The language certificate must be from a language institute recognized by the Association of Language Testers in Europe (ALTE). It must be a standardized test with the areas of reading comprehension, listening comprehension, written expression, and oral expression.
Which certificates are recognized?
- the Goethe-Zertifikat B2 and the Goethe-Zertifikat B2 PRO Pflege
- the standardized “Test of German as a Foreign Language” (level TDN 3 corresponds to level B2 of the CEFR)
- the telc language certificate B2 and the telc language certificate B2 Nursing
(Please note: from 23.06.2022 telc language certificates from Serbian and Bosnian telc institutes can no longer be accepted!) - the ÖSD language certificate B2
- the language certificate B2 AFU GmbH / ECL examinations with examination date starting from December 2020
- the BAMF certificate DTB (German test for the job) B2