Stadtplanerliste (Register of Urban Planners) – Apply for entry as an urban planner with a foreign professional qualification
Stadtplanerliste - Eintragung als Stadtplaner/-in mit ausländischer Berufsqualifikation beantragen
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Requirements
• Equivalence of your professional qualification
The equivalence assessment determines to what extent your training certificates meet the requirements for entry in the Architektenliste (register of architects).
• Place of work Berlin
Your registered residence (Meldewohnsitz) or your place of business must be in Berlin, or your main place of employment must be located in Berlin.
• Personal suitability
There must be no reasons that speak against entry in the Stadtplanerliste (register of urban planners) (e.g. professionally relevant prior convictions).
• Professional liability insurance
If entry is made with the addition "freischaffend" (self-employed/freelance), proof of professional liability insurance must be provided.
• Translations of your documents, if applicable
If your documents are not in German, you must submit German translations of your documents. The translations must be made by translators who are publicly appointed or authorized (see "Further information").
• For online applications: registration/sign-up on the portal of the Architektenkammer Berlin (Berlin Chamber of Architects)
Documents you need
• Application for entry in the Stadtplanerliste (list of urban planners) in Berlin
You can submit the application either online, or you can use the form and submit the application in writing by post.
• If you apply using the form, please note: application variant 2.1 „Antrag gem. § 4 Absatz 1 ABKG (Ersteintragung)" ("Application pursuant to § 4 paragraph 1 ABKG (initial registration)") applies to you. Please follow the attachments listed there. Proof of two years of professional practice and proof of 70 units of continuing education are not required in your case.
• Geburtsurkunde (birth certificate) (copy)
Please submit a copy of your birth certificate when you submit the application.
• Proof of responsibility for the State of Berlin
e.g. a copy of the lease agreement for your place of business in the State of Berlin, or a copy of the Meldebescheinigung (registration certificate) for your residence in the State of Berlin, or confirmation from your employer of your place of employment in the State of Berlin
• Proof of your professional qualification
(e.g. certificates, professional qualification certificate)
• Proof of the content and duration of your training
(e.g. Diploma Supplement, Transcript of Records), proof of continuing education, and certificates of professional practice
• If the use of the professional title is regulated by law in the country where you trained: confirmation of the professional requirements for access to the use of the professional title
The confirmation for recognition of the professional qualification is issued in EU member states, or in states treated as equivalent under EU law, by competent authorities or contact points. Please submit a corresponding confirmation from the country where you trained.
• If the use of the professional title is not regulated by law in the country where you trained: proof of at least one year of professional activity
In addition to at least one year of activity in the professional duties of the field, you must hold one or more certificates of competence or training.
• Führungszeugnis (certificate of good conduct) for submission to an authority service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/120926/
• If applicable, a Zeugnisbewertung (certificate evaluation) from the Zentralstelle für ausländisches Bildungswesen (ZAB, Central Office for Foreign Education) zab.kmk.org/de/zeugnisbewertung
The certificate evaluation describes your foreign higher education qualification and confirms its professional and academic applicability.
Forms
• Application for entry in the list of urban planners (Stadtplanerliste) www.ak-berlin.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Mitglied/250703_AKB_F
Fees
155.00 euros: entry in the Stadtplanerliste (list of urban planners)
• additional costs may apply for further official actions by the Architektenkammer Berlin (Berlin Chamber of Architects)
Legal basis
• Berliner Architekten- und Baukammergesetz (ABKG) (Berlin Architects' and Building Profession Chamber Act) § 2 gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-ArchBKGBE2006V6P2
• Berliner Architekten- und Baukammergesetz (ABKG) § 3 gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-ArchBKGBE2006V6P3
• Berliner Architekten- und Baukammergesetz (ABKG) § 4 gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-ArchBKGBE2006V6P4
• Berufsordnung der Architektenkammer Berlin (professional code of conduct of the Berlin Chamber of Architects) § 5 No. 1 www.ak-berlin.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Faltblaetter/Berufsor
• Verordnung über die Erhebung von Gebühren durch die Architektenkammer Berlin (ordinance on the levying of fees by the Berlin Chamber of Architects) § 2 para. 1 No. 1 www.ak-berlin.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Regelwerke/Gebuehreno
Processing time
within 3 months if the documents are complete; the deadline can be extended once
Further information
• Information on entry in the register of architects and urban planners (Architektenkammer Berlin (Chamber of Architects Berlin)) www.ak-berlin.de/architektenkammer-berlin/mitgliedermitglied
• Information on the Versorgungswerk (pension scheme) (Architektenkammer Berlin (Chamber of Architects Berlin)) www.architektenversorgung-berlin.de/
• Information on the recognition of foreign professional qualifications (Recognition in Germany) www.anerkennung-in-deutschland.de/html/de/index.php
• Publicly appointed translators and interpreters in Germany (Justizportal (justice portal)) www.justiz-dolmetscher.de/Recherche/
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