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Work as a nurse in Belgium with a foreign diploma
Foreign nursing diploma: Belgian title, recognition, B2 or B1 by qualification, CCPS and translations to prepare for the healthcare visa.
Understand the processIdentify the Belgian nursing title
Link to this sectionState the intended title and diploma country. The competent Community handles recognition; FPS Public Health processes the professional visa. An employer may help prepare the file, but its agreement does not replace those decisions. Clarify the training and placement records required for your route.
B2 or B1: confirm before booking a test
Link to this sectionFor evidence through a language certificate, the FPS distinguishes B2 for bachelor-level nurses responsible for general care and B1 for brevet-qualified nurses. Confirm your Belgian category. The certificate must assess the required skills; translating your diploma does not prove your personal language level.
Plan records from countries where you practised
Link to this sectionIf you worked in several countries, list the authorities issuing good-standing certificates. For the visa, the FPS requests a certificate from each foreign country of practice, no more than three months old. Coordinate receipt, translation and filing; a translation date does not renew the certificate.
Documents to prepare
- Complete nursing diploma and useful transcripts
- Internship, experience or professional-practice records if requested
- Consistent identity records and, where useful, proof of professional standing
- Sworn translation of the records read for the visa, approval and access to the title
Steps to follow
Identify the nursing title you are targeting
Start by defining which Belgian function or title you actually want to exercise.
Open the foreign-diploma route with the FPS Public Health
Check the visa/approval route before stacking secondary records.
Assemble the academic and practice evidence
Gather the diploma, transcripts, placements, experience records and coherent identity documents.
Translate the core records that will actually be read
Translate what will be re-read for the visa, approval and access to the profession, not just what is easy to scan.
Good to know
Guides
On the same topic
Other steps to prepare. Diplomas and equivalence.
Belgian healthcare visa: which B2 or C1 language proof?
Identify the language level and accepted evidence for a healthcare visa.
Healthcare good standing and CCPS certificates in Belgium
Identify the CCPS issuer and the certificate date needed for your application.
Foreign diploma for a healthcare profession in Belgium
Prepare diploma, language evidence and good standing for practice in Belgium.
For your application
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Frequently asked questions
+−Is a translated nursing diploma enough to work?
+−Is the generic regulated-profession guide enough?
+−Do internships and experience records need translation too?
+−Can professional-standing records matter?
+−Does this guide also cover doctors and pharmacists?
Official source
Official sources used
The references below are the public sources used to document this page. The competent authority always retains the final decision.
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