Recognition of Foreign Professional Qualifications Act
- Estonia
- 09/02/2008
- Raidla Lejins & Norcous
On 19 June 2008, the Riigikogu adopted the Recognition of Foreign Professional Qualifications Act. The act establishes the bases, conditions and procedure for recognition of foreign professional qualifications. The law eliminates obstacles that did not allow free movement of persons and grants persons who have acquired a professional qualification abroad the right to work in regulated professions and pursue regulated professional activities in Estonia. Recognition of an applicant’s professional qualification allows the person to work in regulated professions in Estonia. The scope of the new act is wider than the prior act, allowing temporary employment in Estonia without having to undergo a procedure for gaining recognition of foreign professional qualifications. The act entered into force on 1 July 2008.
