Apply for confirmation of the authenticity of the certificate of the Ärztliche Prüfung (medical state examination) / the Approbation (license to practice medicine)
Bestätigung der Echtheit des Zeugnisses der Ärztlichen Prüfung / der Approbation beantragen
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
If you want to work abroad as a doctor, for some countries you will need a confirmation of the authenticity of your certificate of the medical examination (Zeugnis der ärztlichen Prüfung) in the State of Berlin, or of your Approbation (medical license) (verification).
Procedure
• Submit an application for confirmation of the authenticity of the certificate of the medical examination / the Approbation (medical license). You can do this in writing by post.
• Your application will be reviewed.
• You will receive a confirmation of the authenticity of the submitted document (verification) by post.
Book an appointment
Book an appointment (service.berlin.de)
Requirements
• The medical licensing examination (Ärztliche Prüfung) must have been taken in Berlin, or the professional license (Approbation) must have been granted in Berlin.
Documents you need
• Application for confirmation of authenticity of the medical examination certificate / of the Approbation (license to practice medicine)
• For work in the USA: request for confirmation of authenticity by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, Philadelphia / USA
• For work in other countries: request for confirmation of authenticity by other foreign health authorities
Forms
• Application for confirmation of authenticity of the certificate of the medical examination / of the Approbation (medical license) www.berlin.de/lageso/_assets/gesundheit/berufe-im-gesundheit
Fees
85.00 euros
Legal basis
• Verwaltungsverfahrensgesetz (VwVfG) [Administrative Procedure Act] § 33 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/vwvfg/__33.html
Further information
• Unbedenklichkeitsbescheinigung (certificate of no objection) / Echtheitsbestätigung (certification of authenticity) (LAGeSo – State Office for Health and Social Affairs) www.berlin.de/lageso/gesundheit/berufe-im-gesundheitswesen/i
Who is responsible
Confirmation of the authenticity of the certificate of the medical examination / of the licence to practise (Approbation) as a doctor (verification) is issued only by the Landesamt für Gesundheit und Soziales (State Office for Health and Social Affairs) - 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 325733 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/325733/