Apply for recognition of foreign professional qualifications (third country) as a specialist

• License to practice medicine/ approbation service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/325389/ You must already have a state license to practice medicine (approbation) valid in Germany or a license to practice medicine/ doctor or a professional permit. • Equivalence of your professional qualification service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/325401/en/ You must prove the equivalence of your professional qualification as a specialist.

• Application for recognition You submit the application online or in writing using the form by post. • Curriculum vitae Curriculum vitae in tabular form with details of further training courses completed and professional practice • Proof of identity Official identification document with photo (passport or identity card (ID) and, if applicable, residence permit) • License to practice medicine or professional permit Proof of German license to practice medicine/ approbation or professional license and proof of equivalent level of education and training • Continuing education certificates Further education certificates and certificates of professional practice • Additional evidence for the assessment of equivalence • Declaration on previous professional recognition procedures Declaration of whether you have already submitted an application for recognition to another medical association • German translation If your documents are not in German, you must submit German translations of your documents. The translations must be made by translators who are publicly appointed or authorized.

• Application for recognition of completed qualifications from third countries www.aekb.de/fileadmin/migration/pdf/Antrag_Paragraph_20_Drit • Other applications and forms www.aekb.de/aerzt-innen/weiterbildung/antraege-formulare-zur

• EUR 350,00 to EUR 1.500,00 per effort for the recognition of further education from Non-EU countries/ third countries. • if applicable, additional costs for translations, certifications and further official acts of the Berlin Medical Association will be incurred

• Continuing Education Regulations of the Medical Association Berlin (Weiterbildungsordnung der Ärztekammer Berlin) § 20 www.aekb.de/fileadmin/migration/pdf/11-NT_konsolidierte_Fass • Professional Qualification Determination Act Berlin (Berufsqualifikationsfeststellungsgesetz Berlin or BQFG Bln) § 13 gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-BQFGBEV4P13 • Schedule of Fees of the Berlin Medical Association www.aekb.de/fileadmin/migration/pdf/44_AEKB_Gebuehrenordnung

Usually within 3 months after receipt of the complete documents; the deadline can be extended by one month.

• Information sheet for submitting the application (Ärztekammer Berlin [Berlin Medical Association]) www.aekb.de/fileadmin/migration/pdf/Informationsblatt-Antrag • Information on the recognition of foreign professional qualifications (Anerkennung in Deutschland [Recognition in Germany]) www.anerkennung-in-deutschland.de/html/de/index.php • Information on the recognition of foreign vocational qualifications (BQ-Portal) www.bq-portal.de/ • Financial support during the recognition procedure (Anerkennung in Deutschland [Recognition in Germany]) www.anerkennung-in-deutschland.de/html/de/finanzielle-foerde • Publicly appointed translators and interpreters in Germany (Justizportal [judicial portal]) www.justiz-dolmetscher.de/Recherche/

The application for recognition of a foreign professional qualification as a specialist physician (Fachärztin/Facharzt) must be submitted to the Ärztekammer Berlin (Berlin Medical Association).