Have you completed training as an ‘X-ray assistant’ (Röntgenassistent), ‘radiology technologist’ (Radiologietechnologe) or ‘radiographer / medical-technical radiology assistant’ (Medizinisch-technischer Radiologieassistent / MTR) 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: