Radiographer

The path to becoming a radiographer

Would you like to work in Germany as a radiographer / radiology technologist (MTR)? Then you need a state permit. In order to obtain one, you need to get your foreign professional qualification recognized. Here is information on how you do this.

Have you completed training as a ‘radiology technologist’ (Medizinische:r Technolog:in für Radiologie - MTR) or ‘radiographer' in your home country? Or do you have comparable training or a comparable qualification in radiology? You do not have to repeat the entire training programme if you want to work as an radiographer (MTR) in Germany. There is a mutual recognition procedure in which the district government determines in a case-by-case assessment which theoretical or practical units you have to catch up on in an adaptation period.

The Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community has compiled all neccessary information: