Credential Recognition

Thinking Regionally to Compete Globally- A Presentation in Guatemala on the Regional Migration Study Group

Tackling Brain Waste among Immigrant Professionals: Initiatives to Improve the Recognition of Foreign Qualifications

This event marked the release of MPI's final project report on international cooperation for the mutual recognition of foreign credentials. Report authors were joined by government professionals and the CEO of Upwardly Global.

Skilled Immigrants in the Global Economy: Prospects for International Cooperation on Recognition of Foreign Qualifications

Mutual recognition agreements reduce credential barriers for skilled immigrants, but professional autonomy and political fragmentation limit their scope and reach.

Pensando Regionalmente para Competir Globalmente: Aprovechar la Migración y el Capital Humano en Estados Unidos, México y Centroamérica

La reforma migratoria de EE.UU. con visas flexibles y legalización, apoyada por inversión regional en capital humano, es clave para la competitividad de toda la región.

Recognizing Foreign Qualifications: Emerging Global Trends

Rising temporary migration is outpacing traditional licensing frameworks globally, and partial recognition models show promise but risk stranding migrants in limbo for years.

Skills, Professional Regulation, and International Mobility in the Engineering Workforce

Engineering credential recognition remains fragmented worldwide, and mutual recognition initiatives have made slow progress, with poorly understood impacts on mobility.

Tackling Brain Waste: Strategies to Improve the Recognition of Immigrants’ Foreign Qualifications

Foreign professionals remain excluded from licensed occupations by real skills gaps—not just poor information—demanding more affordable and flexible retraining in immigrant-receiving countries.

Thinking Regionally to Compete Globally: A New View on Migration and Human Capital for the United States, Mexico, and Central America

A panel discussion for the release of the Regional Migration Study Group's final report, featuring high-level former U.S., Mexican, and Guatemalan government officials.

Credential Recognition in the United States for Foreign Professionals

The patchwork U.S. credential recognition system places the steepest barriers on foreign-trained physicians, wasting human capital as doctor shortages intensify.

Thinking Regionally to Compete Globally: Leveraging Migration & Human Capital in the U.S., Mexico, and Central America

Shifting demographics and slowing emigration from Mexico and Central America demand a new U.S. regional strategy, this final report of the Regional Migration Study Group makes clear.