Recognition of level or specific recognition
NARIC-Vlaanderen has two distinct procedures: level recognition and specific recognition. Fill in the questions and get personal advice on the procedure you should choose.
| Recognition of level | Specific recognition |
What is the difference? | - NARIC decides on the level of your foreign certificate in Flanders.
| - NARIC decides on the specific Flemish qualification to which your foreign certificate is equivalent.
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Examples of decisions | - Diploma of secondary education - general secondary education
- Higher vocational education (hbo5) graduate
- Bachelor
- Master
| - Certificate of healthcare assistant
- Bachelor of business administration with specialisation in accountancy-expertise in taxation
- Bachelor of social work
- Master of Arts in architecture
- Doctor of Applied biological Sciences
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You choose this procedure if: | - knowledge of the level of education suffices to apply for a job (applicable in most cases).
- you do not (no longer) have all the obligatory supporting documents needed for a specific recognition: for example, individuals with the status of asylum seeker, recognised refugee or subsidiary protected.
- there are no corresponding study programmes in Flanders (for example, mining engineer). Check here whether your study programme exists in Flanders.
| - recognition of equivalence to a specific certificate is required for a particular job (in exceptional cases).
- if you want to work in a regulated profession (e.g. physician, nurse, architect, accountant, etc.) on the basis of a qualification earned outside the EEA.
- you want to use a protected title: e.g. industrial engineer, commercial engineer, master, civil engineer, civil engineer-architect, bioscience engineer, physician, dentist, veterinary surgeon, pharmacist, architect, interior architect, midwife, social worker etc.
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How much does it cost? | 90 EUR or exempted | 180 EUR or exemptedy Doctor: 300 EUR of exemptedy |
How long does it take? | In the e-portal, as well as at the end of the guidance tool, you will see the processing time of your application | In the e-portal, as well as at the end of the guidance tool, you will see the processing time of your application |