Pharmacist assistant recognition germany

Member since 12 September 2023

Tanya Lugo PerezMember12 September 2023 07:43:24

Hello, I'd like to move to Germany with the opportunity to work and live there. I am a pharmacy technician with 1 year of experience. In the United States of America this is a certification that allows me to be an assistant to a pharmacist. My situation is that I'd like to move with my mother and grandmother to germany as well but none of them work. How can I get my certification recognized in Germany? And how can I move with my mother and grandmother since they are dependent on me.

Cheryl Moderator

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CherylModerator12 September 2023 10:06:20

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Hello Tanya Lugo Perez,

Welcome to Expat.com

This forum is quite active, so it should not be hard for you to find useful and important tips here.

In the meantime, I invite you to read the Living in Germany guide for expats.

All the best,

Cheryl

Expat.com team

beppi Germany - Singapore Expert

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beppiGermany - Singapore Expert12 September 2023 19:40:57

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You can try to get your certificates recognised, if the education is seen as equivalent to a German one.

Pharmacist assistant jobs are available, but of course you need good German language skills (or how would you understand the customers?). I guess C1 would be the minimum required.

If your mother and grandmother are physically dependent on you (e.g. disabled and unable to live on ther own), you can get a family reunion visa to bring the along. But of course this requires sufficient income to feed them without needing government assistance (i.e. about 12000€/year per person). A pharmacist assistant does not earn enough for this (after taxes and deductions)!

TominStuttgart Germany Expert

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TominStuttgartGermany Expert12 September 2023 20:49:04

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Getting academic qualifications recognized can take some time. Like Beppi mentioned, a C1 level of German will likely be required for such a medical related field.

But a family reunion visa is usually only for a spouse and one's minor children; NOT for siblings, parents, or grandparents. It is sometimes allowed on a special one by one basis due to extreme hardships. Just that they might be dependent on you is not enough since you could also send them money for their care. Likely they have to be destitute, no other relatives to support them and living in a country with war, serious social unrest or say with a medical condition and no adequate local treatment avaialble. This basically excludes the USA!

And as Beppi also mentioned, even if this were approved in principle, one would have to earn enough to support them - and the official minimum for survival is currently 11,207 euros/year per person.