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Qualification Recognition Authority Finder

Choose a target country and the purpose of your question to open the official recognition starting point instead of relying on an unofficial equivalency blog.

Reviewed 19 August 2026No account required

Use this workflow to identify which body should answer a qualification-recognition question instead of relying on a generic equivalency claim from a third-party article.

No account required.

Define the purpose first

Recognition for university admission, general academic comparability, immigration, employment and entry to a regulated profession can follow different routes even for the same degree.

Verify the awarding institution

Recognition normally begins with the legal/recognised status of the awarding institution and qualification in its home system. Use an official national registry, ENIC-NARIC route, WHED-linked source or destination authority where appropriate.

The authority can still defer to the university or regulator

A comparability statement does not automatically create admission or professional licensing rights. The receiving university or profession regulator can apply additional criteria.

Verify the governing ruleThis page explains a planning method, not a universal licensing rule. If your credential has a mandatory total, category, provider, or reporting rule, use the issuing authority as the final source.
Important: This is a planning aid. Universities, scholarship providers, immigration authorities, recognition bodies and professional regulators control their own decisions and changing requirements.