Approbation (license to practice) as a veterinarian - if the veterinary examination was taken in Berlin

• Veterinary training completed in Berlin

• Application for professional licensure (Approbation) as a veterinarian • Certificate of the veterinary state examination (Tierärztliche Prüfung) • Proof of identity (valid identity card (Personalausweis) or passport) • Official certificate of good conduct (Führungszeugnis) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/120926/ • Declaration as to whether criminal court proceedings, or investigative proceedings by the public prosecutor's office or under professional disciplinary law, are pending • Medical certificate confirming fitness, on health grounds, to practice as a veterinarian • Certificate from the Tierärztekammer (veterinary chamber) (if you have already worked as a veterinarian)

• Application for Approbation (professional licence) as a veterinarian www.berlin.de/lageso/_assets/gesundheit/berufe-im-gesundheit • Declaration as to whether court criminal proceedings or a public prosecutor's or professional-disciplinary investigation is pending www.berlin.de/lageso/_assets/gesundheit/berufe-im-gesundheit • Medical certificate confirming health fitness to practise as a veterinarian www.berlin.de/lageso/_assets/gesundheit/berufe-im-gesundheit

139.00 euros

• Bundes-Tierärzteordnung (BTÄO, Federal Veterinary Regulations) § 4 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bt_o/__4.html • Verordnung zur Approbation von Tierärztinnen und Tierärzten (TAppV, Ordinance on the Licensing of Veterinarians) §§ 63 et seq. www.gesetze-im-internet.de/tappv/BJNR182700006.html#BJNR1827

• Information on the application for Approbation (professional licence) and contact person www.berlin.de/lageso/gesundheit/berufe-im-gesundheitswesen/a

The Approbation (professional license/certification) can only be applied for at the Landesamt für Gesundheit und Soziales (State Office for Health and Social Affairs) - Landesprüfungsamt für Gesundheitsberufe (State Examination Office for Health Professions).