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title: Application
url: "https://www.ihk-fosa.de/en/antrag/"
date: 2025-03-05
modified: 2025-03-21
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# Application

1. [Home](https://www.ihk-fosa.de/en/)
2. [Application](https://www.ihk-fosa.de/en/antrag/)

   ### When you're sure that IHK FOSA is the competent body for your recognition procedure

- You can submit an application
- Applications are usually submitted digitally
- Please submit initial applications for recognition using the standard procedure. Companies can apply for accelerated recognition procedures via the foreigners authority at their place of residence. In case you already have received a decision on partial recognition, you can submit a follow-up application.

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  [  ![Von zwei Fingern in Pyramidenform aufgestapelte Wuerfelbloecke, auf denen Business-Icons zu sehen sind](https://www.ihk-fosa.de/_assets/processed/xLHzTQt0ILKiUHXU4MvpLO_SQML0HllJdVXLw8dI1_Y/q:85/c:7039.4062499999:4345.3124999999:fp:0.5:0.5/rt:force/w:336/h:207/fn:Y3NtX1d1ZXJmZWxfMl9GaW5nZXJfc3QuX1ZlcmYuaVN0b2NrLTEzOTUxMjM2OTJfZmQzOTZiZDMxOQ:t/cb:7d02cd310543eb98ac76a69eba50e5ba921d10a3/bG9jYWw6L2ZpbGVhZG1pbi91c2VyX3VwbG9hZC9XdWVyZmVsXzJfRmluZ2VyX3N0Ll9WZXJmLmlTdG9jay0xMzk1MTIzNjkyLmpwZw) ### Application standard procedure

Skilled workers with place of residence in Germany or abroad having acquired a professional qualification from abroad can apply for an equivalence procedure using the standard procedure.

   To the application form

 ](https://www.ihk-fosa.de/en/antrag/standard-verfahren/) [  ![](https://www.ihk-fosa.de/_assets/processed/i09pZZJFgLBwtpUMUAVYg1uju-fv2M4sA-O19I4jKpo/q:85/c:659.74499999999:407.24999999999:fp:0.5:0.5/rt:force/w:336/h:207/fn:Y3NtX1d1ZXJmZWxfYmVzY2hsLlYuaVN0b2NrLTE2MTgxMDIyMDdfNGU2MGY3ZjMxMA:t/cb:33501f19867c1a6ffc8ffceb2780b15fd0592c3c/bG9jYWw6L2ZpbGVhZG1pbi91c2VyX3VwbG9hZC9XdWVyZmVsX2Jlc2NobC5WLmlTdG9jay0xNjE4MTAyMjA3LmpwZw) ### Accelerated recognition procedure

An accelerated recognition procedure can **only** be applied for **by an employer at the foreigners authority at the companies residence**!

Applying directly to IHK FOSA is not possible.

   To the application form

 ](https://www.ihk-fosa.de/en/antrag/beschleunigtes-verfahren/) [  ![Drei Holzwürfel mit Symbolen, aufeinander gestapelt](https://www.ihk-fosa.de/_assets/processed/yUMuKz1zh2dHk301ZZlMZuCRbVcl5c6-eodm000rbF4/q:85/c:4932.5962499999:3044.8125:fp:0.5:0.5/rt:force/w:336/h:207/fn:Y3NtX0hvbHp3dWVyZmVsYmxvY2tfRkFfaVN0b2NrLTE5MTQwNTgzNTNfNjJlOWI5NGRhNw:t/cb:f6e03bdea3f3d62992c311719d66230e88fd61b9/bG9jYWw6L2ZpbGVhZG1pbi91c2VyX3VwbG9hZC9Ib2x6d3VlcmZlbGJsb2NrX0ZBX2lTdG9jay0xOTE0MDU4MzUzLmpwZw) ### Follow-up application

Do you already have received a notification of partial equivalence from IHK FOSA?

Then you can submit a follow-up application after having completed the adaptation qualification.

   To the application form

 ](https://www.ihk-fosa.de/en/antrag/folgeantrag/)