In this post you will learn which documents you need in order to apply for a “Defizitbescheid” (assessment notice/recognition notice) in Germany, specifically in this case in Hesse.

If you are from a country from outside of the EU and you want to work in Germany as a nurse, recognition of your qualifications will be necessary.

One of the steps in this procedure is to obtain this so called “Defizitbescheid” (assessment notice), which will tell you, how your foreign professional qualifications compare to German ones and if there are differences, what to do in order to get to the desired level so you can be fully recognized in Germany.

Official information brochure (in German)

Below you’ll find a link to the official German document (Antragsformular) containing a list of all the necessary documents for a Defizitbescheid in Hesse.

Important

All the documents listed in the text box below need to be officially certified by a notary, in your municipality or the embassy, after you make a black and white copy of them.

Afterwards, these documents have to be translated by a publicly appointed/authorized translator.

diploma

transcript of records/subject list

certificate of the state examination

proof/verification of work experience (if existent)

*Every federated state in Germany has its own rules concerning the official certification of documents. In Hesse it is possible to certify documents by a notary, at the embassy or in your municipality, while the federated state of Rhineland-Palatinante only accepts certifications by a notary or the embassy.

Tabular CV and application for recognition forms

How to fill out the “Antrag” (application for recognition form)

The form is mostly straight forward, but if you have a question about any of the form fields feel free to contact us for help.

If you are sending in all the documents yourself, you can use the following address:

Hessisches Landesamt für Gesundheit und Pflege

Dezernat IV 4

Gesundheitsfachberufe

Heinrich-Hertz-Straße 5

64295 Darmstadt

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Updated on the 2.1.2025

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