required documents. If you submit an incomplete file, we contact you to request submission of the missing documents.
The handling period starts when the missing documents are added to the file. You have 6 months to send in the missing documents. If you fail to do so, your file will be closed. If the 6 month period has passed and you submit the missing documents after all, you must pay again or present a valid proof of exemption. So make sure that your file is complete before submitting it.
There is an exception for refugees. (link) More information is available at the page containing information for refugees.
When the authenticity of a foreign qualification is questioned, NARIC may exceptionally extend the period to conduct the necessary authenticity checks.
How much does the recognition cost?
| Recogntion of level | 90 EUR |
| Specific recognition | 180 EUR |
| Specific recognition of a doctorate | 300 EUR |
When you have submitted your file, you receive instructions for making a bank transfer. You will receive those via e-mail. In your application.
The equivalence assessment is free of charge for applicants who fall under one of the following categories at the time of their application:
- For asylum seekers who can prove their status this via Annex 25 or 26 of the Federal Public Service Home Affairs (FPS Interior) combined with a valid immatriculation certificate (orange card).
- For recognised refugees who can prove their status via a residence card, an identity card or a certificate from the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons (CGRS).
- For subsidiary protected who can prove their status via a residence card, an identity card or a certificate from the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons (CGRS).
- For temporary protected who can prove their status via a certificate of Temporary Protection of the Federal Public Service Home Affairs (FPS Interior)
- For beneficiaries of enhanced reimbursement health insurance (verhoogde tegemoetkoming) who are able to prove this by presenting recent document from their health insurance.
- For beneficiaries of income support (leefloon) from a public centre for social welfare (OCMW) or social help equal to income support
- For those who are integrating and have signed an integration contract (inburgeringscontract) no older than 3 years.
- For jobseekers having signed an individualised guidance contract or individual agreements document (trajectovereenkomst or afsprakenblad) with the VDAB not more than 2 years old.
- For jobseekers having signed an individualised guidance contract (begeleidingsovereenkomst) with ACTIRIS or one of its Dutch-language partners not more than 2 years old.
If you belong to one of these groups, add supporting evidence to your file. Then you do not have to pay for your application.