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Cost of an application to NARIC-Vlaanderen

The cost for recognition of equivalence of your diploma depends on the type of recognition you need. For certain categories, the application is free of charge.

Cost of the recognition procedure

Cost of the recognition procedure for a diploma
Type of recognitionCost
90 euros
180 euros
Specific recognition of a doctorate300 euros

How to pay?

Once you have submitted your file, you will receive an email with instructions for making a bank transfer.

Free of charge for certain categories

Diploma equivalence applications are free of charge for applicants who fall under one of the following categories at the time of their application.

  • Public Service for Home Affairs (FPS Interior) combined with a valid immatriculation certificate (orange card).
  • Recognised refugees who can prove their status with a residence card, an identity card or a certificate from the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons (CGRS).
  • Those under subsidiairy protection who can prove their status with a residence card, an identity card or a certificate from the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons (CGRS).
  • Those under temporary protection who can prove their status with a certificate of temporary protection from the Federal Public Service for Home Affairs (FPS Interior)
  • Beneficiaries of increased health insurance reimbursements (verhoogde tegemoetkoming) who can prove this with a recent document from their health insurance provider.
  • People receiving a living wage (leefloon) from a public centre for social welfare (OCMW) or social assistance equivalent to the living wage
  • Those who are integrating and have signed an integration contract (inburgeringscontract) no earlier than 3 years before the application.
  • Jobseekers having signed an individualised guidance contract or individual agreements document (trajectovereenkomst or afsprakenblad) with the VDAB not more than 2 years old.
  • Jobseekers who have signed an individual guidance contract (begeleidingsovereenkomst) with Actiris or one of its Dutch-language partners no earlier than 2 years before the application.

Providing proof of status

If you belong to one of these groups, upload the relevant document to your online file. That way, you will not have to pay for your application.