Overview
- Germany’s authorities issued about 86,600 positive decisions on foreign professional qualifications in 2025, roughly 10% more than in 2024 but a clear slowdown from bigger gains in 2023–24.
- A total of 102,900 recognition procedures were processed in 2025, including 76,200 new applications, representing a 7% rise in workload for authorities compared with the prior year.
- Turkey and Ukraine remained the largest source countries with about 9,800 and 8,300 recognitions respectively while Syria showed the fastest increase at 42%, and recognitions from Bosnia and Herzegovina fell sharply.
- Medical and care occupations dominated approvals with 32,000 for nursing professionals, 13,900 for physicians and 4,600 for engineers, together accounting for 58% of all recognitions.
- Officials warned that changes to Bavarian statistics limit comparability for state‑regulated professions in 2024–25, which complicates regional planning and could affect how quickly migrants and employers can match credentials to jobs.