About Martin

Why I started writing this down

When I was preparing my own application, the information I needed was scattered across German government pages I could barely read, forum posts from 2019, and agency websites that were really sales pages. The specific things that would have saved me months — that certificate assessment can start before your German is finished, that the visa office and the nursing school ask for different language levels, that the embassy appointment queue is often the longest single wait — I learned by getting them wrong or by being lucky.

So I started keeping notes. This site is those notes, cleaned up and sourced.

How I write these articles

• Every number has a source. If I give you a salary figure, a visa threshold or a language requirement, there is a link to the official page it came from, and a date. Nothing on this site is a remembered figure presented as fact.
• Every article says when it was last checked. German training pay, proof-of-funds amounts and visa rules change. An undated article about immigration rules is worse than no article.
• I say when I do not know. Where something varies by Bundesland, by employer or by embassy, I say so rather than inventing a national answer.
• I do not promise outcomes. Nobody can guarantee you a training place, a visa or a job. Anyone telling you otherwise wants your money.

What I sell, and what I do not

I run a small paid community called Nursing In Germany. It costs $10 a month and contains the templates, the employer research, the self-review guides and the checklists that would otherwise be scattered across the site or stuck in my head.

What I do not do: I do not place people with employers, I do not submit applications or visa forms on anyone’s behalf, I do not review individual documents one-to-one, and I do not take a fee for an introduction. If you want that kind of service, you want a licensed agency — and you should check it carefully first, which is its own article.

Everything you actually need to apply is free on this site. The community saves you time, not gatekeeping.

Corrections

If something here is out of date or wrong, tell me and I will fix it and note the change. That applies especially to figures — collective agreements, visa thresholds and school requirements all move, and I would rather be corrected than confidently wrong on a page someone is planning their year around.