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Training (2/3): having a foreign diploma recognised in France
You can have a diploma obtained in another country recognised in France.
Key points of the sheet
- The criteria are different. To study, they depend on your background and on the requirements of the training you want. To work, they depend on the job you want to do.
- Recognition is given only by the organisation where you want to study, or by the employer where you want to work.
- The certificate of comparability (attestation de comparabilité) is a document provided by the Centre Enic-Naric. Some places of education or employers ask for it. It is sometimes needed to apply for French nationality.
- First, check that your situation allows it. Prepare your documents and their official translations. Then submit your file on the Enic-Naric website.
- The fees are 20 € when you submit, then 100 € for the analysis. Asylum seekers, refugees and beneficiaries of subsidiary or temporary protection do not pay.
- You receive the answer about 4 to 6 months after your application.
- These steps concern training of more than 200 hours and jobs that are not regulated. Lawyer, doctor, architect, mechanic and hairdresser are examples of regulated jobs.
Words to know
- certificate of comparability (attestation de comparabilité)
- It is a document provided by the Centre Enic-Naric to better understand your training background abroad.
- Centre Enic-Naric
- It provides the certificate of comparability. You submit your file on its website.
- regulated jobs (métiers réglementés)
- The steps of the sheet concern jobs that are not regulated. Examples of regulated jobs: lawyer, doctor, architect, mechanic, hairdresser.
- transcripts (relevés de notes)
- They are among the documents to prepare, with their official translations.
Test yourself: 3 questions
Who provides the certificate of comparability?
In French, the language of the exam: Qui fournit l'attestation de comparabilité ?
The certificate of comparability is a document provided by the Centre Enic-Naric.
To work, who gives the recognition of the diploma?
In French, the language of the exam: Pour travailler, qui délivre la reconnaissance du diplôme ?
Recognition is given only by the organisation where you want to study, or by the employer where you want to work.
How much does the analysis of the file cost?
In French, the language of the exam: Combien coûte l'analyse du dossier ?
You pay 20 € when you submit, then 100 € for the analysis of the file.
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Source
Sheet “Formation (2/3)” of the French Ministry of the Interior: formation-civique.interieur.gouv.fr. Content published under the Etalab Open Licence 2.0. This page is a plain-language adaptation made by Hexaciv, which is not an official site: if in doubt, the ministry's text is the one that counts.
Ministry sheet read on 23 October 2026, still identical on 25 October 2026.