Making an Application

The first stage in making an application for recognition of a foreign qualification is to download and complete a copy of the application form:

Application Form

Important

When submitting an application, it must include the documentation outlined in Section 1 of the application form.
Incomplete applications will be returned.
Please ensure that you send certified documentation and not original documents. This is to avoid any risk of the documents getting lost in transit.
Please note that as certified documents are requested, documentation submitted in support of applications will not be returned.
A completed application should be posted to the address on the form.

Please note the Qualifications Recognition Service does not operate a public office or a call-in service.

If you are having difficulty completing the application form you may call us on 01- 9058227 or submit a query via the Contact Us page on: www.qqi.ie. Appointments will be granted where necessary.

Information Leaflets

Our information leaflet describes the qualifications recognition system in Ireland. The leaflet is available in the following languages:

English	Polish	Latvian
Lithuanian	Russian	Slovak

The recognition service is free of charge, therefore there is no fee associated with an application. However, there is a cost associated with translating documents, if necessary.Qualifications Recognition does not provide a translation service, nor do we recommend translators. One may search for such services online or in a telephone directory.

Assessment process

Once a completed application is received, you are issues with a reference number by email. It takes approximately twelve weeks for an assessment to be completed, although where possible, applications are closed sooner. Once, a decision has been reached, a statement of comparability is issued by post to the award holder.

Statement of comparability

This statement contains information on the status of the awarding body in the country where the award is attained. If the award is made by a recognised awarding body, the statement includes advice on the comparability of the award in Ireland by comparing it to a level on the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ).

Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003

When your application form is received, we create a computer record in your name which contains the information you have supplied. This record is used solely in dealing with your application. Such information held on computer is subject to rights and obligations set out in the Data Protection Acts, 1988 and 2003. You are entitled under these Acts to obtain at any time, a copy of information about you which is kept on computer.

In accordance with the retention policy of the Authority, applicants have nine months from the date of issue of this advice letter to query the advice contained therein, after which point the applicants’ file will be deleted and all documentation submitted in support of the application will be shredded.

Review Process

If you are dissatisfied with the advice provided by Qualifications Recognition, you are entitled to request a review of your recognition application. Please click on the following link to read more

Review Process

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