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Apply for recognition as a nursing assistant with professional qualifications from abroad

Have you acquired a professional qualification as a nursing assistant abroad and would like to work in that profession in Germany? You can have your foreign professional qualification officially recognized.

Detailed description

You can have a qualification as a nursing assistant from abroad officially recognized in Germany.

Your qualification must be officially recognized in the country where you completed your training. Informal or non-formal qualifications cannot be officially recognized in Germany.

 

Information

Prerequisites

  • Your foreign professional qualification is equivalent to the professional qualification in the federal state of your choice.

Documents required

  • Application form
  • CV
  • Identification document (identity card or passport)
  • Proof of your professional qualifications (e.g. certificates, professional certificates)
  • Evidence of the content and duration of your training (e.g. Diploma Supplement, Transcript of Records)
  • Evidence of professional experience in the profession
  • Evidence of other relevant qualifications
  • Have you ever applied for recognition? Please indicate the office where you submitted your application.
  • If you don't yet live or work in the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you may need to provide proof that you intend to work in that federal state in that profession. Evidence could include job applications, invitations to interviews, or a location note from the Central Service Center for Professional Recognition (ZSBA).

If your documents are not in German, you must submit German translations of them. These translations must be done by officially appointed or authorized translators.

Please note

Sometimes there are significant differences between professional qualifications. These differences are listed in your notification (adjustment measures). This notification allows you to further qualify yourself in a targeted manner. Upon successful completion of the adjustment measures, your application can be approved.

Deadlines

No

Procedure

  • You submit an application for recognition to the responsible authority in the federal state in which you wish to work.
  • You submit all necessary documents to the responsible authority. The responsible authority will inform you if further documents are required.
  • The responsible authority will examine whether your foreign professional qualification is equivalent to the professional qualification in that federal state. The responsible authority will also consider your professional experience, other qualifications, and other qualifications.
  • You will receive a notification with the outcome of the procedure.

Processing time

The competent authority will confirm receipt of your application within one month.


Once you have submitted all the required documents, you will receive a notification with the outcome within three months at the latest. In certain cases, the responsible authority may extend the process.

Fees

No

Legal remedies

Contradiction

Legal basis

Section 4 ff. Hamburg Professional Qualifications Assessment Act (HmbBQFG)


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Last updated: 13.09.2025