Applying for a licence to practise as a doctor

• Medical training completed abroad • Health fitness • Proof of reliability and worthiness for the practice of medicine • Sufficient knowledge of German level B 2 • Technical language test • Proof of responsibility

• Application for a professional licence in connection with the application for licensure • Proof of responsibility for the Land of Berlin (e.g. confirmation of employment, proof of habitual residence in the Land of Berlin/ main residence if applicable, applications for vacancies in the Land of Berlin, invitations to interviews). • Curriculum vitae in tabular form with signature and date • Proof of identity (valid identity card or passport) • Certificate of birth (in the event of a change of name, e.g. due to marriage, also this document) • Certificate of good conduct for presentation to an authority service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/120926/ To verify personal reliability, information from the Federal Central Register (certificate of good conduct) is required for submission to an authority (document type O). The information must not be older than three months. • Certificate of Good Conduct/Certificate of Clearance of Offences of the police or judicial authorities of the home country, if applicable, of the study country (if presented, not older than 3 months) • Certificate of good standing/ Certificate of good standing of the competent authority of the country in which the profession was practised (if presented, not older than 3 months) • Medical certificate from a doctor licensed in Germany (not older than 3 months if presented) • Evidence of completed education (third country) (see checklist for persons with third-country education) • Certificate B 2 on knowledge of the German language (from telc, TestDaF or Goethe-Institut - not older than 3 years). It is not necessary to submit the language certificates at the time of application. • Specialist language test - Level C 1 (Berlin Medical Association) It is not necessary to submit the language certificates at the time of application. • Doctoral certificate (if available) • Official certification of copies If copies are submitted, they must be officially certified. In the case of copies without official certification, the simultaneous submission of the originals is required.

• Application for Approbation and Professional Licence www.berlin.de/lageso/_assets/gesundheit/berufe-im-gesundheit • Medical certificate from a doctor licensed in Germany www.berlin.de/lageso/_assets/gesundheit/berufe-im-gesundheit • Checklist: Evidence of completed education (third country) www.berlin.de/lageso/_assets/gesundheit/berufe-im-gesundheit • Specialist language test - Level C 1 (Berlin Medical Association) antrag.aekb.de/SitePages/Fachsprachpr%C3%BCfung.aspx

EUR 150.00

• Federal Medical Order (BÄO) § 10 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/b_o/__10.html • Licensing Regulations for Doctors (ÄApprO 2002) § 34 et seqq. www.gesetze-im-internet.de/_appro_2002/__34.html • Ordinance on the Charging of Fees in the Health Care and Nursing Sector (GesPflGebO) gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-GesPflGebOBEpP1

approx. 3-4 months, if all documents are complete

• Explanation Approbation and contact persons Training outside the European Union (third country) www.berlin.de/lageso/gesundheit/berufe-im-gesundheitswesen/a • Explanation Approbation and contact persons Training in the European Union (EU) www.berlin.de/lageso/gesundheit/berufe-im-gesundheitswesen/a • Information on the recognition of foreign professional qualifications ("Recognition in Germany") www.anerkennung-in-deutschland.de/html/en/index.php • Financial assistance in the recognition procedure www.anerkennung-in-deutschland.de/html/en/financial-support. • Publicly appointed translators in Germany www.justiz-dolmetscher.de/Recherche/

The permit for the temporary practice of the medical profession in connection with the application for Approbation (medical license) is issued only by the Landesamt für Gesundheit und Soziales Berlin (State Office for Health and Social Affairs Berlin).