Apply for an approbation to practise as a doctor (third country)

• A medical training completed in a third country that is equivalent to a German training or of an equivalent level of knowledge. The equivalence of the level of knowledge must be proven by examination, if necessary. • Health fitness • Proof of reliability and worthiness for the practice of medicine • Sufficient knowledge of German level B 2 • Technical language test • Proof of competence

• Application for the granting of the licence to practise medicine in the case of training in a third country • 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 be not 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) • Proof 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 the granting of the licence to practise medicine in the case of training in a third country 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 430.00

• Bundesärzteordnung (BÄO) [Federal Medical Code] § 2 et seq. www.gesetze-im-internet.de/b_o/__2.html • Approbationsordnung für Ärzte (ÄApprO 2002) [Licensing Regulations for Physicians] § 36 et seq. www.gesetze-im-internet.de/_appro_2002/__36.html • Verordnung über die Erhebung von Gebühren im Gesundheits- und Pflegewesen (GesPflGebO) [Regulation on the Collection of Fees in the Health and Care Sector] 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 ("Anerkennung in Deutschland") www.anerkennung-in-deutschland.de/html/en/index.php • Finanzielle Unterstützung für das Anerkennungsverfahren www.anerkennung-in-deutschland.de/html/en/financial-support. • Öffentlich bestellte Übersetzer in Deutschland www.justiz-dolmetscher.de/Recherche/

The Approbation (professional licence) is only issued by the Landesamt für Gesundheit und Soziales Berlin (State Office for Health and Social Affairs Berlin).