Other routes: nursing and professional drivers
Nurses (§§ 16a, 16d, 18a AufenthG)
Nursing is a regulated profession. We found no government recruitment programme for Türkiye comparable to Triple Win, so you organise the route yourself or through an employer. There are three ways:
| Way | Main requirements |
|---|---|
| Work as a nurse | Full recognition, German B2, the licence (or its assurance) and a job contract |
| Recognition in Germany (§ 16d) | A deficit notice from the recognition body, German at least A2 by law (§ 16d), in practice often B1, a place in an adaptation course |
| Nursing training (§ 16a) | Training contract and German as required by the school, see Ausbildung |
In Berlin the Landesprüfungsamt für Gesundheitsberufe decides on recognition, see Recognition. Employers carrying the seal Faire Anwerbung Pflege Deutschland pay recruitment costs themselves.
Nursing assistants (Embassy leaflet 31F)
For work as a nursing assistant the Embassy asks for a job offer and contract, recognition of your training, German skills proved with an ALTE certificate, and the €75 fee (minors €37.50). The required German level depends on the federal state and the employer.
Professional drivers (§ 24a BeschV)
- The Federal Employment Agency can approve employment as a lorry or bus driver.
- If you still lack the EU licence and driver qualification, approval is possible for up to 15 months (in justified cases 6 more) with one employer, when the contract obliges you to obtain them, a concrete job with the same employer follows, and you hold the relevant driving licence from Türkiye.
Anyone selling a "driver visa" or "nurse visa" package is not offering a legal shortcut. See Avoiding scams.
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