Ukrainian medical student fights for recognition in Germany

Krystyna Artiuschchenko, a 27-year-old medical student from Charkiw, Ukraine, has embarked on a challenging journey to prove her qualification as a doctor and work in Germany. Her life was fundamentally changed on February 24, 2022, when Russia attacked Ukraine. At that point, she was just four months before completing her studies and planned to continue studying to Germany. After the attack, she traveled via Poland to German Blaubeuren after her father had brought her and her sister to the border, but was not allowed to leave.

in Blaubeuren, Krystyna received contact with her landlords from a clinic. First she was allowed to take care of her knowledge of German. She endeavored to have her medical studies recognized in Germany, but only received repeated consolidations. The district government of Düsseldorf, responsible for recognition, reported that the process has stalled. Krystyna needed a work curriculum for recognition, which she could only receive directly from her university in Kharkiw. Due to the difficult situation in Ukraine, it was a big challenge for her to travel there again to pick up the document, especially since the university may no longer exist.

challenges in professional recognition

Despite her completed studies and a diploma, Krystyna can only do auxiliary work in Germany, while she has the necessary knowledge to work as a doctor. The district government referred her to your website for information on the documents required. Other refugees Ukrainians face similar difficulties in recognizing their academic achievements. Krystyna has already stored her third state examination in Ukraine and is under pressure to promote the recognition process in Germany. She has contacted the Medical Association and University of Vienna to continue her studies in Austria, where she could repeat her practical year and can complete her studies after about a year. The plan provides for starting in Austria in September if everything goes as intended.

According to the information of the Federal Government have refugee people from Ukraine to work in Germany if you want. A residence permit from the immigration office includes a work permit. The recognition of foreign professional qualifications is required for certain professional groups, which also includes doctors. The federal government and countries are committed to accelerating the recognition process for Ukrainian professional qualifications and making them more uniform. While no recognition is required for not regulated professions, applications for recognition must be submitted to the responsible body in Germany.