Pharmacist — Sachsen
Choose your profession and the federal state where you want to work — you get the exact recognition procedure and competent authority. Data from official German sources.
Competent authority
Landesdirektion Sachsen – Approbationen und Berufserlaubnisse
Procedure steps
1. Submit application to the competent authority (online, by post or in person).
2. Confirmation of receipt within max 1 month.
3. Equivalence assessment of the foreign qualification.
4. Check of personal requirements — reliability, health, language.
5. Decision within a maximum of 4 months.
6. Compensation measure if not equivalent: for third countries, the Kenntnisprüfung (knowledge test).
7. After a successful measure — Approbation.
Language requirements
general B2 + Fachsprachprüfung C1 (usually)
Fees
Approbation €60–850 + Fachsprachprüfung €250–400 (depends on the federal state)
Duration
up to 4 months
Approbation (full licence)
The Approbation is an unrestricted licence to practise independently — the same rights as domestic colleagues. It is granted once the qualification is recognised as equivalent (possibly after passing the Kenntnisprüfung).
Berufserlaubnis (temporary licence)
The Berufserlaubnis is a temporary/restricted permit: work under supervision of a person with Approbation, in a defined area. It can also serve to prepare a compensation measure before full Approbation.
Required documents
- Completed application form
- Proof of identity (passport / ID card)
- Proof of name change (if applicable)
- CV
- Proof of professional qualification (diplomas)
- Proof of content and duration of training (diploma supplement / transcript)
- Proof of work experience
- Proof that you are allowed to practise the profession in your country of training
- Proof of intention to work in Germany
- Later (the competent authority tells you when): certificate of good conduct from your home country (some authorities also require one from Germany), medical fitness certificate (both max 3 months old), language certificate
All documents must be translated into German by sworn/authorised translators.
Information is taken from official German sources and checked regularly. Only the competent authority of the federal state can give a legally binding answer in your specific case. WHR guides you through the entire procedure.
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