Approbation (medical license) as a doctor - issuance - if the Ärztliche Prüfung (medical examination) was taken in Berlin
Approbation als Arzt - Erteilung - wenn Ärztliche Prüfung in Berlin abgelegt
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
Granting of the Approbation (license to practice medicine) as a doctor
Book an appointment
Book an appointment (service.berlin.de)
Requirements
• Medical training completed in Berlin
Documents you need
• Zeugnis über die Ärztliche Prüfung (certificate of the medical examination)
• Amtliches Führungszeugnis (official certificate of good conduct)
• Proof of identity (identity card or passport)
• Name change certificate (if the name has changed since the certificate of the medical examination was issued)
• Declaration as to whether court criminal proceedings or a public prosecutor's or professional-disciplinary investigation is pending
• Medical certificate confirming fitness of health to practice the profession
• Doctoral certificate (if available)
• Certificate from the Ärztekammer (medical association), if a medical activity has already been carried out
Forms
• Application for Approbation (medical license) as a Doctor (examination in the State of Berlin) www.berlin.de/lageso/_assets/gesundheit/berufe-im-gesundheit
• Declaration as to whether criminal court proceedings or an investigation by a public prosecutor or professional disciplinary body are pending www.berlin.de/lageso/_assets/gesundheit/berufe-im-gesundheit
• Medical certificate confirming fitness to practice the profession www.berlin.de/lageso/_assets/gesundheit/berufe-im-gesundheit
Fees
139.00 euros
Legal basis
• Bundesärzteordnung (BÄO, Federal Medical Code) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/b_o/
• Approbationsordnung für Ärzte (ÄApprO 2002, Licensing Regulations for Physicians 2002) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/_appro_2002/
Further information
• Information on the application for Approbation (licence to practise a medical profession) and contact person (Landesamt für Gesundheit und Soziales – State Office for Health and Social Affairs) www.berlin.de/lageso/gesundheit/berufe-im-gesundheitswesen/a
Who is responsible
The Approbation (professional license) is issued only by the Landesamt für Gesundheit und Soziales Berlin (State Office for Health and Social Affairs Berlin) - Landesprüfungsamt für Gesundheitsberufe (State Examination Office for Health Professions).
Responsible for you
Choose a location; the appointment itself is booked on the original page.
- Landesamt für Gesundheit und Soziales (Lageso)
- Landesprüfungsamt für Gesundheitsberufe
Original
Service number 325389 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/325389/