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If you want to use the professional title “geriatric nurse” or “elderly care worker”, you need a permit.

In order to work as a geriatric nurse in Germany, you must apply for a state permit. With this permit, you are allowed to use the job title “geriatric nurse” and work in the profession.

• Copy of the certificate confirming that the training period prescribed by the relevant law has been completed and the required examination has been passed or notice of the determination of the equivalence of the foreign professional qualification
• (police) clearance certificate (not older than 3 months)
• If you have a foreign professional qualification, criminal records from all countries in which you have resided in the last 5 years
• Medical certificate stating that you are not unfit to practice the profession due to health reasons (not older than 3 months)
• Confirmation of having the knowledge of the German language required to carry out the professional activity (certificate of acquisition of language skills at least level B2)

• You have completed the training required by law and passed the required final examination or your foreign professional qualification has been recognized in Germany.
• You have not been guilty of any conduct that would render you unreliable to perform your profession.
• You are not unsuitable for the profession due to health reasons.
• You have the knowledge of the German language required to practice the profession.

• You submit your application together with the necessary documents to the responsible authority.
• The responsible authority will check your application for completeness and, if necessary, request any missing documents or information from you.
• The responsible authority will check whether you meet all the requirements.
• If you meet all the requirements, you will receive permission.
• You may not begin the activity until you have received permission.

There are the following notes:

Comparable qualifications obtained outside Germany can be recognized as equivalent. If you have completed the relevant training outside Germany, you may be able to work as a service provider temporarily and occasionally in Germany without a permit (according to EU law). You must report this to the relevant authority in advance.

• Anyone who wants to work as a geriatric nurse in Germany needs a permit
• With the permit, you can use the professional title and work in the profession