Talent pool · Nursing and care

Nursing Jobs in Germany for International Nurses

Registered nurse, elderly-care or paediatric nurse? Join the DastN talent pool. We check your route to Germany and introduce you to German care employers.

We prepare your recognition file with you.
Interviews with German care employers, usually online.

Register nowHow it works

These are not single job ads. We build a pool of qualified nurses and contact you when a suitable employer is found. Registering does not guarantee a job offer.

Quick facts

QualificationNursing degree or 3-year training
GermanB1 to start, B2 for the licence
PassportValid for at least 18 months

Berlin GmbH under German law

One contact person

Data protection under GDPR

Is this for you?

Check these points before you register. It saves you time.

You can register if you have

A completed nursing degree or a completed nursing training of 3 years
Work experience as a nurse: hospital, elderly care, home care or intensive care
German at B1 level or higher, or you are learning it now
A passport valid for at least 18 months

Good to know

Your diploma needs recognition in Germany, or the recognition must be in process. We prepare the recognition file with you.
For the German nursing licence you need German at B2 level.
Without a completed nursing qualification we cannot register you for nurse jobs. See the routes for shorter training below.
If you live in a country on the WHO list, private agencies may not recruit you (see the notice below).

Professions in this pool

Choose your profession in the form. It helps us match you with the right employer.

Registered nurse

Pflegefachfrau / Pflegefachmann

Elderly-care nurse

Altenpflege

Paediatric nurse

Kinderkrankenpflege

Specialised nurse

Intensive care, anaesthesia, operating room, dialysis

OTA / ATA

Operating or anaesthesia technical assistant

Nursing assistant

With a completed nursing assistant training

Your route to Germany in 5 steps

One contact person from your registration to your first working day.

Register

Fill in the form below. It takes about 5 minutes. No documents needed yet.

Profile check

We review your qualification, experience and German level and tell you which route fits.

Recognition and language

We prepare your recognition file. Most nurses then take a knowledge exam or an adaptation course. You improve your German to B2.

Employer interviews

With your consent we present your profile to German care employers. Interviews are usually online.

Visa and start

With a job offer you apply for the visa, often as a recognition partnership: you work in Germany while you finish the recognition.

Time: usually several months. It depends on your documents, your German level and the visa appointment.

Shorter nursing training or unfinished studies?

Germany has clear rules for these cases. Here is what is possible.

From 1 January 2027

Completed nursing diploma of about 2 years

In 2027 Germany introduces the new profession nursing assistant (Pflegefachassistenz, 18 months of training). A completed foreign nursing training can then be recognised as Pflegefachassistenz after an exam or an adaptation course of up to 18 months. Register now and choose “Shorter nursing diploma”. We contact you when this route opens.

Studies started but not finished

Germany cannot recognise a qualification that is not completed. Your route is a nursing training in Germany with a training visa. Choose “Nursing student or unfinished studies” in the form and we tell you about training places.

Documents you will need later

Nursing diploma and transcript with subjects and hours
Proof of your work experience
German language certificate
Passport, valid for at least 18 months
CV in table form
Certified German translations (we tell you which ones)

Please do not send documents now. We ask for them after the profile check.

Who pays what

Cost	Who pays
DastN service: profile check, recognition file, employer matching, visa preparation	The employer.
Official fees: recognition, visa, translations, language exam	Depends on the employer. We tell you before anything is due.
Language course	Depends on the employer. We tell you before you start.

We never ask you to pay for a job offer or for registering.

Important: WHO list

Under German law (section 38 of the Employment Ordinance) private agencies may not recruit health and care workers who live in one of the 55 countries on the WHO Health Workforce list. If you live in one of these countries, please contact the German Federal Employment Agency and its programme Triple Win.

Join the Nursing and Care pool

It takes about 5 minutes. No documents needed yet.

What happens next

1We check your profile and contact you by email or WhatsApp.
2We explain your route: recognition, language and visa.
3With your consent we present you to German care employers.

Full name *

Email *

WhatsApp / phone with country code *

Country where you live now *

Nationality *

Your profession *

Your qualification *

Country and year of your nursing qualification

Where do you work now?

Years of experience in this profession *

German level *

Earliest start

CV (optional)

PDF or Word.

Message (optional)

I consent to DastN GmbH reviewing my data and CV, emailing me about suitable jobs, and keeping them in its candidate pool for up to 12 months. I can withdraw anytime. Privacy Policy *

I agree that DastN may send my CV and profile to selected German employers for suitable vacancies. I can withdraw this anytime. *

Optional: Yes, DastN may send me news and offers by email. I can withdraw this at any time.

Optional: Yes, DastN may contact me by phone or WhatsApp (WhatsApp data is processed by Meta). I can withdraw this at any time, for example by replying STOP.

DastN GmbH, Berlin, uses your data only to assess you and find jobs, shares it with employers only with your consent, and deletes it after 12 months or on request. Please do not include health, religion or ethnicity details.

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Questions candidates ask

Nurses with a completed nursing degree or a completed 3-year nursing training, including elderly-care and paediatric nurses. Nurses who live in a country on the WHO Health Workforce list cannot be recruited by private agencies.

No, you can register now. For the job and the German nursing licence you need German at B2 level. Many nurses start with B1 and reach B2 while their recognition is running.

The German authority compares your training with the German nursing training. If there are differences, you choose a knowledge exam or an adaptation course. This usually takes several months. We prepare the recognition file with you.

From 1 January 2027 a completed foreign nursing training can be recognised as nursing assistant (Pflegefachassistenz) after an exam or an adaptation course of up to 18 months. Register now with “Shorter nursing diploma” and we contact you when this route opens.

Yes. With a recognition partnership you come to Germany with a job offer and work for your employer, usually as a nursing assistant, while you complete the recognition.

Official fees such as recognition, visa, translations or the language exam are sometimes paid by the employer and sometimes by you. We tell you clearly before anything is due.

Yes. Germany still has a separate paediatric nursing qualification, and elderly care has a very high need for staff.

DastN never asks you for money for registering or for a job offer. Our only phone and WhatsApp number is +49 30 466901111 and our emails end in @dastn.com.

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