The Central Office for the Equivalence of Foreign Education (Zentralstelle für ausländisches Bildungswesen) is responsible for checking all foreign diplomas and, based on the results of the assessment, issues an official certificate of recognition of higher education in Germany. Such a certificate allows its owner to get a job in Germany and obtain a residence permit. You can read more about diploma evaluation at this page of the ZAB website. The site is available in German, English and Ukrainian.
Go to diploma assessment application page. The assessment process takes approximately two months. If you have an employment contract with a German employer and you need to evaluate a diploma for a blue card (EU Blue Card or Blaue Karte EU), then the period can be reduced to about two weeks.
Diploma evaluation costs 200 euros for the first diploma and 100 euros for all subsequent diplomas. Payment can only be made by bank transfer to a ZAB account in Germany. Payment by credit card, PayPal or other options is not possible. If you are unable to pay by bank transfer, we can help you with this. To do this, write to us at info@wepsa.de.
For the assessment of higher education, it is usually necessary to send the following documents to ZAB by regular mail:
Application completed on the ZAB website, printed and signed.
A notarized copy of the diploma (you do not need to send the original diploma)
A notarized copy of the Diploma Supplement (The Diploma Supplement usually contains a list of subjects and grades)
Regular (not notarized) copy of the certificate of secondary education (certificate of school education)
Copy of passport