Recognising Egyptian qualifications

Regulated or not, who decides, anabin, partial recognition, cost and duration in general terms.

Germany distinguishes regulated professions (doctor, nurse, teacher, engineer in some states: the title or practice is protected) from non-regulated ones (most IT and business jobs: no recognition is legally required, but it helps).

Regulated

Recognition is mandatory before you may work in the profession. The competent body depends on profession and Land. Use the federal Recognition Finder. Possible results: full recognition, a compensation measure (adaptation course or knowledge test), or refusal.

Non-regulated

No recognition is needed to work, but the ZAB (Central Office for Foreign Education) can issue a statement of comparability. Many visa routes for skilled workers require a degree that is recognised or comparable; the database anabin shows whether a university and degree are rated as equivalent. Check the anabin entry for your specific Egyptian university and degree.

Practice

• Documents: legalised and translated.
• Recognition can be started from Egypt, and the Embassy may ask for the recognition notice for some visas.
• Fees and processing times differ by authority; no figure was confirmed.
• Doctors: Doctors. Nurses: Nursing.

The Chancenkarte lets you look for work in Germany with a recognised or comparable qualification: Opportunity Card.