Doctors; application for an EU certificate of conformity

If you have completed your medical studies in Germany and then wish to work in another EU country, in many cases you will need an EU certificate of conformity.

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Have you completed your degree in human medicine in Germany and would like to work in another EU country? In this case, you will need an EU certificate of conformity. This confirms that your basic medical training meets the minimum requirements of the European Union (EU).

The EU certificate of conformity makes it easier for you to have your training certificates recognized. Authorities abroad regularly require the EU certificate of conformity as part of the recognition procedure or authorization procedure for practicing medicine.

Application

How you apply for your EU certificate of conformity depends on when and where you obtained your degree.

If you completed your medical studies in the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) after December 20, 1976, you can apply for an EU certificate of conformity online or in writing to the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM).

If you completed your medical studies in the Federal Republic of Germany before December 20, 1976, please contact the state authority responsible for you.

If you completed your medical studies in the German Democratic Republic (GDR), please contact the state authority responsible for you.

You can obtain an EU certificate of conformity for your specialist training from the relevant state medical association. As this is often not sufficient for the recognition or admission procedure in the destination country, you should also apply for the EU certificate of conformity for your basic training.

If you have completed your medical studies in another EU country, in a contracting state of the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, the authorities of the respective state are responsible.

You can prove that you have successfully completed a degree in human medicine in Germany.

Required Documents
Bei der Antragstellung müssen Sie einreichen:
- Ihr Zeugnis über die Ärztliche Prüfung oder
- Ihr Zeugnis über die Ärztliche Staatsprüfung.
- Gegebenenfalls Ihr Zeugnis über die Vorbereitungszeit als Medizinalassistentin beziehungsweise als Medizinalassistent.
  - Gilt nur, wenn eine Vorbereitungszeit für den Abschluss Ihrer ärztlichen Ausbildung vorgesehen war.
- Falls in Ihren Zeugnissen durch Heirat oder sonstige Änderungen abweichende Namen stehen:
  - Heiratsurkunde oder
  - Auszug aus dem Personenstandsregister oder
  - sonstige Nachweise.
Alle Nachweise müssen Sie einreichen als
- amtlich beglaubigte Kopie oder
- elektronisches Originaldokument oder
- amtlich beglaubigte elektronische Kopie.
Beachten Sie:
- Elektronische Originaldokumente oder amtlich beglaubigte elektronische Kopien müssen über eine qualifizierte elektronische Signatur verfügen.
- Elektronische Kopien ohne qualifizierte elektronische Signatur, zum Beispiel einfache Scans, sind nicht ausreichend.

If you completed your studies in human medicine in the Federal Republic of Germany after December 20, 1976, you can apply for the EU Certificate of Conformity online or in writing by post to the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM).

Online application

Go to the website of the federal portal and complete the online application.
- You need a BundID user account to apply via the federal portal.
Upload your documents directly, either
- as original electronic documents or
- as officially certified electronic copies or
send your documents as officially certified copies by post.
The BfArM will check your application and contact you if there are any queries or incomplete documents.
After a positive review of your application and your documents, you will receive the EU certificate of conformity as an electronically sealed document in your user account mailbox or by post.

Written application

Send an informal letter together with your supporting documents by post to the BfArM.
Please include the following information in the letter:
- Name,
- Address (for sending the certificate),
- e-mail address,
- telephone number,
- optional, if you have previously received an EU certificate of conformity from the BfArM: file number at that time.
The BfArM will check your application and contact you if there are any queries or incomplete documents.
Once your application and documents have been positively reviewed, you will receive the EU certificate of conformity by post.
If you provide your e-mail address, you can also receive the certificate as an electronically sealed document.