Conversion of state-recognized academic degrees acquired abroad by late resettlers after BVFG recognition has taken place

• You are a late repatriate
• You have obtained your university degree from a state-recognized university in a resettlement area

• Award certificate (degree)
• Translation of the award certificate by sworn interpreters
• List of subjects and grades or study book
• Translation of the index of subjects and grades by sworn interpreters
• CV
• Confirmation of registration (residence in Hamburg)
• Certificate of change of name if the name in the certificate of award differs from the name currently used
• identity card/passport
• Federal Sales IDs

No hints or special features.

In order to have the qualifications you obtained abroad checked, you must submit an application. Address this to:
Katrin.Behrendt@bwfgb.hamburg.de or Andrea.Brandenburg@bwfgb.hamburg.de .

The competent authority compares the degree you obtained abroad with the German reference degree.
The conversion procedure ends with either a positive or a negative decision.
Partial recognition is not intended.

You can submit your university degree documents to the BWFGB. As a late repatriate, you are entitled to a procedure in which it is checked whether your state-recognized academic degree acquired abroad can be converted into a German academic degree. The prerequisite is that your qualification is equivalent to a German university degree.

Contact in the BWFGB: Katrin.Behrendt@bwfgb.hamburg.de or Andrea.Brandenburg@bwfgb.hamburg.de .