Working in Flanders with a foreign diploma
Do you want to work in Flanders but have a foreign diploma? Your diploma may not be recognised here. However, you can apply to have it recognised.
Do you have a foreign diploma?
Would you like to work in Flanders or in Brussels?
Answer the questions in the NARIC-Vlaanderen application wizard to find out what you need to do.
Diplomas that are automatically recognised
The level of some (foreign) diplomas is automatically recognised in Flanders. You do not need to apply for recognition of equivalence for these diplomas or certificates.
Diploma recognition for regulated professions and professional titles
If you want to practise a or work using a in Flanders with a foreign diploma, you will have to have that diploma recognised.
Which professions are regulated in Belgium?
Where to apply for recognition of equivalence?
Where to apply for recognition of equivalence of your diploma for a regulated profession depends, among other things, on what kind of diploma you hold and whether you obtained it:
- within the /Switzerland
- or outside the European Economic Area (EEA)/Switzerland.
Diploma obtained within the EEA or Switzerland
Do you want to work in Dutch-speaking education in Flanders or Brussels? Or would you like to practice a regulated healthcare profession or another regulated profession (lawyer, architect, veterinarian, notary, etc.)?
Diploma obtained outside the EEA/Switzerland
Do you have a degree from outside the EEA/Switzerland and want to pursue a regulated profession?
