Application for a determination of the equivalence of rescue training completed abroad for EU and third-country nationals

• Acceptance of the application for a declaration of equivalence of training in rescue services completed abroad
• Forwarding of the application for review to a technical college (acts on a voluntary basis), if necessary forwarding to the ZAB (Central Office for Foreign Education)
• Notification of the results of the review
• Issuance of the cost assessment notice for the preparation of the expert opinion
• Depending on the result: Procedure for granting the professional license as an emergency paramedic, if necessary determination of equivalence to the paramedic otherwise processing of the defects found in the report

Applicants must live in Lower Saxony or provide credible proof (by presenting a job start of work) to work in Lower Saxony

• Vocational qualification
• personal suitability
• health suitability
• Knowledge of the German language

• an extract from the register of your local registration authority (registration certificate)
• or if you do not yet have a place of residence in Lower Saxony, documents are required that prove the seriousness of your declaration of intent to work in Lower Saxony (e.g. job applications, letters of application or contact with a commissioned recruitment agency);
• a curriculum vitae in tabular form;
• Your birth or marriage certificate in your native language and in German;
• Your identity card or passport
• Your diploma(s) in your native language and in German;
• detailed overviews showing the theoretical and practical subjects, grades and the number of hours of your training (e.g. attachment(s) to the diploma), in your native language and in German;
• detailed overviews of the internships completed during your training (with details of the internship facilities, job characteristics, period, hours/day);
• if professional experience is available in the profession learned: job references, official certificates or workbooks incl. detailed task description of the professional experience gained
• Declaration of consent for data storage
• Proof of German language skills level B2

• In advance, you should contact the Central Service Centre for Professional Recognition (for applicants still living abroad) or the IQ Network Lower Saxony (for applicants already living in Lower Saxony)
• the determination of equivalence and the application for a professional licence are separate procedures

Lower Saxony Ministry of the Interior and Sport

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