Dienstleistungsportal Bayern

Für bestimmte Berufe müssen Sie Ihre fachliche Qualifikation nachweisen. Falls Sie einen ausländischen Berufs- und Bildungsabschluss besitzen, muss dieser möglicherweise in Deutschland anerkannt werden.

Formalities

Here you will find information about formalities related to this subject:

• Agrarservicemeister/Agrarservicemeisterin; application for admission to the master craftsman examination
  Admission to the master craftsman's examination must be applied for at the Government of Middle Franconia.
• End-of-life vehicle; application for confirmation of sufficient professional qualification of experts established abroad
  In the case of experts for end-of-life vehicle disposal established in other EU/EEA countries, the professional qualification required for this is verified and confirmed.
• Pharmacist; application for a license to practice pharmacy

  You can apply for a license to practice pharmacy if you have completed your pharmaceutical training in Bavaria or in an EU member state, an EEA member state or in Switzerland and wish to practice the profession of pharmacist in Bavaria.

• Pharmacist; application for a license to practice in the case of training in a third country

  Pharmacists can apply for a license to practice pharmacy if they have completed their pharmaceutical training outside of an EU member state, an EEA member state or Switzerland and wish to practice the pharmacy profession in Bavaria.

• Pharmacist; application for a permit to temporarily exercise the profession of pharmacist

  If you want to practice the profession of pharmacist in the Federal Republic of Germany without a license to practice as a pharmacist, you need a permit.

• Physician; notification of temporary and occasional provision of services.

  Physicians from EU/EEA states or Switzerland who wish to practice the medical profession only temporarily and occasionally in Bavaria do not require a license to practice medicine. Written notification to the competent authority is sufficient.

• Doctor; application for a license to practice medicine
  Doctors can apply for a license to practice medicine if they have completed their medical training in Bavaria or in an EU member state, an EEA contracting state or in Switzerland and wish to work as a doctor in Bavaria.
• Doctor; application for a license to practice medicine in the case of training in a third country

  Doctors can apply for a license to practice medicine if they have completed their medical training outside an EU member state, an EEA member state or Switzerland and wish to work as a doctor in Bavaria.

• Doctor; application for a permit to temporarily exercise the medical profession

  If you want to practice medicine in the Federal Republic of Germany without a license to practice medicine, you need a permit.

• Foreign degrees, university titles, and university activity titles; information on management
  In the Free State of Bavaria, foreign degrees and titles may be held without authorization. No approval procedures are carried out or management permits issued.
• Study abroad; application for recognition

  Study and examination achievements obtained at a foreign university can be recognized.

• Battery Act; application for confirmation of sufficient professional qualification of experts established abroad

  In the case of experts for spent battery disposal established in other EU/EEA countries, the professional qualification required for this is verified and confirmed.

• Vocational training in industry and commerce; application for the granting of professional qualification for training
  A person is deemed to be professionally suitable if he or she possesses the vocational skills, knowledge and abilities, as well as the vocational and occupational pedagogical skills, that are required to convey the contents of the training.
• Professional driver; registration for the examination to obtain the accelerated basic qualification

  Drivers in commercial road haulage or passenger transport must provide proof of a special qualification in addition to their driving license.

• Professional driver; registration for the examination to obtain the basic qualification

  Drivers in commercial road haulage or passenger transport must provide proof of a special qualification in addition to their driving license.

• Special advanced seminars; application for recognition as a course instructor.
  The government of the Upper Palatinate grants recognition as a course instructor for special postgraduate seminars.
• Guarding trade; registration for the expert examination

  You must pass the security guarding skills test in order to perform particularly conflict-prone and sensitive guarding activities or to be allowed to operate a security guarding business.

• District chimney sweep; application for cancellation of appointment

  Authorized district chimney sweeps may apply to have their appointment terminated.

• District chimney sweep; application for appointment

  Appointment as an authorized district chimney sweep takes place after a tender and selection procedure has been carried out.

• Soil protection and treatment of contaminated sites; application for approval as an expert

  Experts who perform tasks in accordance with the Federal Soil Protection Act must have the necessary expertise and reliability. They are approved by the competent authority upon application.

• Fire protection; notification of commencement of activity or application for certification for external inspection experts
  The Registration Committee at the Chamber of Architects accepts notifications of the commencement of work as a fire safety testing expert and decides on the application for the issue of the certificate of compliance with the requirements as a testing expert.
• Fire protection; application for recognition as a testing expert

  The registration committee at the Bavarian Chamber of Architects decides together with the examination board on the recognition as a test expert for fire protection.

• Letter mail; application for a license to carry

  If you want to transport letters commercially, you need a postal licence. You can apply for one from the Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway.

• Serving European lawyers; information on temporary practice of the profession

  A European lawyer may temporarily and occasionally practice law in Germany under the professional title of his country of origin.

• Interpreters and translators at public authorities and courts; application for public appointment and general swearing in

  Interpreters and translators at public authorities and courts can apply for public appointment and general swearing-in. They are then entered in the database of interpreters and translators.

• Interpreters and translators at public authorities and courts; request for temporary registration in the database of interpreters and translators by EU citizens

  Interpreters and translators working only temporarily in Germany can apply for registration in the Interpreter and Translator Database.

• Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act; Application for Confirmation of Sufficient Professional Qualification of Persons Established Abroad

  In the case of experts for WEEE disposal established in other EU/EEA countries, the professional qualification required for this is verified and confirmed.

• Apply for an electronic health professional card (eHBA) as a person in a health profession.

  If you want to access the telematics infrastructure (TI) in healthcare, you need an electronic health professional card (eHBA) as a person in a healthcare profession.

• Energy efficiency expert list; application for registration

  If you want to register as an expert in the energy efficiency expert list, you can submit an application under certain conditions.

• Earthwork and foundation engineering; notification of commencement of activity or application for certification for external testing experts

  You can notify the Bavarian Chamber of Civil Engineers of the commencement of work as a testing expert for earthwork and foundation engineering and apply for the issue of a certificate confirming that you meet the requirements as a testing expert.

• Earthwork and foundation engineering; application for recognition as a testing expert
  The registration committee of the Bavarian Chamber of Civil Engineers decides on the recognition as a testing expert for the field of earthwork and foundation engineering.
• First state examination in law; registration
  Students who wish to take the First State Examination in Law at the end of their studies must register for this.
• European professional card; application

  If you wish to pursue your profession temporarily or permanently in another European country, the European Professional Card will be issued to you upon request in an electronic procedure for the recognition of your professional qualification in another EU country.

• Explosive substances; application for an explosives permit or certificate of competence

  When handling explosive substances, the requirements of the Explosives Act (SprengG) must be observed.

• Fachagrarwirt/Fachagrarwirtin Rechnungswesen; Application for Admission to the Examination
  Admission to the advanced training examination for accounting specialist must be applied for at the Government of Swabia.
• Specialist; application for recognition of a specialist designation.

  If you have completed further medical training in accordance with the requirements of the further training regulations for physicians in Bavaria, you can apply for recognition of a specialist designation.

• Agricultural service specialist; application for admission to the final examination
  Admission to the final examination as an agricultural service specialist must be applied for at the Government of Middle Franconia.
• Driving aptitude seminars and familiarization courses; testing and monitoring of implementation
  The government of Upper Palatinate supervises the driving aptitude seminars and induction courses.
• Driving instructor's license; application for recognition of foreign professional qualification

  You would like to work as a driving instructor in Germany? Then you need a driving instructor's license. Even with a professional qualification from abroad, you can obtain a driving instructor's license in Germany - if the legal requirements are met.

• Flight training; registration for theoretical and practical exams
  The pilot exams consist of a theoretical and practical part.
• Fluorinated greenhouse gases; application for exemption from technical or trade training requirement.

  Exemption from the requirement of technical or craft training.

• Fluorinated greenhouse gases; application for certificate of competence

  Persons who install, inspect for leaks, maintain, repair, decommission equipment containing fluorinated greenhouse gases or recover the gases require a certificate of competence to perform their activities.

• Fluorinated greenhouse gases; application for a certificate of competence

  The Chambers of Industry and Commerce and the Chambers of Skilled Crafts certify the expertise for activities on systems with fluorinated greenhouse gases such as refrigeration and air conditioning systems.

• Dangerous goods safety adviser; registration for the examination

  To be able to be appointed and work as a dangerous goods officer, you must have a training certificate. The training certificate is issued to you by the Chamber of Industry and Commerce after you have attended a training course and successfully passed an examination.

• Dangerous goods driver; registration for the ADR examination

  To transport dangerous goods by road, you must have a so-called ADR training certificate.

• Hazardous substances; registration for the examination of expertise

  For the dispensing of certain hazardous (e.g. acutely toxic) substances, relevant expertise is a prerequisite. The proof of expertise is provided by taking the offered examination. You must register for the examination.

• Cross-check experts; application for approval

  Private experts need to be licensed to test officially left samples.

• Yellow fever vaccination centers; application for licensure or amendment.

  Approval as a yellow fever vaccination center as well as changes must be applied for at the government of Upper Palatinate.

• Certified nature and landscape conservator; application for admission to the advanced training examination and registration for the training course
  Admission to the advanced training examination and registration for the course to become a certified nature and landscape conservator must be applied for at the Government of Upper Franconia.
• Company register for consulting engineers; application for registration
  Registration in the company register for consulting engineers must be applied for at the Bavarian Chamber of Civil Engineers.
• Health care profession; application for duplicate certificate or document.
  If you no longer have the original of your training certificate or the certificate of permission to use the professional title in a health profession, you can apply for a duplicate of the original.
• Home economics; application for admission to instructor aptitude test.
  The instructor aptitude test covers the vocational and occupational pedagogical qualification to independently plan, conduct and monitor training as an instructor.
• Heilpraktiker license; application
  In order to practice medicine without a medical license or license to practice medicine, a license is required in accordance with the Heilpraktikergesetz (Heilpraktiker Act).
• Higher education; application for employment authorization for full-time faculty at nonstate institutions of higher education.
  The employment of full-time faculty at non-state universities requires the approval of the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts.
• Real estate loan broker; registration for the expert examination

  In order to be allowed to broker real estate loans to consumers, you must prove your professional qualification. As a rule, this proof is provided by successfully passing the expert examination at the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK).

• Engineer; application for permission to use the professional title

  If you would like to use the professional title "Ingenieurin" or "Ingenieur" in Germany, but have completed the associated training abroad, you need a permit to use the professional title.

• Repairer's mark for measuring instruments; application for use

  Companies that repair measuring instruments can obtain the right to mark these instruments with a special sign so that they can continue to be used until the next calibration.

• Child day care; application for a care permit

  If you want to work as a childminder, you need a care permit before you start working and from the first child.

• Cosmetic application of non-ionizing radiation; notification of operation of equipment

  The operation of commercial facilities that use non-ionizing radiation for cosmetic and other non-medical purposes on humans must be reported to the responsible trade supervisory office.

• Long-term storage; application for designation as an expert
  Experts who can be commissioned to check whether harmful environmental impacts and other hazards emanate from a long-term storage facility after decommissioning must be appointed.
• Food chemist; application for certificates by EU citizens.
  For the temporary exercise of the profession of "State-certified food chemist" in Germany, nationals of a member state of the EU/EEA receive various certificates.
• Food personnel; registration for instruction in accordance with the Infection Protection Act

  Before starting a commercial activity with food in the sense of § 42 para. 2 Infection Protection Act (IfSG) for the first time, an instruction by the health authorities or by the doctors appointed by them is required, § 43 para. 1 IfSG.

• List of engineers authorized to submit building documents; application for registration
  You can apply for registration in the list of engineers authorized to submit building documents.
• List of persons authorized to provide proof of fire protection; application for registration with the Bavarian Chamber of Civil Engineers

  If you have completed a course of study in civil engineering or a course of study with a focus on fire protection, you can apply to the Bavarian Chamber of Civil Engineers for entry in the list of persons authorized to provide evidence of fire protection.

• List of persons authorized to provide proof of stability; application for registration with the Bavarian Chamber of Civil Engineers

  If you have completed a course of study in civil engineering, you can apply to the Bavarian Chamber of Civil Engineers for registration on the list of persons authorized to provide evidence of stability.

• List of experts; application for registration by energy experts

  Architects and engineers who certify compliance with certain requirements of the Building Energy Act can apply for entry in the list of experts.

• Pilot's license; application for the issue of a further authorization
  You can apply for an extension of the privileges of a private pilot's license, a glider pilot's license and a balloon pilot's license.
• Aviation security; application for a background check
  The reliability of aviation employees and pilots/trainee pilots must be checked by the Aviation Authorities of Southern and Northern Bavaria as the responsible aviation security authorities. The application procedure is explained under Procedure.
• Marksman; application for recognition of "other persons" for production of other records.
  If so-called "other documents" are sufficient instead of crack surveys, these can be prepared by "other persons" (as mine surveyors). These "other persons" require the recognition of the competent authority.
• Patent attorney; application for admission
  The activity under the German designation "Patentanwalt" requires a license according to §§ 5 - 29 Patentanwaltsordnung (PAO).
• Chamber of Patent Attorneys; application for admission as a European patent attorney

  The permanent establishment of a European patent attorney to practice in Germany requires admission to the Patent Attorneys' Association.

• Pawnbroking business; application for a permit

  If you wish to operate commercially as a pawnbroker or pawnbroker's agent, you need a permit.

• Plant technologist; application for admission to the final examination

  Admission to the final examination as a plant technologist must be applied for at the government of Lower Bavaria.

• Pharmaceutical consultant; application for recognition.

  Anyone wishing to work as a pharmaceutical consultant who is not, for example, a pharmacist, pharmacist assistant or pharmaceutical assistant must have the examination or training recognized by the competent authority.

• Test engineer for stability; notification of commencement of activity or application for certificate of compliance with material requirements

  The Bayer. State Ministry of Housing, Construction and Transport accepts notifications of the commencement of work as a test engineer for structural stability and decides on the application for the issue of the certificate of compliance with the requirements as a test engineer.

• Test engineer in motor vehicle monitoring organization; application for examination of professional qualification
  The test engineers in motor vehicle monitoring organizations must prove their professional suitability by passing an examination. The government of Lower Bavaria checks the admission requirements, issues the examination certificate and keeps the personnel files.
• Test engineer in motor vehicle monitoring organization; application for approval of entrustment.
  The Government of Lower Bavaria is responsible for approving the entrustment of test engineers in motor vehicle inspection organizations.
• Psychotherapist; application for a temporary license to practice the profession

  If you want to practice the profession of psychotherapist in Germany without a license to practice as a psychotherapist, you generally need a permit.

• Legal profession; application for admission to the bar
  The activity under the German designation "Rechtsanwalt" requires an admission according to § 4 Bundesrechtsanwaltsordnung (BRAO).
• Bar association; application for admission as a European lawyer
  The permanent establishment of a European lawyer to practice in Germany requires admission to a German bar association.
• Legal services; registration in case of permanent provision
  The permanent provision of legal services (debt collection, pension advisor and legal expert in a foreign law) in Germany must be registered.
• Legal services; registration for temporary provision by EU citizens

  Before providing temporary and occasional legal services in Germany for the first time, you must register with the registration authority.

• Rescue service; registration for the examination to prove professional suitability to run a company

  Entrepreneurs who want to transport persons by ambulance in the field of emergency rescue/physician-assisted patient transport/ ambulance transport/patient retrieval on a commercial basis must, among other things, be professionally qualified as a prerequisite for obtaining the license.

• Experts; public appointment and swearing-in by the Chamber of Crafts and Trades
  The Chamber of Skilled Crafts appoints and swears in experts upon request to provide expert opinions on services and activities of the skilled crafts and their value.
• Experts; public appointment and swearing-in by the Chamber of Industry and Commerce

  The public appointment and swearing-in can be obtained in an administrative procedure at the Chambers of Industry and Commerce.

• Experts and examiners for motor vehicle traffic; registration for the examination of professional qualification
  Experts or examiners for motor vehicle traffic must prove their professional qualification by passing an examination. The government of Lower Bavaria checks the admission requirements, issues the examination certificate and keeps the personal files.
• Experts and examiners for motor vehicle traffic; application for recognition
  The government of Lower Bavaria is responsible for the official recognition as an expert for motor vehicle traffic (with partial powers) or examiner for motor vehicle traffic (with partial powers).
• Motor vehicle traffic experts and examiners; request for exemption for applicants.
  The Government of Lower Bavaria is responsible for issuing exemptions to applicants for recognition as a motor vehicle traffic expert or motor vehicle traffic examiner.
• Shooting permit; application

  You must apply for a permit if you want to shoot with a firearm that requires a permit or one that does not. In particular, hunters are exempt when hunting and sport shooters when shooting at authorized shooting ranges.

• Vision testing centers; supervision
  The vision screening centers are subject to government supervision. Supervision also includes controls.
• Vision screening centers; application for official recognition
  The competent government grants recognition for vision screening centers. Holders of this recognition are authorized to conduct eye tests for the acquisition of a driver's license.
• Safety-related systems and equipment; application for recognition as a testing expert

  You can apply to the Bavarian Chamber of Civil Engineers for recognition as an inspection expert in the field of safety-related systems and equipment.

• Explosives clearance certificate; application
  You acquire the explosives law expertise for handling explosive substances by successfully participating in a recognized training course. To participate in this course, you need a clearance certificate from the relevant authority.
• Stability; notification of commencement of activity or application for certification for external inspection experts

  You can notify the Bayerische Ingenieurekammer-Bau (Bavarian Chamber of Civil Engineers) of the commencement of work as a testing expert for structural stability and apply for the issue of a certificate confirming that you meet the requirements as a testing expert.

• Structural stability; application for recognition as a test engineer

  You can apply for recognition as a test engineer for stability in the fields of solid construction, metal construction and timber construction, which perform testing tasks subject to building inspection.

• Stability; application for recognition as a testing expert
  The registration committee of the Bavarian Chamber of Civil Engineers decides on the recognition as a testing expert for the field of structural stability (in the specializations of solid construction, metal construction and timber construction).
• First aid training body; application for official recognition.

  Anyone wishing to conduct first aid courses for applicants for driving licenses generally requires official recognition as a so-called "first aid training body".

• Tax consultant; application for appointment
  The appointment as a tax consultant is a prerequisite for being allowed to provide unrestricted business assistance in tax matters under German tax law in Germany.
• Tax advisor; application for temporary entry in the professional register (EU citizen)

  You can apply for a temporary entry in the professional register if you maintain a professional establishment in the EU and are authorized to provide business assistance in tax matters there.

• Tax consultant examination; application for admission

  You must apply for admission to the tax advisor examination at the Chamber of Tax Advisors.

• Tax representative for air carriers; application for permission to carry out the activity

  If you wish to work as a tax representative for one or more air carriers, you must apply for authorisation from the relevant main customs office.

• Taxi/hire car services; registration for the examination to acquire the professional qualification to run a company

  To open a company that transports people by road you must prove your professional qualification.

• Veterinarian; application for recognition to use the advanced training designation in the field of "public veterinary medicine"

  Veterinarians can apply for recognition to use the advanced training designation for the field of "Public Veterinary Medicine".

• Veterinarian; application for a license to practice veterinary medicine

  Veterinarians can apply for a license to practice veterinary medicine if they have completed their veterinary training in Bavaria or in an EU member state, an EEA member state or in Switzerland and wish to practice veterinary medicine in Bavaria.

• Veterinary surgeon; application for licensure in case of training in a third country

  Veterinarians can apply for a license to practice veterinary medicine if they have completed their veterinary training outside an EU member state, an EEA member state or Switzerland and wish to practice veterinary medicine in Bavaria.

• Veterinary surgeon; application for permission to temporarily practice veterinary medicine

  If you want to practice the veterinary profession in the Federal Republic of Germany without a license as a veterinarian, you need a permit.

• Animal protection law; application for a certificate of competence or a certificate of competence
  Competence examinations, certificates of competence and proofs of competence ensure that the requirements of animal protection law are complied with in animal husbandry, slaughtering and animal transports.
• Persons responsible for event technology; application for a certificate of competence

  Persons who wish to work as event technology managers can apply for the issuance of a certificate of competency.

• Traffic psychology; application for seminar permit.
  The Traffic Psychology Seminar Permit can be applied for at the Government of Upper Palatinate. Holders of this permit are authorized to conduct the traffic psychology submeasure of the driving aptitude seminar.
• Traffic psychology; subsequent imposition of conditions, withdrawal or revocation of seminar permit.
  If the recognition requirements for the seminar permit in traffic psychology are not or were not (any longer) met, the permit is cancelled. The seminar permit can also be subsequently linked to conditions.
• Traffic psychological counselors; withdrawal and revocation of recognition.

  Recognition as a traffic psychology consultant that has been confirmed by the Traffic Psychology Section of the Professional Association of German Psychologists can be revoked if the requirements for granting it are not (or no longer) met.

• Traffic psychology submeasure; application for recognition or approval of a quality assurance system.
  If the monitoring of the driving aptitude seminars is to be carried out within the framework of a quality assurance system, approval of the system by the government of the Upper Palatinate is required.
• Surveying in the building industry; notification of commencement of activity or application for certification for external surveyors

  You can notify the Bavarian Chamber of Civil Engineers of the commencement of work as an inspection expert for surveying in the construction industry and apply for the issue of a certificate confirming that you meet the requirements as an inspection expert.

• Surveying in the building industry; application for recognition as an inspection expert
  The registration committee of the Bavarian Chamber of Civil Engineers decides on the recognition as an inspection expert for the field of surveying in civil engineering.
• Insurance consultant; registration for the expert examination

  In order to be allowed to advise commercially on insurance, you must prove your professional qualification. As a rule, this proof is provided by successfully passing the expert examination at the responsible Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK).

• Auctioneer trade; application for appointment as a particularly expert auctioneer

  If you wish to conduct public auctions (forced pledge sales or distress sales), you must have been publicly appointed by the competent authority.

• List of engineers authorized to submit building documents; information on registration

  In the case of nationals of other member states who are resident in Bavaria, it is necessary for the authorization to submit building documents that they are entered in the list of engineers authorized to submit building documents.

• Directory of external consulting engineers; information on registration with the Bavarian Chamber of Civil Engineers

  Consulting engineers from outside Germany who are not members of a German Chamber of Engineers must notify the Bavarian Chamber of Civil Engineers in advance of providing services for the first time and are listed in a separate directory.

• List of external service providers; application for registration with the Bavarian Chamber of Architects

  Out-of-town architects and urban planners may apply for registration in the list of out-of-town service providers.

• Directory of external companies; information on registration in the directory of the Bavarian Chamber of Civil Engineers
  The registration committee at the Bavarian Chamber of Civil Engineers decides on the entries in the list of external companies.
• Water management; application for recognition as private expert(s)
  Private experts in water management are approved by recognition of the Bavarian State Office for the Environment.
• Certified public accountant; application for appointment
  You must apply for appointment as a certified public accountant.
• Dentist; application for a license to practice medicine

  Dentists can apply for a license to practice dentistry if they have completed their dental training in Bavaria or in an EU member state, an EEA member state or in Switzerland and wish to practice dentistry in Bavaria.

• Dentist; application for a license to practice in the case of training in a third country

  Dentists can apply for a license to practice dentistry if they have completed their dental training outside of an EU member state, an EEA member state or Switzerland and wish to practice dentistry in Bavaria.

• Dentist; application for a permit to practise the dental profession temporarily

  If you want to practice the dental profession in the Federal Republic of Germany without a license to practice as a dentist, you need a permit.

• Certificate, attestation or proof of training from the IHK; application for a duplicate

  Upon request, a duplicate of the vocational training certificate or a duplicate of the advanced training certificate can be issued. The same applies in the case of a change of name due to adoption or according to the Transsexual Act (TSG).