Hlavní informace
The Education Act provides for two ways of recognising a document of education from a foreign school in the Czech Republic:
- the issuance of a certificate of recognition of the equivalence of a foreign certificate in the Czech Republic and
- a decision on the recognition of the validity - nostrification - of a foreign certificate in the Czech Republic.
The issuance of a certificate of recognition of the equivalence of a foreign certificate in the Czech Republic applies to cases where the certificate from a foreign school has an equivalent status to a certificate issued by a primary, secondary or higher vocational school in the Czech Republic on the basis of an international treaty on the mutual recognition of educational documents.
Conversely, the nostrification of a foreign certificate is carried out in the case where the Czech Republic does not have an international treaty on the mutual recognition of education documents with the relevant state where the foreign school operates. For more information on this case, see the serviceRecognition of foreign education (nostrification) provided by a foreign school in agreement with the Ministry.
The Czech Republic currently has agreements on the recognition of the equivalence of foreign certificates with Hungary, Germany (the agreement applies only to school-leaving certificates for access to university), Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia (the agreement applies only to school-leaving certificates). Holders of documents covered by the above agreements can use them directly in the Czech Republicwithout having to submit a certificate of recognition of foreign education issued by a regional office in the Czech Republic or the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (or the Ministry of the Interior or the Ministry of Defence).
If the holder of the foreign document still considers it appropriate or necessary, he/she may apply to the relevant recognition authority – the regional office, or the Ministry of Defence, Ministry of the Interior – for recognition of the foreign education. If the application fulfils all the requirements, the competent recognition authority is then obliged to grant the application and issue a certificate of recognition. The recognition body may require evidence of the content and scope of the courses taught, if not evident from the document submitted, and other particulars. The issuance of the certificate is subject to the payment of an administrative fee.
In the case of recognition of a certificate from a foreign school in the field of police and fire protection, the Ministry of the Interior is competent to issue a decision, and in the case of recognition of a certificate from a foreign school in the field of the military, the Ministry of Defence is competent to issue a decision. For more information on this case, see the service Recognition of foreign certificates (nostrification) in the field of the police, fire protection and the military.
Týká se vás to pokud
You are a graduate of a foreign primary, secondary or higher vocational school in a country with which the Czech Republic has an international treaty on the mutual recognition of education documents and you need your certificate to be recognised in the Czech Republic.
Kdy službu řešit
You can apply for a certificate of equivalence of foreign education at any time after obtaining proof of primary or secondary education from a foreign school.
Vyřízení služby
Co potřebujete pokud službu řešíte
If you want to have proof of the equivalence of your school certificate issued by a school in Hungary, Germany, Poland, Slovakia or Slovenia (only these countries have an agreement with the Czech Republic), you can apply for a certificate of recognition of equivalence.
You can usually find a sample application form on the website of the local regional office:
The application must be accompanied by the original certificate or a certified copy. If the content and scope of the subjects taught is not clear from the foreign certificate, you must also submit the framework educational content of the field in which you received your education.
Kde a jak službu řešit
You apply for the certificate of equivalence of foreign education at the regional office of the place of your permanent residence or, if you are a foreigner, your place of residence. If the local jurisdiction of the regional office cannot be determined by the place of your permanent residence for the certificate – in the case of a foreigner, by the place of your residence – this is governed by the place of submission of the application.
You can deliver the application to the address of the regional office by post or in person to the mail room.
Kolik budete platit
The application is subject to a fee of CZK 3,000, which must be paid to the relevant regional office.
Doplňující informace
Jaký má služba benefit
You can use the certificate of recognition of the equivalence of your school-leaving certificate as a job applicant or for admission to higher levels of education; this recognition therefore gives your school-leaving certificate from a foreign school in the Czech Republic the same validity as a school leaving certificate from a Czech school.
Možnosti odvolání
You can file an appeal through the regional office that decided on the application. The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports decides on the appeal against a decision on an application for a certificate of recognition of the equivalence of a foreign certificate in the Czech Republic.
Legislativa
Sankce
None
Časté dotazy
Where can I find a list of countries with which the Czech Republic has an agreement on the mutual recognition of education documents?
Who can help me with the translation of my certificate and other documents for nostrification?
An officially certified translation of the above documents into Czech must be made by an interpreter registered in the Czech Republic in the list of experts and interpreters. The list of court interpreters is available on the website of the Ministry of Justice (experts and interpreters). A translation into Czech is not required for a document drawn up in the Slovak language.