Physiotherapist — Bremen
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
Die Senatorin für Gesundheit, Frauen und Verbraucherschutz
Procedure steps
1. Submit application.
2. Confirmation of receipt (up to 1 month).
3. Equivalence assessment — physiotherapy is not a harmonised profession under the EU Directive, so an individual assessment is always carried out (EU and third countries).
4. Check of suitability, health, language.
5. Decision within max 4 months.
6. Compensation measure if needed: an Anpassungslehrgang (adaptation period) or a Kenntnisprüfung (knowledge test).
The outcome is authorisation to use the professional title (not Approbation — that applies only to doctors/pharmacists).
Language requirements
German B2; in Bavaria and North Rhine-Westphalia job-related B2 (in Bavaria usually with a Fachsprachprüfung)
Fees
procedure €25–845 (depends on the federal state)
Duration
up to 4 months
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 of intention to work in Germany
- Later (the competent authority tells you when): certificate of good conduct from your home country or 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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