Applying for permission to use the professional title of health and paediatric nurse from third countries
Description
The activity as a health and paediatric nurse or health and paediatric nurse is regulated in Germany. This means that in order to be able to work as a health and paediatric nurse in Germany, you need a state permit. With this permission, you may use the professional title "Health and Paediatric Nurse" or "Health and Paediatric Nurse" and work in the profession. Even with a professional qualification from a so-called third country, you can obtain state permission from the competent authority (an authority) in Germany. Third countries are all states that do not belong to the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland. In order to obtain the permit, you must have your foreign professional qualification recognised. In the recognition procedure, the competent authority compares your professional qualification from abroad with the German professional qualification and checks the equivalence. The equivalence of the professional qualification is an important prerequisite for the granting of state permission. In addition to the equivalence of the professional qualification, you must meet other requirements for the granting of the permit. Further requirements are, for example, sufficient German language skills and health suitability. If your professional qualification comes from the EU, EEA or Switzerland, other regulations apply. You can also apply for the procedure from abroad. |
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The competent authority will tell you which documents you need to submit. Important documents are in general:
The competent authority will inform you which documents you must submit in the original or as copies. If your documents are not available in German, you must submit German translations of your documents. The translations must be made by translators who are publicly appointed or authorised. |
The procedure costs money. The competent authority will inform you about the costs. The costs generally depend on the effort for processing.
In addition, additional costs may arise (e.g. for translations, certifications or compensatory measures). These costs vary from person to person.
None.
Sometimes documents are still missing in the procedure. The competent authority will then inform you by when you must submit the documents.
§§ 1 para. 1, 40, 43, 58 para. 1 PflBG
§ 43 ff. PflAPrV
§ 66a Abs. 1 PflBG in conjunction with §§ 1 Abs. 1 Nr. 2, 2 Abs. 3 KrPflG
§ 20b, 20c KrPflAPrV
§ 10 Federal Expellees Act
- Equivalence Notice
In the licensing procedure, equivalence is also checked (recognition procedure). You can apply for a separate notification for the result of the examination.
- Electronic application
You can also submit your application electronically.
- Procedure for ethnic German repatriates
As a Spätaussiedler, you can go through the recognition procedure either according to the law mentioned here or according to the Federal Expellees Act. You can decide for yourself. Your competent body will advise you on this.
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training
(forwarded to the Federal Ministry of Health for approval)