Updated : 10/03/2014

Professional qualifications
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Only if you want to work abroad, not for study purposes.
If you have obtained your professional qualification out of the EU, you should check with relevant authority whether you must
apply for the recognition of your professional qualifications.
Permanent stay
Temporary stay
Documents you must provide [permanent stay]
If you want to work as a physiotherapist in Belgium on a permanent basis, you must submit the following documents:
letter explaining your motivation in Dutch, French, German or English
certified copy of your original qualification(s), certificate(s) or other documents proving your
vocational training
You must ask any official authority in your home country to certify the copies
document proving your nationality (e.g. certified copy of your identity card or passport)
certificate of good conduct / result of criminal record check or extract from "judicial record" from
your country of origin or the country where you were last living.
You must submit the original certificate, which must be less than 3 months old. If it is not issued
in Dutch; French, German or English, submit a certified translation. The translation can be done by
any official certified translator in your home country
certificate, issued by the relevant authority in the country where you obtained your qualifications,
confirming that they comply with article 11 ofDirective EC/2005/36 (for qualifications obtained in the
EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland)
CV showing your relevant work experience and the countries where this took place
certificate of good conduct (original, not copy) issued by the relevant professional body (where
one exists in your country), less than 3 months old
detailed transcript of the study programme from the educational institution stating number of
hours for theoretical and practical training for each study year
title and short summary of any thesis / dissertation written to obtain your degree.
All documents must be in Dutch, French, German or English. You can submit documents in other languages, but each must be
accompanied by a certified translation, provided by an officially recognised translator in Belgium or in any other EU country,
Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.
You may be able to find an officially recognised translator by contacting- the relevant national translation body.
If the documents you submit are copies, they must be certified. You can ask any official authority in your home country to certify
the copies.
Responsible authority [permanent stay]
Federale Overheidsdienst Volksgezonheid, Veiligheid van de Voedselketen en Leefmilieu
Service Public Fdral Sant Publique, Scurit de la Chane alimentaire et Environnement
Federal Public Service - Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment
Place Victor Horta plein 40, bus/bote 10
1060 Brussel / Bruxelles
Tel.: +32 (0)2 524 97 66
Belgian Federal Public Health Service
When can you expect an answer [permanent stay]
Once you have sent your documents, the authorities have:
1 month from the time they receive your application to acknowledge receipt and ask you for
any other documents they require
4 months to take a decision after receiving all the necessary documents.
Cost [permanent stay]
Free of charge.