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Professional Recognition
Have you completed vocational training abroad? The Austrian Integration Fund (ÖIF) supports you in having your qualifications acquired abroad recognized or assessed in Austria. Depending on your profession and country of origin, recognition, assessment, or equivalence of your training may be required. The ÖIF supports you with information, guidance, advice, and financial assistance.
Guide berufsanerkennung.at
The Austrian Integration Fund (ÖIF) offers guidance on professional recognition in Austria through its multilingual recognition portal berufsanerkennung.at. There, you can find out in just a few steps whether and how your foreign education or professional qualification can be recognized or assessed, and which authority is responsible for the respective procedure.
Integration service for skilled workers
The ÖIF Integration Service for Skilled Workers advises international skilled workers and their families on all aspects of living and working in Austria. This includes, in particular, learning German, professional recognition, and entering the Austrian labor market. For more complex questions, the Integration Service refers clients to the relevant specialist agencies. Appointments can be arranged by phone or email.
Funding for professional recognition
The Austrian Integration Fund (ÖIF) supports individuals with qualifications acquired abroad by providing financial assistance during the recognition or evaluation process. Depending on the specific procedure, reimbursement may include recognition fees, translation costs, and selected examination and administrative fees.
Refund of tuition fees
The Austrian Integration Fund (ÖIF) supports individuals undergoing the recognition process for foreign degrees in healthcare professions. Under certain conditions, tuition fees already paid at Austrian universities or universities of applied sciences for the current semester can be refunded.
Who is eligible for funding?
The funding is aimed at people who have acquired a qualification abroad and would like to have it recognized or assessed in Austria.
Eligible groups of people are:
- Refugees and beneficiaries of subsidiary protection
- Displaced persons from Ukraine
- EU citizens
- People with a red-white-red card
- Third-country nationals with long-term prospects of remaining
- Austrians with qualifications acquired abroad
Which costs are eligible for funding?
Depending on the recognition or evaluation procedure, the following costs may be reimbursed:
- Fees for recognition or evaluation
- Sworn/certified translations of the required documents
- Administrative fees in the recognition procedure
In addition, examination fees for German language tests for the practice of the following professions are subsidized:
- Doctors
- Dentists
- Pharmacists
Funding is provided in accordance with the applicable funding guidelines.
How can I submit a funding application?
- Complete the funding application in full.
- Sign the application in person or digitally.
- Submit your application with all required documents by email, to the ÖIF Integration Service for Skilled Workers or to any ÖIF Integration Center.
Who is eligible for funding?
The funding is aimed at individuals with a valid certificate of nostrification for the recognition of a degree acquired abroad in one of the following health professions.
- Physician (Human Medicine)
- Registered Nurse
- Medical-technical services with tertiary education qualifications, in particular occupational therapy, speech therapy, biomedical analytics, radiologic technology, orthoptics, physiotherapy, dietetics
- midwife
Which costs are eligible for funding?
As part of the funding program, tuition fees incurred during a nostrification procedure at an Austrian university or university of applied sciences can be refunded.
- The grant amounts to up to €363.36 or €726.72 per semester (depending on the amount of the prescribed tuition fee). The student union fee is non-refundable.
- Funding can be claimed for a maximum of six semesters.
- The refund will be issued retroactively, after the tuition fee has been paid.
Funding is provided in accordance with the applicable funding guidelines.
How can I submit a refund request?
- Fill out the funding application
- Sign the application in person or digitally.
- Submit your application with all required documents via email.
Anyone who has acquired vocational training or professional qualifications abroad can have them recognized or assessed in Austria. Whether and which procedure is required depends in particular on the specific profession and the qualification acquired.
The multilingual guide berufsanerkennung.at provides guidance. There you can find out if and how your education or professional qualification acquired abroad can be recognized or assessed, and which authority is responsible for the respective procedure.
The guide at www.berufsanerkennung.at will help you determine whether you need formal recognition for your profession. There you will find the responsible authority and information on available advisory services. Gather your certificates, training records, and any existing translations. Seek advice before taking any steps that may incur costs. This will help you avoid unnecessary expenses and missing documents.
The Austrian Integration Fund (ÖIF) provides support through information, guidance, advice, and financial assistance. The integration service for skilled workers advises international professionals and their families on topics such as professional recognition, German language learning, and entering the workforce, and refers them to the relevant specialist agencies for further questions.
The Austrian Integration Fund (ÖIF) offers two funding programs in the area of professional recognition:
- Funding for professional recognition: Depending on the procedure, fees for recognition or evaluation, costs for sworn or certified translations, and administrative fees can be reimbursed. Additionally, examination fees for German language proficiency tests for physicians, dentists, and pharmacists can be subsidized.
- Refund of tuition fees: Under certain conditions, individuals undergoing the recognition process for certain health professions can have tuition fees already paid at Austrian universities or universities of applied sciences refunded.
Funding is provided in accordance with the applicable funding guidelines.