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Nursing in Germany

Free public healthcare training pathways and strong demand, but you must learn German to a professional level.

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Who regulates nurses

State recognition authority (Anerkennung)

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Baden-Württemberg · Recognition authority in Baden-Württemberg
Bavaria · Recognition authority in Bavaria
Berlin · Recognition authority in Berlin
Brandenburg · Recognition authority in Brandenburg
Bremen · Recognition authority in Bremen
Hamburg · Recognition authority in Hamburg
Hesse · Recognition authority in Hesse
Lower Saxony · Recognition authority in Lower Saxony
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern · Recognition authority in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
North Rhine-Westphalia · Recognition authority in North Rhine-Westphalia
Rhineland-Palatinate · Recognition authority in Rhineland-Palatinate
Saarland · Recognition authority in Saarland
Saxony · Recognition authority in Saxony
Saxony-Anhalt · Recognition authority in Saxony-Anhalt
Schleswig-Holstein · Recognition authority in Schleswig-Holstein
Thuringia · Recognition authority in Thuringia

Tests and exams on this route

German B2 Germany asks nurses to prove German at a professional level, usually B2.
Kenntnisprüfung or adaptation If your training is not fully equivalent, Germany offers a knowledge exam or an adaptation period.

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State recognition authority (Anerkennung)

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