Some professions are strictly regulated in the EU, notably seven known as “sectoral” professions - doctor, nurse, dentist, midwife, pharmacist, architect, and veterinary surgeon.

Others are regulated at national level i.e., they are regulated in some countries, but not in others. Check here to see if your profession is regulated or not in the country where you wish to work:

• Regulated professions database - Regulated professions database - European Commission (europa.eu)
• Across EU: https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/work/professional-qualifications/apply-permanent-provision-services/index_en.htm

Austria:

• Recognition of professional education: https://www.bmdw.gv.at/en/Topics/Vocational-Training-and-Skills/Recognitionofprofessionaleducation.html
• Competency assessment in Austria: https://www.workinaustria.com/en/living-working/recognition-of-professional-qualifications

Belgium:

• Flanders: Healthcare professionals: https://www.naricvlaanderen.be/en/information-about-healthcare-professions

Bulgaria:

• List of regulated professions in Bulgaria: http://professio.nacid.bg/?id=32
• National Center for Information and Documentation (NACID) in Bulgaria: https://nacid.bg/en/
• Information for Ukrainian doctors and nurses: https://ukraine.gov.bg/2022/06/10/how-ukrainian-citizens-who-have-acquired-the-professional-qualification-of-doctor-or-nurse-in-ukraine-can-acquire-the-right-to-practice-their-profession-in-bulgaria/

Croatia: 

• Assistance center for information on recognition of professional qualifications: https://www.azvo.hr/en/regulated-professions

Cyprus:

• Recognition of qualifications for regulated professions: http://www.mlsi.gov.cy/mlsi/dl/dl.nsf/page4c_en/page4c_en

Czech Republic:

• Basic information about regulated professions in the Czech Republic: https://www.msmt.cz/eu-and-international-affairs/zakladni-informace-pro-zadatele

Denmark:

• About access to regulated professions: https://ufm.dk/en/education/recognition-and-transparency/regulated-professions

Estonia:

• Regulated professions in Estonia: https://harno.ee/en/recognition-qualifications/qualifications/professional-recognition#regulated-profession

Finland:

• Regulated professions in Finland: https://www.oph.fi/en/services/regulated-professions-finland

France:

• Access to regulated profession in France: https://www.guichet-qualifications.fr/en/

Germany:

• Information on procedures to recognize your foreign profession: https://www.anerkennung-in-deutschland.de/html/uk/kvalifikovani-fakhivtsi.php
• Pharmacists: https://www.abda.de/fuer-apotheker/berufsausuebung/anerkennung-der-apothekerdiplome/als-auslaendischer-apotheker-in-deutschland-arbeiten/apothekerausbildung-ausserhalb-von-europa-abgeschlossen/

Hungary:

• Recognition of foreign qualifications in Hungary: https://www.oktatas.hu/kepesitesek_elismertetese/english/recognition_of_foreign_qualifications

Ireland:

• Registration bodies for certain employments: https://enterprise.gov.ie/en/What-We-Do/Workplace-and-Skills/Employment-Permits/Employment-Permit-Eligibility/Registration-bodies-for-certain-employments/

Italy:

• Professional recognition in Italy: https://www.cimea.it/EN/pagina-riconoscimento-professionale

Latvia:

• Database of regulated professions: https://aic.lv/regdip/?lang=2

Lithuania:

• About regulated professions in Lithuania: https://kc.inovacijuagentura.lt/kcis/kontaktinis-centras/regulated-professions?lang=en

Luxembourg:

• Professional recognition for regulated professions: https://mesr.gouvernement.lu/en/demarches/reconnaissance-professionnelle.html

Netherlands:

• Working in the Netherlands with a foreign diploma: https://www.nuffic.nl/en/subjects/work-regulations/working-in-the-netherlands-with-a-foreign-diploma
• About credential evaluation in the Netherlands: https://www.idw.nl/en/to-work/

Poland:

• Recognition of professional qualifications: https://www.gov.pl/web/edukacja-i-nauka/uznawanie-kwalifikacji-zawodowych-1

Portugal:

• Recognition of professional qualifications in Portugal: https://www.dgert.gov.pt/reconhecimento-das-qualificacoes-profissionais

Romania:

• Information on continuation of studies and access to labor market for Ukrainian citizens: https://cnred.edu.ro/en/ukrainian-citizens

Slovakia:

• Recognition of foreign diplomas: https://www.minedu.sk/uznavanie-dokladov-o-vzdelani-a-odbornych-kvalifikacii-zo-zahranicia/

Slovenia:

• About professional qualifications obtained abroad: https://spot.gov.si/sl/teme/poklicne-kvalifikacije-pridobljene-v-tujini/
• Mutual recognition of professional qualifications: https://www.gov.si/teme/vzajemno-priznavanje-poklicnih-kvalifikacij/

Sweden: 

• Assistance Centre for Professional Qualifications: https://www.uhr.se/en/start/international-opportunities/working-in-another-eueea-country/assistance-centre/
• Certification of foreign teachers: https://www.skolverket.se/regler-och-ansvar/lararlegitimation-och-forskollararlegitimation/certification-for-teachers-and-preschool-teachers-with-a-foreign-teaching-degree