Assessment / Pursuit of a profession

Please consider before applying:

With entry into force of the Recognition and Assessment Act, Federal Law Gazette I No. 55/2016, ENIC NARIC AUSTRIA only assesses foreign higher education qualifications for professional purposes (ie for persons with access to the Austrian labour market or the intention to work in Austria). Find out more here.
Assessment applications are processed either by way of a quick assessment or an assessment:
- The quick assessment is a facilitated assessment in accordance with § 6 para. 2 of the Recognition and Assessment Act, Federal Law Gazette I No. 55/2016. It provides an evaluation of the assessed foreign higher education qualification at a glance and is free of charge.
- Beyond the information provided in the quick assessment, the assessment includes additional information needed for the evaluation of certain foreign higher education qualifications.
The decision whether to process the application by way of a quick assessment or assessment is up to of ENIC NARIC AUSTRIA. There is no choice for applicants. For more information on application and fees see here.
The possibility to apply for an assessment requires the confirmation of the legal stay / settlement in Austria or an EU-member state by proof of an Austrian residence “Meldebestätigung” ie print-out from the Central Residence Register (ZMR) of the municipality or an equivalent from an EU-memberstate. Otherwise the application is rejected.
The assessment of foreign Higher Education qualifications does not comprise information on the use of foreign academic degrees in Austria. The use of foreign academic degrees is laid down by § 88 in conjunction with § 116 of Universities Act 2002 – UG, Federal Law Gazette I No. 120/2002.
Due to the obligation to collect statistical data by the Bildungsdokumentationsgesetz 2020 – BilDokG 2020, Federal Law Gazette I No. 55/2016 an application requests the Austrian Social Security Number (“Sozialversicherungsnummer”) respectively the “Ersatzkennzeichen” (as substitute for the Austrian Social Security Number) or the statement “I do not hold an Austrian Social Security Number (“Sozialversicherungsnummer”).”
The original of the Diploma (Degree Certificate) has to be legalized by the competent State Authorities. If the pre-check of the documents shows incomplete legalization documentation, the application is sent back to be completed. Find further details here. The original of the Diploma (Degree Certification) has to be legalized by the competent State Authorities. If the pre-evaluation of the documents assume incomplete legalization documentation, the application is sent back to be amended. Find further details here.

Applications are processed in chronological order depending on incoming payments. The average processing time period up to 8 weeks.

In order to apply for enrolment at an Austrian higher education institution, please contact directly one of these institutions:

Required documents in colour:

Graduation Diploma/Degree(s) (academic degrees) in original text with full diplomatic authentification, if explicitly required in the individual application form
Please limit the document to a maximum length of 3 pages.
Transcript of Records (List of examination subjects, Credentials, Markslist) and if available Diploma Supplement belonging to the Graduation Diploma/Degree(s)
Certified german or english translation (of a sworn translator) of Diploma/Degree(s), if explicitly required in the individual application form
Confirmation of an Austrian residence (proof of residency by ZMR-print out) or EU proof of residency which contains your physical address.
Passport or Identity Card

Optional documents:

Certificate of Change of Name (eg marriage certificate)
Secondary School Leaving Certificate
University Entrance Examination

Document formats (doc, docx, jpe, jpeg, jpg, pdf, png, rtf, tif, tiff, xls, xlsx, zip) are supported.

We prefer PDF files.

We accept files of up to 20MB.

Please upload all required documents.

Cross-Border-Study Program

For transnational studies the following documents are also required:

Transcript of records (credentials, or if available Diploma Supplement) from the foreign higher education institution
Transcript of records from the Austrian higher education institution, if involved