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Kenntnisprüfung in Saxony-Anhalt

In Saxony-Anhalt, the recognition of foreign nursing qualifications goes through the Landesprüfungsamt für Gesundheitsberufe (State Examination Office for Health Professions) in Halle (Saale). Here you find everything important about the Kenntnisprüfung (knowledge test), costs and registration – compact and practical.

Last updated: 2026-10

Content created with AI assistance from authority websites, application forms and the BIBB Anerkennungs-Finder — details may change

Translated from the German original, which is authoritative. Sources are German official pages.

Responsible authority

Landesamt für Soziales, Jugend und Gesundheit (State Office for Social Affairs, Youth and Health) – Landesprüfungsamt für Gesundheitsberufe (State Examination Office for Health Professions), Halle (Saale)

Responsible recognition authority for nursing professions in Saxony-Anhalt. The Landesprüfungsamt previously belonged to the Landesverwaltungsamt (LVwA, State Administration Office); the renaming is still in progress, and the website and forms partly still use the old address lvwa.sachsen-anhalt.de.

https://lvwa.sachsen-anhalt.de

Exam format

  • Oral part: case presentation and professional discussion (Fachgespräch) on the competence areas (Kompetenzbereiche) of the PflAPrV (nursing training and examination regulation)
  • Practical part: care of patients in 2–4 nursing situations (real or simulated, § 45 PflAPrV) at a hospital or nursing school
  • No written part – the Kenntnisprüfung is purely oral and practical (§ 45 PflAPrV)
  • The exam language is German; B2 level is usually required

Costs

According to the authority's website: Defizitbescheid (deficit notice) €100, Erlaubnisurkunde (licence certificate) €90, each plus postage (as of 07/2026; the BIBB Anerkennungs-Finder (recognition finder) gives €90–100). The costs of the Kenntnisprüfung at the exam school, and possibly preparation courses and travel, come on top. Hospitals in Saxony-Anhalt often cover the costs – talk to your employer!

How to register

  1. Wait for the Defizitbescheid (deficit notice) from the Landesprüfungsamt – it states that you are allowed to take the Kenntnisprüfung
  2. Contact an exam school or exam centre and ask for a date (few centres – register early!)
  3. Submit the registration documents: Defizitbescheid, proof of identity, B2 language certificate if required
  4. Pay the exam fee and wait for the invitation
  5. Before the exam, find out which care area (e.g. acute care, long-term care) will be tested

Exam locations & waiting times

Exams take place at recognised nursing schools and hospitals, mainly in Magdeburg and Halle (Saale) – including around the two university hospitals.

Tip

In Saxony-Anhalt, waiting times are often shorter than in the large western Länder (Flächenländer). Tip: If you are flexible, moving here can speed up your path to recognition considerably – and the job market for nurses is very open.

Language certificate in Saxony-Anhalt

General B2 for a transition period; goal: FSP B2 Pflege mandatory

FSP since 08/2025 (Bildungszentrum Magdeburg); FSP from other states recognised

Language exam (FSP) and language certificates at a glance

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