For whom?
- Asylum seekers: submitted their application for asylum to the Immigration Office.
- Recognised refugees: received the international protected refugee status from the competent federal authorities as described in the Geneva Convention.
- Subsidiary protected: are not eligible for the status of protected refugees but the persons concerned have a well-founded fear of being persecuted or suffering serious and unjustified harm if returning to the country of origin.
- Temporary protected: received the temporary protected status from the competent federal authorities in the context of the crisis in Ukraine
Asylum seekers, beneficiaries of refugee status, subsidiary protection status or temporary protection status have legal residence status.
More information on Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons.
The procedure is free of charge
Are you entitled to follow an integration programme? After signing your civic integration contract, Agentschap Integratie en Inburgering can guide you through the procedure to recognise your foreign diploma.
Do you have all the documents required?
Check whether you have all required documents.
Yes
NARIC handles your file under the normal procedure.
No
- You need at least one supporting document proving that you completed your education abroad. For example a qualification, a transcript of the final year of study, a provisional qualification or a duplicate of a qualification.
- Lodge an application for recognition of your foreign qualification.
- Please complete the additional questionnaire. (Application for recognition of the equivalence of a foreign certificate - refugees (226.5 KB) "word")
- Opt for recognition of level of your foreign qualification.
- You only choose specific recognition if:
- you want to practice a regulated profession. For example nurse, doctor of medicine, architect, etc.)
- Je een beroep met een beschermde titel wil uitoefenen. Bijvoorbeeld industrieel ingenieur, handelsingenieur, meester, dierenarts, vroedvrouw, maatschappelijk assistent…