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Fee notification

German: Gebührenbescheid

A fee notification is an official letter from an authority concerning administrative costs, for example costs for the . A fee notification states the authority's services and the costs.

Follow-up application

German: Folgeantrag
Also: Nachfolgeantrag, Wiederaufnahmeantrag

A follow-up application is a new , made following a . Here the checks whether the have been compensated for by the refresher training.

If the substantial differences have been compensated for, the competent authority determines the full recognition.

Freedom of establishment

German: Niederlassungsfreiheit

The right for citizens of the European Union (EU) to work independently and permanently in another EU country. These individuals are permitted to have a . They are also permitted to work independently in commercial, or .

Freedom of establishment in a in Germany is only possible with of a foreign . This applies for example to medical practitioners.
If individuals only want to work in Germany for a specific period of time, they need no . The services then applies.

Freedom to provide services

German: Dienstleistungsfreiheit

The freedom to provide services permits individuals who are independently providing services in a country of the European Union (EU) to also provide these in every other country of the EU. However, this only applies to independent activities. These are independent commercial, or which are offered to others. The freedom to provide services applies only to temporary and occasional activities. It is not a permanent option and does not apply to salaried employees. This is governed by the .

The activity only needs to be reported beforehand in writing to the competent authority in Germany for such as medical practitioner.

Those wishing to work independently in Germany must go through of their in Germany. This also applies to salaried individuals.

Full-time vocational school

German: Berufsfachschule

Full-time vocational school is a type of school providing vocational education. In a full-time vocational school, pupils are able to train in an entirely school-based training occupation.
Other courses are also available at a full-time vocational school in which, for example, only parts of the vocational education and training are taught.