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For non-EU degrees, yes — but through a process, not automatically. In Germany you go through the Bezirksregierung Münster (for NRW) plus the relevant Ärztekammer for the equivalence assessment. In Austria, nurses go through FH Salzburg for Nostrifikation. Whether you end up on the document-based equivalence track or on the Kenntnisprüfung exam track depends on your country, your degree, and the date of your application — from 1 November 2026 the federal Approbation reform makes the Kenntnisprüfung the default in Germany. The wizard tells you which track applies to you specifically.

For non-EU physicians applying for the German Approbation: plan for 12–24 months end-to-end, with 36 months as a worst case. That covers document procurement and apostille in your origin country, sworn translation in Germany, the Fachsprachprüfung (medical-German C1 exam), and the Kenntnisprüfung itself. Anyone telling you 6 months is leaving steps out. For Austrian nursing Nostrifikation through FH Salzburg, the bottleneck is the Basismodul cohort that starts each autumn — missing the autumn intake adds roughly 12 months.

Plan for €8,000–18,000 total if you self-pay in Germany: apostilles in your origin country, sworn translations in Germany (~€1,500–3,000 depending on document volume), language coursework and the Fachsprachprüfung (~€2,000–5,000), the Kenntnisprüfung itself (€1,050 in NRW), authority filing fees, plus living costs while you are not yet working. Solvia is one line item in that total. Our job is to keep you on the cheapest viable path and prevent the avoidable mistakes — wrong document order, untrusted translators, missed cohort cut-offs — that turn an €8,000 process into an €18,000 one.

A homologation plan that is specific to your country of origin, your profession, and your target country — ordered correctly, with the document checklist, the sequence of authorities, the typical wait at each step, and template letters where they help. Plus document review and direct guidance through each authority interaction. The €789 does NOT cover the third-party costs (translations, apostilles, exam fees, Bezirksregierung filings) — those you pay directly to the providers, at the same prices everyone else pays.

Often yes. In Germany, the Berufserlaubnis is a temporary professional permit that lets you practise under supervision while your full Approbation is still in process — it is typically issued faster and on lighter requirements. In Austria, since the BMA-Erlass of 2022, foreign-trained nurses can be issued a Rot-Weiß-Rot-Karte and work in reduced-scope DGKP roles under §32 GuKG during their Nostrifikation. Landeskrankenhaus Salzburg (SALK) is one hospital actively running this pathway with Colombian candidates.

You can retake. The Kenntnisprüfung typically allows two retakes (three attempts in total, varies by Bundesland). The Fachsprachprüfung allows multiple attempts. Your Solvia plan includes timing strategy and pointers to the standard prep resources (AMBOSS, Apollon and similar) so you do not sit either exam under-prepared. We do not replace exam prep — we tell you when to enrol, in what order, and how to budget for it.