Procedure descriptions
Apply for a licence to practise medicine
You need a licence to practise medicine or a temporary professional permit if you wish to work in Germany as a
- A doctor,
- Dentist,
- Pharmacist,
- Psychological psychotherapist or child and youth psychotherapist or
- Child and youth psychotherapist or child and youth psychotherapist, or
- Psychotherapist.
Responsible department
the Stuttgart Regional Council
Details
Prerequisite
- You have completed a German medical training.
- You are worthy of the desired profession, reliable and suitable in terms of health.
Procedure
Make the application for the licence to practise in writing. You can download the respective application form from the internet.
You will receive the certificate by post.
Deadlines
Four weeks before the date of the oral examination
Attention: Certain required documents must then not be older than 1 month!
Required documents
- Officially certified copy of the identity card or passport
- Birth certificate, if this has not already been submitted as part of the medical examination. If your name has changed, a civil record of the name change (e.g. excerpt from the family register, marriage certificate) showing the now valid name is required (also in a copy certified by the mayor's office or, in exceptional cases, the original).
- Curriculum vitae in tabular form with details of educational and professional background
- Personal declaration with date and signature that no judicial criminal proceedings or public prosecutor's preliminary proceedings were or are pending against you.
- A current medical certificate stating that you are "not unfit in health to practise (as a doctor)";
must be dated, stamped and signed - If you are not applying for a licence to practise medicine in direct connection with the medical examination, a copy of the certificate of the medical examination
- Certificate of good conduct of "Belegart OB"
Please state the following as the purpose of use: "Approbation as a doctor" and "Regierungspräsidium Stuttgart, Referat 95" as the recipient. - For stays abroad from the age of majority (longer than one year), a police clearance certificate from abroad must be submitted (original with official translation; not older than three months).
Costs
EUR 250.00
Processing time
approximately two to four weeks upon receipt of the complete application and all required documents.
Miscellaneous
None.
Release note
04.09.2023; Sozialministerium Baden-Württemberg
Contact
Bürger- und Standesamt (Bürgeramt)
eMail buergeramt@heidenheim.de
Telefon (0 73 21) 3 27-33 42
Fax (0 73 21) 3 23-33 32