Civil Engineers – License for Natural Persons
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General Information
Having passed the civil engineer's examination, successful candidates may be licensed to work as civil engineers on a self-employed basis. This licence is awarded by the Federal Minister for Digital and Economic Affairs.
Requirements
- Successfully passed examination for civil engineers;
- Legal capacity;
- No bankruptcy;
- Reliability.
Deadlines
No special deadlines need to be observed.
Competent authority
- Request: The competent Chamber of Civil Engineers (→ zt) German text where the requesting party’s firm is established.
- Decision: Federal Ministry of Labour and Economy (→ BMAW) German text
Procedure
The request may be submitted personally or in writing to the competent authority.
Required documents
- Certificate of civil engineer's examination;
- Citizenship certificate (→ österreich.gv.at)German text;
- Police certificate of good conduct (→ österreich.gv.at)German text (no more than three months old);
- Sworn declaration that no grounds for disqualification exist;
- Where applicable also documentary evidence of university degreesGerman text.
Costs and fees
- Request:
- EUR 47.30;
- attachment: EUR 3.90 per sheet.
- Official decision:
- EUR 83.60 federal fee;
- EUR 98 federal administrative levy.
Please note
Fees or taxes become due once the procedure is settled. For this purpose a payment form will be mailed to the party concerned.
Legal bases
Section 10 of the Ziviltechnikergesetz (ZTG)
Expert Information
There is no expert information available.
Link to form
Civil engineering professions – natural persons – licensingGerman text
Responsible for the content: Federal Ministry of Labour and Economy