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Nursing professions; application for permission to use the professional title for foreign professional qualifications
If you would like to work in Germany under the protected professional title "Pflegefachmann/-frau", "Gesundheits- und Kinderkrankenpfleger/-in" or "Altenpfleger/-in", you need a permit.
Online services & Forms
Online services
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Ausländische Ausbildung als Pflegefachmann/Pflegefachfrau - Antrag auf AnerkennungYou can apply online for recognition of foreign training as a nurse specialist.
Forms
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Antrag auf Erlaubnis zum Führen der Berufsbezeichnung in einem Pflegefachberuf bei einer im Ausland absolvierten Ausbildung
This form can be submitted electronically (e.g. via a secure contact form using your user account with login via the electronic ID function or the ELSTER certificate) or handwritten and signed in paper form to the responsible authority.
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Ärztliche Bescheinigung über die gesundheitliche Eignung für den Beruf
This form can be submitted electronically (e.g. via a secure contact form using your user account with login via the electronic ID function or the ELSTER certificate) or handwritten and signed in paper form to the responsible authority.
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Kostenübernahmeerklärung
This form can be submitted electronically (e.g. via a secure contact form using your user account with login via the electronic ID function or the ELSTER certificate) or handwritten and signed in paper form to the responsible authority.
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Vollmacht
This form can be submitted electronically (e.g. via a secure contact form using your user account with login via the electronic ID function or the ELSTER certificate) or handwritten and signed in paper form to the responsible authority.
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Procedure details
Description
You need a license if you want to work under the protected professional title of nursing specialist in the Federal Republic of Germany.
The use of the professional title is subject to authorization, but not the professional activity itself. By protecting the professional title, the practice of the respective profession is also indirectly protected to a certain extent, as qualified healthcare professionals are generally employed for qualified healthcare work. For individual healthcare professions, the activity as such is also protected in addition to the professional title: In the field of nursing professionals, certain activities are reserved for holders of the license (so-called reserved activities) and the same applies accordingly to the use of the professional title of healthcare and children's nurse or geriatric nurse.
Requirements
The most important requirements are that you have fully completed your vocational or university education (proof) and passed the final examination.
Required documents
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The following documents are required:
- Proof of the equivalence of your level of training or knowledge according to the German training and examination regulations applicable to the respective profession
- on separate request of the recognition body:
- Language certificate level GER B2
- Certificate of good conduct
- medical certificate
Further information can be found in the information sheets on the website of the Bavarian State Office for Nursing (see "Further links").
Proceedings
In Bavaria, the State Office for Nursing (LfP) is centrally responsible for issuing the professional license. You must apply to the Landesamt für Pflege (LfP) for a professional license together with the required documents.
Information on the documents to be submitted can be found in the application forms below; further information can be obtained from the LfP or from advice centers (see "Further links").
Fees
The costs range from EUR 40 to EUR 500 depending on the individual case.
Those interested in recognition who only have limited financial resources of their own can apply for a grant for professional recognition. It is also possible to receive financial support for any adaptation measures. Information on applying for the recognition grant can be found under "Further links"
Deadlines
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Special notes
The government of Upper Franconia is exclusively responsible for recognizing nursing assistants (not specialists).
Appeal
Administrative court action
Related links
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Dolmetscher- und Übersetzerdatenbank der LandesjustizverwaltungenDolmetscher/innen und Übersetzer/innen suchen
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Finanzielle Hilfen - AnerkennungszuschussAnerkennungsinteressierte können einen Zuschuss für die Berufsanerkennung und Förderungen für etwaige Anpassungsmaßnahmen beantragen.
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Anerkennung in DeutschlandFederal Government information portal on the recognition of foreign professional qualifications
Related issues
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Foreign professional qualifications; advice on recognition
In order to be optimally prepared for a recognition procedure at a recognition body, it is strongly recommended that you seek advice from a recognition counseling center beforehand.
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Foreign school-leaving qualification; application for recognition
The Certificate Recognition Office at the State Office for Schools evaluates general school-leaving certificates from abroad or from another federal state if a vocational school or university in Bavaria cannot decide independently on the admission of a person.
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Healthcare professions; application for permission to use the professional title
If you want to work in Germany under a protected professional title in a healthcare profession, you need a license.
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Industrial-technical and commercial professions; applying for recognition of a foreign qualification
You can apply for recognition of an industrial-technical and commercial profession that is not regulated in Bavaria.
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Nursing assistant; application for recognition of foreign vocational training
You can have a school/professional qualification in nursing assistance acquired abroad checked for equivalence with the Bavarian vocational training for "Nursing assistant (geriatric care)" or "Nursing assistant (nursing)".
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Social pedagogical and social care professions; applying for recognition of a foreign qualification
If you would like to work permanently in Bavaria in a specific socio-educational and social care profession, you can apply for recognition of your foreign qualification.
Status: 24.11.2024
Editorial responsibility Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Gesundheit, Pflege und Prävention
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