Professional qualifications

Your profession may be regulated in the EU country you are moving to. Find out:

If you want to work in your new country, you may need to get your professional qualifications officially recognised before you can start practising there. Specific conditions apply depending on your profession and the length of your stay. Find out more if you are:

Before you start working, the authorities in your new country may ask you to provide certain documents, prove your language skills and possibly join a professional association. Read about:

For some regulated professions you can use an online procedure to get your professional qualifications recognised in another EU country. Read how to apply and get the European Professional Card (EPC): 

Read about working in a regulated profession as an EU citizen in the UK or a UK citizen in the EU:

Warning

This section is about getting your professional qualifications recognised to work in another EU country. It doesn't apply if you want to study in another EU country. Find out about the recognition of academic diplomas.

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Last checked: 21/03/2023
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