Doctor — Nordrhein-Westfalen
Choose your profession and the federal state where you want to work — you get the exact recognition procedure and competent authority. Data from official German sources.
Competent authority
Bezirksregierung Münster – Dezernat 24, ZAG-aH (approbierte Heilberufe)
Münster je nadležan za CELU pokrajinu NRW za kandidate iz inostranstva.
Procedure steps
1. Submit application to the competent authority (online, by post or in person).
2. Confirmation of receipt within max 1 month.
3. Equivalence assessment of the foreign qualification.
4. Check of personal requirements — reliability, health, language.
5. Decision within a maximum of 4 months.
6. Compensation measure if not equivalent: for third countries the Kenntnisprüfung (knowledge test) is the rule; Anpassungslehrgang is an alternative.
7. After a successful measure — Approbation.
Language requirements
general B2 + Fachsprachprüfung C1 (usually)
Fees
Approbation up to €430 + Fachsprachprüfung €420
Duration
up to 4 months
Approbation (full licence)
The Approbation is an unrestricted licence to practise independently — the same rights as domestic colleagues. It is granted once the qualification is recognised as equivalent (possibly after passing the Kenntnisprüfung).
Berufserlaubnis (temporary licence)
The Berufserlaubnis is a temporary/restricted permit: work under supervision of a person with Approbation, in a defined area. It can also serve to prepare a compensation measure before full Approbation.
Required documents
- Completed application form
- Proof of identity (passport / ID card)
- Proof of name change (if applicable)
- CV
- Proof of professional qualification (diplomas)
- Proof of content and duration of training (diploma supplement / transcript)
- Proof of work experience
- Proof of intention to work in Germany
- Later (within 3 months): certificate of good conduct (from Germany and home country), medical fitness certificate (max 3 months old), language certificate
> All documents must be translated into German by sworn/authorised translators.
Information is taken from official German sources and checked regularly. In a specific case, the competent state authority is legally binding. WHR guides you through the entire procedure.
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