Stage 3 · Lesson 5 of 6
Germany: anabin and the ZAB
For an or most skilled worker permits in Germany, your degree must be recognised or comparable to a German one. Start with , the database of the Central Office for Foreign Education (). If your university is listed as "H+" and your degree type is listed as equivalent, that is often enough.
If it is not, apply to the ZAB for a , a document that says what your degree corresponds to in Germany. It takes weeks and costs a fee, so start before you apply for jobs. The has its own route: a recognised degree, or a degree recognised in your home country plus points.
Common trapassuming that because your university is famous at home, Germany will accept the degree without checking anabin first.
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Resources for this stage
Start with· follow one of these
- GuidePaidHEC degree attestation, IBCC and MOFA apostille (Pakistan)
Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan · Government fees per document
How Pakistani degrees are attested by HEC, IBCC and the Foreign Office, step by step
- ToolFreeanabin and the ZAB Statement of Comparability
Central Office for Foreign Education (ZAB), KMK
Find your university and degree in Germany's recognition database
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