Your path to becoming a nurse in Germany
We accompany you – step by step.
Contact us.
You want to work as a nurse in Germany?
You will find the most important information here.
Additional information is available in the information brochure “Faire Anwerbung Pflege Deutschland”, which can be downloaded here.
What does our cooperation look like?
1. Initial contact / preparation
You contact us and describe your requirements and whishes in an initial conversation
We test your language skills and offer you an employer based on your professional experience
We then test your specialist knowledge in more detail and prepare you for the job interview
If you are interested, you then send us the necessary documents for creating an applicant profile (CV, language certificate, passport, and Defizitbescheid, if available)
2. Job interview / employment contract
We create a profile for the employer and submit it
We arrange an appointment with you for the job interview
If possible, one of us will always be present at the interview to support you
If you are hired, you will receive an employment contract
3. Preparation of the visa application process and required documents
After receiving the employment contract, we will first work together to take care of the entire visa process
We will decide together on a suitable visa procedure
Next, we need to take care of the Defizitbescheid (recognition notice)
If you already have a Defizitbescheid, we will help you submit it to the correct federal state (if it is not already in the correct federal state)
If you do not yet have a Defizitbescheid, we will help you apply for a new one
After receiving the Defizitbescheid, we will work with you to prepare the remaining documents for the visa
Once ready, all documents will then be submitted to the immigration office or embassy
*Our service is free of charge, but you are responsible for the costs of the Defizitbescheid procedure, the embassy, and travel expenses
4. Obtaining a visa, arrival, and administrative procedures
After receiving the Vorabzustimmung (preliminary approval), you can book a visa appointment
Once you have received your visa, we will plan your journey together
The necessary administrative procedures will be carried out after your arrival in Germany (registration at the foreigners’ office, opening a bank account, medical exam, etc.)
Jobs & Spirit will support you druting this process (as best as possible from abroad)
5. Recognition procedure
In theory, the recognition procedure can be carried out via the Anpassungslehrgang (adaptation course) or the
Kenntnisprüfung (knowledge exam), but in practice, the adaptation course is now very rarely chosen.
Kenntnisprüfung
Preparation for the exam is necessary
It consists of an oral/theoretical and practical test
Duration: 9-12 months
More detailed information at:
Brief overview of the mediation process
First contact
Preparation
Job interview
Eomployment contract
Acquisition of necessary documents and visa procedure
Transport organization and arrival in Germany
Time until arrival in Germany: 3-6 months
Arrival in Germany
Administrative procedures
Start of work
Professional recognition
Mediation process in detail
First contact / Preparation
1-2 weeks
Job interview / Employment contract
1-2 weeks
Defizitbescheid / recognition notice
The Defizitbescheid from the appropriate federal state is available
no waiting time
No Defizitbescheid or from another feder state is available
2-4 months
Visa process
FEG - Skilled Worker's Immigration Act / § 81a Residence Act
With Defizitbescheid
1 month
Without Defizitbescheid
3-5 months
Application/receipt of the visa at the embassy // Planning and preperation of arrival
1 month
Arrival in Germany / Administrative procedures / Start of work
2-4 weeks
Compensation measures
Kenntnisprüfung (knowledge test) with the help of Lingoda
9-12 months
Anpassungslehrgang (adaptation period)
6-12 months
*All time designations may vary in individual cases and are based on our personal empirical values
The duration of the “Kenntnisprüfung” is based on the approach and cooperation with Lingoda
The duration of the “Anpassungslehrgang” depends on the respective “Defizitbescheid”
In our category “Recognition Procedure” you can find out how the visa and recognition process works in detail.