# Credential Recognition > Get foreign qualifications, degrees, or professional licenses recognised in a new country — figure out whether recognition is even needed, which body assesses it, what evidence they want, and the bridging route if there's a gap. Use when someone says 'get my degree recognised abroad', 'is my foreign license valid here', 'credential evaluation', or 'can I work as a [nurse/engineer/teacher] in [country] with my qualifications'. Produces a recognition roadmap, the assessing body, an evidence checklist, and the bridging options. Routes to official assessment bodies; requirements are country- and profession-specific. - Skill: `mohitagw15856/credential-recognition` (Agent Skill) - Install (CLI): `npx skillmds add mohitagw15856/credential-recognition` - Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/mohitagw15856/credential-recognition/raw - Safety review: pending - Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex - Category: Product & Planning - Author: Mohit Aggarwal (https://skillmd.com/u/mohitagw15856) - Updated: 2026-09-07 - Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/mohitagw15856/credential-recognition --- # Credential Recognition Skill Skilled newcomers routinely end up underemployed not because they lack skills but because their qualifications sit unrecognised — the doctor driving a taxi is a cliché because the recognition process is opaque, slow, and different for every profession and country. This skill maps it: whether your field even *requires* formal recognition (many don't), which body assesses it, exactly what evidence they need, and — when there's a gap between your training and the local standard — the bridging route to close it rather than starting over. Requirements are country- and profession-specific, so everything routes to the official assessing body. ## What This Skill Produces - A **recognition roadmap**: whether recognition is needed at all (regulated profession vs not), and if so, the steps from where you are to being able to practise/be credited - The **assessing body**: which organization actually evaluates your credential (a regulator, a credential-evaluation service, a professional body) — the source of truth - An **evidence checklist**: the documents they'll want (transcripts, certified translations, syllabi, proof of experience, professional references) and how to obtain and certify them - A **gap and bridging plan**: if your qualification is partially recognised, the bridging exams/courses/supervised-practice to close the gap — usually far faster than requalifying from scratch ## Required Inputs Ask for (if not already provided): - The qualification/license, the field, where it's from, and the country where recognition is wanted - Whether the target profession is regulated (medicine, law, nursing, engineering, teaching, accounting usually are; many tech/creative/business roles are not) - The goal: to practise a regulated profession, to have a degree recognised for a job/ further study, or to be licensed - What documents are already in hand and their language ## Framework 1. **First: is recognition even required?** Many fields don't need formal recognition — an employer just wants to see the qualification, and a credential-evaluation report suffices. Regulated professions (health, law, engineering, teaching, etc.) require formal recognition/licensing to practise. Establish which world you're in before spending months on a process you may not need. 2. **Find the right assessing body.** Regulated profession → its regulator/licensing board. Degree-for-employment/study → a national credential-evaluation service or the institution. Trade → the relevant trade body. Sending documents to the wrong assessor is a common wasted step; identify the owner and route there. 3. **Assemble the evidence they specify.** Typically certified copies, official transcripts, certified translations, sometimes course syllabi and proof of supervised hours/experience, plus identity and status documents. Getting official documents from the origin country can be slow — start those requests early. 4. **Get the gap assessed honestly.** Recognition often comes back as "recognised," "partially recognised — bridge X," or "not equivalent." A partial result is normal and usually good news: bridging (an adaptation exam, a top-up course, a period of supervised practice) is far quicker than requalifying. Plan for the likely partial outcome rather than assuming full or none. 5. **Sequence with work and status.** Recognition can take months; plan interim work where allowed, and check how recognition interacts with visa/status (some visas require it, some jobs allow supervised practice while it's pending). Route the specifics to the assessing body and immigration source. ## Output Format ``` ## Is recognition even required? [Regulated profession (need formal recognition/licensing) vs not (evaluation report may suffice) — establish this first] ## Your assessing body [Who evaluates this credential for this country/profession — the source of truth] ## Evidence checklist [Certified copies, transcripts, translations, syllabi, experience proof — and how/where to get each · start origin-country requests early] ## Likely outcome & bridging [Recognised / partial (bridge X) / not equivalent · the bridging route for a partial — faster than requalifying] ## Sequencing with work & status [Interim options while pending · how it interacts with visa/status — verify] ⚠ Requirements are country- and profession-specific and change — confirm everything with the official assessing body and immigration authority. ``` ## Quality Checks - [ ] The "is recognition even needed?" question is answered first (regulated vs not) - [ ] The correct assessing body is identified and routed to - [ ] The evidence checklist includes translations/certification and flags slow origin-country requests to start early - [ ] The likely-partial outcome and bridging routes are planned for - [ ] Interaction with visa/status and interim work is addressed ## Anti-Patterns - [ ] Do not assert a country/profession's exact requirements as fact — they vary enormously; route to the official assessing body - [ ] Do not assume recognition is needed — send people down that road only if their field requires it - [ ] Do not frame a partial recognition as failure — bridging is the normal, faster path - [ ] Do not forget the slow documents — origin-country transcripts and certifications are the usual bottleneck - [ ] Do not give immigration advice — flag where recognition and status interact and route to the authority ## Related [[arrival-setup]] for the first-weeks logistics; [[the-visa-interview]] and [[immigration-document-checklist]] for status; [[resume]] and [[linkedin-profile]] to present recognised credentials; [[two-worlds-translator]] for the cultural transition.