Apply for recognition of foreign professional qualifications (third country/ Non-EU countries) as a specialist pharmacist
Anerkennung ausländischer Berufsqualifikationen (Drittstaat) als Fachapotheker/-in beantragen
Official English text from service.berlin.de
You can also use this service online
Book an appointment
Book an appointment (service.berlin.de)
Requirements
• License to practice medicine/ approbation service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/331394/en/
You must already have a state professional license (approbation) valid in Germany as a pharmacist or a professional permit.
• Equivalence of your professional qualification service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/325435/en/
If your degree is not automatically recognised, you must prove the equivalence of your professional qualification as a specialist.
Documents you need
• Application for recognition
You can submit an application online or informally in writing by post.
• Curriculum vitae
Curriculum vitae in tabular form with details of further training courses completed and professional practice
• Proof of identity
Identity card or passport
• 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
• Proof of qualifications
Further education certificates and certificates of professional practice
• Declaration on previous professional recognition procedures
Explanation of whether you have already submitted an application for recognition to another Chamber of Pharmacy
• German translation
If your documents are not available in German, you must submit German translations of your documents. The translations must be done by translators who are publicly appointed or authorised.
Fees
• EUR 150,00 to EUR 1.600,00 per effort
Legal basis
• Further training regulations of the Berlin Chamber of Pharmacists § 14 www.akberlin.de/recht-praxis/kammerrecht
• Berlin Health Professions Chamber Act (Bln HKG) § 37 gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-HeilBKGBEV6P37
• Schedule of Fees of the Berlin Chamber of Pharmacists www.akberlin.de/recht-praxis/kammerrecht
Processing time
Usually within 4 months after receipt of complete documentation.
Further information
• Chamber of Pharmacists Berlin www.akberlin.de/fuer-mitglieder/ausbildung/apothekerinnen
• Informationen zur Anerkennung ausländischer Berufsqualifikationen auf dem Portal Anerkennung in Deutschland www.anerkennung-in-deutschland.de/html/en/index.php
• Information on the recognition of foreign professional qualifications (BQ-Portal) www.bq-portal.de/en
• Finanzielle Hilfe im Anerkennungsverfahren www.anerkennung-in-deutschland.de/html/en/financial-support.
• Öffentlich bestellte Übersetzerinnen und Übersetzer in Deutschland www.justiz-dolmetscher.de/Recherche/en/
• Information on the Point of Single Contact Berlin www.berlin.de/ea/en/
Responsible for you
Choose a location; the appointment itself is booked on the original page.
- Apothekerkammer Berlin
- Anerkennungsstelle für Fachapothekerqualifikationen
Original
German originalOfficial English page
Service number 331230 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/331230/