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Professional Recognition
Did you complete your education or obtain a degree in another country?
Then you can check whether your education or profession can be recognized in Austria. The Austrian Integration Fund (ÖIF) provides information and advice on professional recognition and supports you with the next steps. In certain cases, you may also be eligible for financial assistance.
Guide to professional recognition.at
Do you want to know if and how your education or profession can be recognized in Austria?
The guide Berufsanerkennung.at explains step by step:
- whether your training can be recognized or evaluated
- how the process works
- which office is responsible for this
The information is available in several languages.
Personal consultation
Do you have questions about the recognition of your training or professional qualifications? The integration service for skilled workers provides information and advice.
For example, you will receive information about:
- the next steps in professional recognition
- important contact points
- further offers and support options
Do you have further questions? The integration service will help you find the right job.
Recognizing a qualification or professional certificate can incur costs. Under certain conditions, the Austrian Integration Fund (ÖIF) can cover part of these costs. There are two options:
Funding for professional recognition
Do you want to have your foreign education or professional qualifications recognized or evaluated in Austria? The Austrian Integration Fund (ÖIF) can provide financial support. For example, you can receive reimbursement for fees, certified translations, and certain administrative costs. For certain professions, the costs of specialized language exams can also be covered.
Refund of tuition fees
Do you have a degree from abroad in a healthcare profession and need to have it recognized in Austria? If you paid tuition fees at an Austrian university or university of applied sciences, you may be able to get them reimbursed under certain conditions. This funding is available for specific healthcare professions.
Who is eligible for financial assistance?
Have you completed vocational training or a professional qualification abroad and would like to have it recognized or evaluatedin Austria? Under certain conditions, you may be eligible for funding from the Austrian Integration Fund (ÖIF).
Funding is available for these individuals:
- Refugees and beneficiaries of subsidiary protection
- displaced persons from Ukraine
- Citizens of the European Union
- People with a red-white-red card
- People from a non-EU country who are allowed to stay in Austria long-term
- Austrians with education or professional qualifications from abroad
Which costs can be reimbursed?
You can get money back for certain costs of recognition or evaluation. These include, for example:
- Fees for recognition or evaluation
- certified translations of relevant documents
- Administrative fees in the recognition procedure
For doctors, dentists and pharmacists, the ÖIF can also cover the costs of certain specialist language exams.
Funding is only possible if you meet the applicable funding guidelines.
How do I submit a funding application?
- Please complete the funding application in full.
- Sign the application in person or digitally.
- Submit your application with all necessary documents.
You can submit the application by email, to the integration service for skilled workers or to an ÖIF integration center.
Who is eligible for financial assistance?
Do you have a degree from abroad that needs to be recognized in Austria? For certain healthcare professions, you may be eligible for a refund of your tuition fees.
For this you need a valid certificate for nostrification.
Funding is available for these healthcare professions:
- Doctors
- certified health and nursing care
- Occupational therapy
- Speech therapy
- Biomedical analytics
- Radiology technology
- Orthoptics
- Physiotherapy
- Dietetics
- midwife
Which costs can be paid?
You can get back the tuition fees you paid during the recognition process at an Austrian university or university of applied sciences.
You can receive a refund of up to €363.36 or €726.72 per semester. The amount depends on how much tuition you have to pay.
Funding is available for a maximum of six semesters. You will not receive a refund of your student union fee.
Important: You must first pay the tuition fees yourself. Afterwards, you can apply for a refund.
You will only receive funding if you meet the applicable funding guidelines.
How do I apply for a refund of my tuition fees?
- Please complete the funding application in full.
- Sign the application in person or digitally.
- Send your application with all necessary documents by email to the ÖIF.
Did you complete your education or vocational training abroad? In Austria, you can have this qualification recognized or evaluated.
Whether you need this depends on your education and your profession.
At berufsanerkennung.at you can check whether and how your education or profession can be recognized or evaluated.
There you will also find out which office is responsible for you.
Go to berufsanerkennung.at. There you can find out whether you need professional recognition and which authority is responsible.
Prepare your certificates and other proof of your education. Seek advice before spending money on recognition or translation.
The Austrian Integration Fund (ÖIF) provides information and advice on professional recognition. The integration service for skilled workers can help you with any questions and inform you about the next steps.
Under certain conditions, you can also receive financial support. The Austrian Integration Fund (ÖIF) offers two funding programs:
- Funding for professional recognition: for example, for fees, translations and certain other costs.
- Reimbursement of tuition fees: for certain healthcare professions during the recognition process in Austria