Working in Flanders with a foreign diploma
Do you want to work in Flanders but have a foreign diploma? Then bear in mind that your diploma is not always recognised. However, you can 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 automatically recognised
A number of (foreign) diplomas are automatically level-equivalent in Flanders. You do not need to apply for equivalence recognition for these diplomas or certificates.
Diploma recognition for regulated profession or professional title
If you want to practise a or in Flanders with a foreign diploma, you have to have that diploma recognised.
What are the regulated professions in Belgium?
Where to apply for equivalence recognition?
Where to apply for equivalence recognition of your diploma for a regulated profession depends, among other things, on your diploma
as well as where 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 foreign degree from outside the EEA/Switzerland and want to pursue a regulated profession?
