Applying for recognition as a speech therapist with professional qualifications from third countries

Applicants from abroad submit the documents directly to the Rhineland-Palatinate State Office for Social Affairs, Youth and Care. There, the documents are checked for completeness and, if necessary, additional documents are requested if they are not complete.

Please contact the Rhineland-Palatinate State Office for Social Affairs, Youth and Care.

• State Office for Social Affairs, Youth and Pensions

State Office for Social Affairs, Youth and Pensions Rhineland-Palatinate

Equivalence with German education, which is proven by an examination by the recognition authority.

• Up-to-date, complete tabular list of completed training and further education as well as gainful employment (professional curriculum vitae) in German.
• Proof of identity (identity card/passport) in simple copy
• Proof(s) of vocational training completed abroad (e.g. diploma, diploma, examination certificate)
• Proof:
• Subjects and hours of theoretical and practical lessons/exercises as well as internships during the training with a number of hours
• Duration and content of the practical training (clinical internships) with details of the individual disciplines
• Point assessments (e.g. ECTS) and grades are not sufficient, nor are weekly hours without specifying the number of weeks per year/semester. If necessary, proof of this must be requested from the training centre or the responsible health authority in the country of origin/training.
• Proof of relevant work experience, if any.

In individual cases, you will be asked to submit further documents.

• Between 50.00 – 300.00 Euro depending on the amount of work according to the State Ordinance on the Fees of the Health Administration (special schedule of fees) of 28.03.2013.
• In addition, 44.00 euros will be charged for the issuance of the professional certificate.

• Rhineland-Palatinate State Fees Act
• State Ordinance on Health Administration Fees

The applicant does not have to observe any deadlines. Proof of health suitability (medical certificate) and reliability (police clearance certificate) must not be older than three months at the time the professional title is issued.

The processing time is regulated accordingly in the requirements of the Professional Act and the corresponding training and examination regulations.

(EU: Three months after submission of complete dossier; third countries: four months after submission of the complete dossier)

(In the case of proceedings pursuant to § 81a under the Residence Act, the processing period is two months after submission of the complete documents (accelerated procedure))

• Act on the Profession of Speech Therapist (LogG)
• Training and Examination Ordinance for Speech Therapists (LogAPrO)

The applicant may lodge an objection against the assessment decision of the recognition authority with the competent authority within one month.

• Application form
• Other application forms

Documents are

- in the original/native language as an officially certified copy of the original, and

- in German translation as a simple copy.

To certify copies, please contact your city, municipal or district administration in Germany; abroad to the diplomatic missions of the Federal Republic of Germany or notaries (if necessary, the certification text may also be translated into German!).

Certification by translators, auditors, lawyers or copies of certified copies is not accepted.

Only translations that have been carried out in Germany or abroad by a publicly appointed or sworn interpreter or translator will be accepted.
-in. Translations made abroad must be from an institution authorised to provide a sworn translation (or equivalent) in that country.

• IQ State Network Rhineland-Palatinate

• ism e.V.

If the applicant pays attention to the completeness of the documents, the recognition authority can process the procedure more quickly.

03.06.2020