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Description

Anyone wishing to practise medicine in the Federal Republic of Germany requires permission to do so. If you wish to exercise the medical profession, you generally require a licence to practise medicine. If you are not a citizen of a member state of the EU/EEA, you may exercise the medical profession temporarily or only for certain activities on the basis of a revocable permit. It may only be granted for a total period of medical practice not exceeding two years. In Bavaria, the authorities responsible for issuing the permit are the Government of Upper Bavaria for activities in the administrative districts of Upper Bavaria, Lower Bavaria, Swabia and Upper Palatinate, and the Government of Lower Franconia for activities in the administrative districts of Upper Franconia, Middle Franconia and Lower Franconia.

In certain cases, nationals of an EU/EEA state or Switzerland may also exercise the medical profession in the Federal Republic of Germany without a licence to practise medicine or without a permit to temporarily exercise the medical profession, provided that they temporarily and occasionally act as providers of services within the meaning of Article 57 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. However, you are subject to a notification requirement. The competent government (see above) will inform you whether you need a permit.

Prerequisites

Basically, the most important prerequisite is that you can prove that you have completed a full medical training course in accordance with the law of the state in which you acquired your training.

Other requirements are:

• that you have not been guilty of any conduct which would render you unworthy or unreliable to practise medicine (reliability),
• you are not unfit in health terms to practise medicine (health fitness), and
• you have the knowledge of the German language required for the exercise of the profession (language skills).

Special notes

In the case of a merely temporary and occasional medical activity (service), a licence or permit is not required. For the provision of services, it is sufficient to register with the competent authority and submit certain documents (see "Related topics").

Deadlines

There are no deadlines to meet.

Required documents

• Birth certificate/parentage certificate or extract from the parents' family register

  (certified copy)

• if the name used differs from that on the birth certificate: proof of a change of name (e.g. marriage certificate)

  (certified copy)

• valid proof of identity (e.g. passport)

  (certified copy)

• complete and personally signed curriculum vitae

  (tabular and chronological list of the training courses completed and the relevant gainful activities pursued, stating the periods (month/year) and enclosing the relevant supporting documents)

• Proof of exemption from punishment
  • Submission of criminal record extracts from all countries outside Germany in which the applicant has resided for more than six months.
  • The criminal record excerpts must not be older than three months at the time of their submission.
  • A certified copy of each of these extracts must be submitted.

• Proof of your completed education (certified copy)
  • Proof of education such as diploma
  • If applicable, further country-specific certificates
  • Proof of entitlement to practise the medical profession in the country of training and/or country of origin

• if applicable, certificate of good standing (certified copy)

  (Required from all countries where the health professional activity has already been exercised in the last five years. This certificate must not be older than three months at the time of its presentation).

• Technical language test to prove the required language skills

  (The registration with the competent chamber of health professions is carried out by the professional registration office. The result is transmitted directly from there).

• On separate request:
  • Certificate of good conduct of document type "O", if the applicant has already stayed in Germany for more than six months in the past or has had or still has a residence in Germany.
    • In Germany, this must be applied for at the registration office of the place of residence, stating the purpose "Permission to practice medicine". The certificate of good conduct is sent directly to the competent authority by the Federal Office of Justice.
    • It must not be older than one month at the time of submission.
  • Medical certificate (original)
    This must be issued and signed by a general practitioner or internist practicing in Germany or another state party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or in Switzerland and bear a practice or clinic stamp. If the practice or clinic stamp is not available in German, a German translation of the stamp is required.

Forms

• Prefillable Form, Bavaria-wide: Antrag auf Erteilung einer Approbation oder einer Erlaubnis zur vorübergehenden Ausübung eines akademischen Heilberufs

  Please note

  This form has to be signed and sent to the responsible authority. You can sign the form manually and send it by email/fax or sign the form electronically with your qualified electronic signature an send it by (secure) email. If the responsible authority has set up a De-Mail account, you can also send the form by De-Mail using an sender-confirmed message.

• Prefillable Form, Bavaria-wide: Ärztliches Attest

  Please note

  This form has to be signed and sent to the responsible authority. You can sign the form manually and send it by email/fax or sign the form electronically with your qualified electronic signature an send it by (secure) email. If the responsible authority has set up a De-Mail account, you can also send the form by De-Mail using an sender-confirmed message.

Fees

• The costs depend on the period of validity of the permit. EUR 100 is charged for each year or part thereof.

Legal bases

• § 2 Bundesärzteordnung (BÄO)
• § 10 Bundesärzteordnung (BÄO)

Remedy

administrative claim

Links to more information

• Dolmetscher- und Übersetzerdatenbank der Landesjustizverwaltungen

  Dolmetscher/innen und Übersetzer/innen suchen

Related issues

• Physician; notification of temporary and occasional provision of services
• Doctor; application for a licence to practise medicine
• Medical doctor; application for a license to practice medicine in the case of training in a third country
• Professional recognition; General information