You will need the following documents to process the application:

• Proof of the state examination certificate, to confirm that the training period prescribed by the respective law has been completed and the state examination has been passed or proof of the notice of equivalence of the foreign professional qualification.
• Proof of reliability; this is the confirmation that you have not been guilty of any behavior that would make you unreliable to practice the profession. This must be done by submitting an official certificate of good conduct which is not older than 3 months when the permit is issued.
• Medical certificate stating that you are not unfit to practise the profession from a health point of view, which must not be older than 3 months at the time the permit is issued.
• As the facility must be authorized to accept trainees by the locally competent authority in accordance with the law on masseurs and physiotherapists, please enclose a copy of the authorization notice (available to the facility) with the application items. Alternatively, the competent authority as well as the reference number and date of the aforementioned notice can be noted on the internship certificate (please use the form above).
• Confirmation that you have the German language skills required to carry out the internship (language level B2).