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Late repatriates; application for recognition of an examination and certificate of competence for agricultural occupation
The recognition of certificates and qualifications of late repatriates in Bavaria for agricultural professions without training courses in the higher education sector must be applied for.
Forms
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Antrag auf Gleichwertigkeitsfeststellung nach dem Berufsqualifikationsfeststellungsgesetz (BQFG), Bayerischen Berufsqualifikationsfeststellungsgesetz (BayBQFG) und Bundesvertriebenengesetz (BVFG)
This form can be submitted electronically (e.g. via a secure contact form using your user account with login via the electronic ID function or the ELSTER certificate) or handwritten and signed in paper form to the responsible authority.
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Procedure details
Description
According to § 10 Para. 1 of the Federal Expellees Act (BVFG), examinations and certificates of qualification that ethnic German repatriates took or acquired up to 8 May 1945 in the territory of the German Reich according to the territorial status as of 31 December 1937 are to be recognized.
Pursuant to § 10 Para. 2 BVFG, examinations and certificates of qualification that ethnic German repatriates have taken or acquired in the resettlement areas are to be recognized if they are equivalent to the corresponding examinations or certificates of qualification in the area of application of the Basic Law.
Pursuant to § 7 para. 2 BVFG, § 10 shall also apply mutatis mutandis to the spouse and descendants of ethnic German repatriates who do not meet the requirements of § 4 para. 1 or 2 BVFG but who have left the resettlement areas by way of the admission procedure.
Required documents
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Declaration that no application has been made in any other Land to date
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Certificate of Competencyas a copy of the original and a translation
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evidence of relevant professional activities carried out before and after the final examination
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Workbookin the original and translation as a copy
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Resume
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Proof of membership of the group of persons entitled to submit applicationsID card for displaced persons (AB Vertriebene)
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Birth certificateon changing the name
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Marriage certificateon changing the name
Fees
No costs are charged for ethnic German repatriates within the meaning of the Federal Expellee Act.
Deadlines
The application is not subject to any deadlines.
Legal bases
Related issues
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Agricultural and domestic science professions; application for determination of equivalence of professional qualifications
You can have the equivalence of foreign (non-academic) agricultural vocational training with a comparable German occupation (e.g. farmer, animal farmer, gardener, housekeeper) confirmed.
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Foreign professional qualifications; advice on recognition
In order to be optimally prepared for a recognition procedure at a recognition body, it is strongly recommended that you seek advice from a recognition counseling center beforehand.
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Forestry professions; application for determination of equivalence of professional qualificationsYou can have the equivalence of foreign (non-academic) forestry vocational training confirmed with a comparable German profession.
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Late repatriates; application for admission
In principle, you can only be admitted to Germany as an ethnic German resettler if you leave your resettlement area as part of the admission procedure. Please note that you must always submit your application from the resettlement area.
Status: 17.04.2025
Editorial responsibility Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft, Forsten und Tourismus
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