- 7-8 months intensive language course in the country of origin
- Monthly scholarship
- B2 certificate
- Deficiency notice & visa application
Nursing professionals with B2 German, professional recognition and visa
You are looking for nursing staff from abroad.
We place nursing staff who stay. Through careful selection in personal interviews and our expertise, we ensure the right matching. Since 2012, we have been recruiting qualified nursing professionals from 19 countries of origin. For the best applicants, we build the bridge to Germany—into exactly the position that best matches their professional experience. At our own language schools and partner language schools, we train your talents in German up to the B2 exam. We take care of the administrative process, find accommodation, and ensure a smooth start. With 3,600 successful placements, predominantly at university hospitals and maximum-care providers, we are a market leader in Germany.
Skilled professionals and apprentices from abroad for the healthcare and education sector
That’s why our talents speak German so well.
Since 2012, we have continuously improved our language training. With intensive support and scientifically monitored teaching methods, we ensure that all our talents pass the B2 exam. This way, your skilled professionals arrive on time.
Identify linguistic talents.
Using tests, we select skilled professionals with language aptitude - people who can learn German particularly quickly and successfully.
Focus on language.
Our talents receive a scholarship to focus exclusively on learning German for seven months, for up to eight hours a day.
Teach in person.
We teach in the classroom, not online, and in fixed groups. This ensures higher motivation than distance learning.
Offer tutoring.
Not everyone learns at the same speed. That’s completely normal. That’s why we provide individual tutoring and offer targeted exam preparation as well as repeat courses.
Please feel free to contact us.
Your contact person
Andreas Grieser
Customer Service Hospitals & Clinics
Why employers choose TalentOrange
Your benefits:
International recruitment pays off when you hire a professional recruitment partner. We introduce you to professionals who stay. You save time and money.
Professionals with B2 available at short notice.
Talents who have passed the exam are ready to get to know suitable employers.Interviews in German.
This allows you to assess the professionals’ German skills for yourself.On-time entry.
We keep our deadlines and take the bureaucratic process off your hands. You won’t have any trouble with the authorities.You only pay once the hiring decision is confirmed.
We pre-finance the German course for you.
How long does it take to recruit nursing professionals from abroad?
This is how your talents start on the agreed start date:
From selection to professional recognition
Our services.
With TalentOrange, you get everything from a single source. We do not rely on agencies abroad; instead, we personally select each of our talents in their country of origin. For us, every professional we accept into our program is a talent—not just another resume.
We travel in person to the countries of origin and, through in-depth interviews, select the best skilled professionals for our program. The candidates must convince us both professionally and personally. Ultimately, we choose young people with a clear motivation to live in Germany long term. They want to develop professionally and personally and give their lives a new direction.
We fund a full-time intensive German course for our talents: six hours a day, five days a week. So they can fully focus on learning, we provide them with a scholarship. All teachers hold a university degree in “German as a Foreign Language”. We provide regular professional development for our teachers. We have also established close quality monitoring at our partner schools. We offer pronunciation training and, if needed, individual tutoring.
After you have issued the job offer, we either apply for the official assessment notice ("Defizitbescheid"); on that basis, we then take care of labour market approval and the visa. Alternatively, we take a shortcut and use the "Anerkennungspartnerschaft" instrument. This enables skilled professionals to enter Germany faster. They can already start onboarding while the notice is still being issued. We have had very positive experiences with this approach.
During the German course, we already begin intercultural preparation for our talents. Shortly before their arrival, we prepare the receiving teams in a workshop. If desired, we will find accommodation for your talents. We pick them up at the airport and take care of registration at the Bürgeramt, the SIM card, the bank account, and health insurance. In our online office hours, we clarify any open questions. Our alumni community also provides support. This makes the start easy.
All professionals hold at least a Bachelor’s degree in their field; some also have a Master’s degree or an additional specialization, for example in pediatric nursing. We have reviewed all qualifications to ensure that they are eligible for recognition in Germany. Immediately after receiving the hiring confirmation, we initiate the professional recognition process with the competent authority in your federal state. Of interest to healthcare employers: In Hesse, we offer knowledge test preparatory courses at our Nursing School and administer the exam.
We support you in your search for international professionals in nursing
Your success factors.
Reliable process
We manage the procedures for entry and professional recognition smoothly – supported by digital tools and extensive experience.
Rigorous selection
We only accept young people with top grades into our program who have impressed us professionally and personally.
Top-tier language training
Only certified teachers with a degree in “German as a Foreign Language” are permitted to teach our courses.
Fairness & transparency
We treat our professionals and customers the way we would like to be treated. This builds trust and long-term commitment.
How your recruitment becomes a success
Requirements for foreign nursing staff.
You save time and money because we thoroughly check all requirements. We only introduce professionals with a qualification eligible for recognition. With care and experience, we protect you from trouble with authorities and other unpleasant surprises.
Qualification eligible for recognition
German language skills at B2 level
Medical fitness
Personal suitability
Visa and labor market approval
How recruitment of nursing professionals from abroad succeeds
Your assurances.
A competent partner
We are the market leader in international recruitment of healthcare professionals, with experience since 2012.
Highest retention rate in the market
95 % of our professionals are still with their first employer after 5 years. We support you and your talents through recognition and beyond.
Global commitment
In the home countries and on your site – we are personally there for our talents and our clients, at any stage of the process.
Strong on regulation
We immediately leverage every change in legislation to your advantage. All our employees are thoroughly trained in administrative procedures.
Get in touch!
Linguistically trained, culturally prepared, and available at short notice. No bureaucratic hassle - and, if required, including support with finding accommodation. We would be delighted to find the very best talent for your organisation, so you can be as well staffed as your employees and patients deserve.
Your contact person
Andreas Grieser
Customer Service Hospitals & Clinics
Knowledge test preparation courses – Succeeding together on the path to professional recognition
The TalentOrange nursing school is licensed to administer the knowledge test and also prepares your international team members thoroughly for it. With TalentOrange, you build a job-ready international team.
FAQs
We recruit healthcare professionals, among others, from Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Namibia, Kenya, Morocco, Tunisia, India, Vietnam, China and Myanmar. For daycare centres (Kitas), after-school care (Hort) and youth services, primarily from Colombia, Brazil and Namibia. We continuously review additional countries – the prerequisite is that the qualification is eligible for recognition in Germany.
The main motivations are professional development, an interest in a new culture, and the desire for stability and security.
Yes. Specialist terminology is an integral part of the preparation. During the waiting period prior to entry, we offer additional advanced courses as needed.
These professionals have completed at least a four-year degree, extensive internships, and in some cases have professional experience. Their qualification is comparable to that of German professionals.
In many countries of origin, tasks such as personal care, assisting with meals, or mobilising patients are carried out by other professional groups or family members. This is why it is important to include these activities—according to German standards—in the onboarding process. TalentOrange prepares both the professionals and the employers for this.
In an online meeting, we present you—as an employer—with suitable international skilled professionals. At this point, our talents’ language skills are at A2 or B1 level, so the conversation takes place in German. We support you throughout and, if needed, provide translation. If you wish, you can take part in one of our recruitment trips to a country of origin of our talents. There, you will have the opportunity to meet your new employees in person and get to know them in their own environment.
We guarantee an entry date. Depending on the country, the language courses take 7–11 months. If suitable candidates from ongoing courses are available, entry is sometimes possible after approx. 2 months. For targeted search profiles, the process usually takes up to one year.
We take care of the entire entry process: flight booking, communication with the talents, airport pickup, and moving into the accommodation. You welcome your new employees on their first day of work.
TalentOrange supports the entire recruitment and integration process. This includes selecting suitable candidates, organizing language courses, and providing guidance throughout the recognition and visa process. In addition, we prepare both the talents and the receiving teams interculturally, organize entry into Germany, and support the search for accommodation. After arrival, we help with appointments at public authorities, insurance matters, setting up a bank account and SIM card, and provide initial on-site orientation.
International skilled professionals should not have to go into debt in order to work in Germany. All services are free of charge for them. In return, they commit to a minimum employment period of 24 months.
The costs depend on the scope, professional group, and number of skilled professionals. We will be happy to prepare an individual offer. Please contact us.
TalentOrange conducts intercultural workshops for receiving teams. These are certified as continuing professional development (up to 6 points with the Registration Office for Professional Nurses).
At least until professional recognition. Even after that, our project managers remain available to answer questions. All talents become part of our alumni community with regular meet-ups.
The duration of the recognition process depends on the professional field: In the healthcare sector, it typically takes six to nine months, and in some cases even less. In the education sector, the process can take up to twelve months depending on the federal state. TalentOrange supports the skilled professionals throughout the entire recognition process.
Our experience shows a very high retention rate: At Düsseldorf University Hospital, more than 95% of the professionals we place are still working there after five years. Departures are predominantly for personal reasons. We actively support employers with integration.
Leverage our expertise as the market leader.
Integrating international nursing professionals is our passion. Our intercultural team from more than 15 countries brings deep understanding and experience in supporting candidates and companies. We have supported over 3,600 professional recognitions and achieve a retention rate of more than 95% after five years.
We practice fair recruitment and guarantee high ethical standards in recruitment. We are co-founders of the Bundesverband internationale Fachkräftegewinnung e.V. and hold the quality seal "Fair Recruitment Healthcare Germany"
