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Apply for permission to use the professional title of speech therapist

If you want to use the professional title “speech therapist”, you need a permit.

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Professional permits, examinations and approbations

Detailed description

In order to work as a speech therapist in Germany, you need a state permit. You must apply for the permit from the responsible authority. With this permit, you can use the professional title “speech therapist” and work in the profession.

Information

Important notes

Prerequisites

After three years of training, you have passed the state examination for speech therapists or your foreign professional qualification has been recognized in Germany.
You have not been guilty of any conduct that would render you unreliable to perform your profession.
You are not unsuitable for the profession due to health reasons.
You have the knowledge of the German language required to carry out your professional activities.

Documents required

Copy of the certificate or notice confirming the equivalence of your foreign professional qualification
Certificate of good conduct (does not need to be brought along, just applied for, not older than 3 months)
If you have a foreign professional qualification, criminal records from all countries in which you have resided in the last 5 years
Medical certificate stating that you are not unfit to practice the profession due to health reasons (not older than 3 months)
Confirmation of having the knowledge of the German language required to carry out the professional activity (certificate of acquisition of language skills at least at level B2)

Please note

Comparable qualifications that you have acquired outside Germany can be recognized as equivalent. If you have a corresponding qualification that was completed outside Germany, you may be able to work as a service provider in Germany temporarily and occasionally without a permit (according to EU law). You must report this to the relevant authority in advance.

Deadlines

Procedure & Fees

Procedure

You submit your application in writing to the responsible authority.
The responsible authority will check the completeness of your application and, if necessary, request any missing documents or information from you.
The competent authority checks whether the requirements are met.
If you meet the requirements, you will receive permission.

You may not begin the activity until you have received permission.

Processing time

Up to 6 weeks

Fees

150 EUR - 300 EUR

Legal notes

Legal remedies

You can raise an objection to a negative decision within one month of notification at the office specified in the letterhead.

Legal basis

Section 1 paragraph 1 Law on the Profession of Speech Therapist (LogopG)

www.gesetze-im-internet.de/logopg/__1.html

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