The Swiss Red Cross (Schweizerisches Rote Kreuz – SRK) is the body that nostrifies diplomas in Switzerland for, among others, nurses, midwives, physiotherapists, paramedics, medical caregivers, electroradiologists.
The cost of nostrification ranges from 600CHF-1500CHF.
The nostrification process itself is not complicated. This mainly involves completing, translating and sending the required documents to SRK. You just have to be patient, because the entire procedure takes from 4 months to a year.
And so:
The first stage of nostrification is the so-called PRECHECK.
This stage takes place only online. On the website https://www.precheck.ch/account/login you create your account, select the options for the recognition of your diploma in your profession, SRK presents you with a list of documents that you will have to submit. At this stage, SRK very often requires a CV, diploma, supplement and identity card, but the set of these documents may differ at the precheck stage. You then send the documents translated by a sworn translator via the precheck.ch website. Then, within about 2 months, SRK analyzes the submitted documents and finally gives an answer whether the pre-check was positive or negative.
Stage II.
If PRECHECK was successful, the candidate receives information from SRK via e-mail and regular mail, along with a list of documents required at the next stage of nostrification (see the table below). The required documents should be collected in appropriate offices and institutions, then translated and sent back to SRK by regular mail. It is important not to send individual documents, but the entire package at one time. There is usually one year, and in some cases even two years, to collect all the required documents.
Additionally, at this stage, you must pay the nostrification bill and send the transfer confirmation to SRK along with the documents.
If all submitted documents are accepted by SRK, the candidate should receive a document confirming the nostrification of the diploma.