Information - Ausländischer Schulabschluss; Beantragung der Anerkennung - Dienstleistungsportal Bayern

Description

The Certificate Recognition Office at the Bavarian State Office for Schools is the Bavarian state office for the evaluation of certificates for non-Bavarian general education school-leaving qualifications: as proof of the university entrance qualification, the advanced technical college entrance qualification, an intermediate school-leaving qualification or the successful secondary school leaving qualification.

If you wish to study in Bavaria, please apply directly to the Bavarian university in question by the deadline in accordance with the application procedure applicable there. Within the framework of the admission and/or enrollment procedure for a course of study, the respective university is the responsible office for the recognition of university entrance qualifications. The Zeugnisanerkennungsstelle must be involved by the university in cases of doubt.

If you are seeking vocational training in Bavaria, please also first apply directly to the vocational school or training center of your choice. They will decide on your admission. If the vocational school requires an evaluation by the Zeugnisanerkennungsstelle after reviewing your documents, please feel free to contact the Zeugnisanerkennungsstelle by submitting an appropriate certificate.

Bavarian students who wish to obtain a university entrance certificate abroad should definitely seek advice beforehand from the Zeugnisanerkennungsstelle on the conditions that must be met for subsequent recognition of the certificate in Germany in accordance with the evaluation guidelines of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany (KMK).

General information on the evaluation of foreign educational certificates can be found in alphabetical order by country in the Information System for the Recognition of Foreign Educational Qualifications at the Internet address www.anabin.de.

There is no official recognition procedure for achievements from a school career that has not yet been completed. The respective school administration decides on the classification of students who have not yet completed their school career and wish to continue it at a Bavarian school. For advice on the possibilities of (re)entering the Bavarian school system, you can also contact one of the state school counseling centers in Bavaria(www.schulberatung.bayern.de).

Required documents

• Certificate of the Bavarian educational institution (e.g. university, vocational school or secondary school) about the necessity of the certificate recognition
• Certificates in officially certified photocopy of the (foreign language) original
  • Official certifications with official seal can be obtained in Germany e.g. at notary's offices or at the municipal administration.
  • In individual cases, it may be necessary to submit the certificates exclusively in the (foreign language) original; you will receive a separate message if necessary.
  • In the case of certificates that are not written in German, English or French, a translation is also required.
  • This must have been done by a publicly appointed and sworn translator and must be submitted as an officially certified photocopy.
  • German translations made abroad must have been legalized in third countries by the German embassy or by a German (general) consulate.

• Photocopy of ID card or passport (photo page only - serial numbers and photo may be blacked out) and, if applicable, a single photocopy of a name change certificate (e.g. marriage certificate).
  • If you have more than one nationality, please indicate this and enclose a photocopy of each of your passports.
  • (Spät-)Aussiedler/innen prove their status by submitting an officially certified photocopy of the expellee ID or the Spätaussiedler certificate.

• Specification of a contact address in the Federal Republic of Germany (if possible)
• Curriculum vitae in tabular form with detailed information on school years and grades attended and, if applicable, periods of study (subject, duration of study, university)

Forms

• Form, Bavaria-wide: Application for the assessment of certificates of education (german)

  Please note

  This form has to be signed and sent to the responsible authority. You can sign the form manually and send it by email/fax or sign the form electronically with your qualified electronic signature an send it by (secure) email. If the responsible authority has set up a De-Mail account, you can also send the form by De-Mail using an sender-confirmed message.

• Form, Bavaria-wide: Application Form

  Please note

  This form has to be signed and sent to the responsible authority. You can sign the form manually and send it by email/fax or sign the form electronically with your qualified electronic signature an send it by (secure) email. If the responsible authority has set up a De-Mail account, you can also send the form by De-Mail using an sender-confirmed message.

Links to more information

• Homepage der Zeugnisanerkennungsstelle

  Als Zeugnisanerkennungsstelle ist das Landesamt für Schule zuständig für die Bewertung von allgemeinbildenden Schulabschlüssen, die außerhalb Bayerns erworben wurden.

• Datenbank anabin

  In der Datenbank anabin finden Sie allgemeine Auskünfte zur Bewertung ausländischer Bildungsnachweise, geordnet nach Ländern in alphabetischer Reihenfolge.

• Schulberatungsstelle Bayern

  Die Schulberatungsstelle kann Sie beraten zu Möglichkeiten des (Wieder-)Eintritts in das bayerische Bildungssystem sowie zum (nachträglichen) Erwerb eines bayerischen Schulabschlusses.

Related issues

• Foreign professional qualification; advice on recognition
• Study abroad; application for recognition
• Health professions; application for permission to use the professional title.
• Nursing professions; application for permission to use the professional title in the case of a foreign professional qualification
• School counseling; utilization