Social Agency
Apply for a license to practice medicine
If you would like to work as a doctor in Germany, you need a professional qualification: the license to practice medicine or the professional permit.
Important notes
Prerequisites
The professional license is to be granted on application if you:
- have completed medical training in a third country,
- are physically and personally suitable
- have at least B2 level German language skills
- have a job offer from a Hamburg practice / a Hamburg hospital
- the complete application documents have been submitted
Documents required
You can find the necessary forms under the links below.
Foreign certificates must be submitted with certified translations by state-sworn translators. For training courses completed outside the European Union (EU), European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, official documents must be confirmed by an apostille or legalization. For more information, see the links below.
Please note
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Deadlines
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Procedure & Fees
Procedure
The professional permit must be applied for in writing. You can find the necessary forms under the links below. As the process continues, you will be notified whether your application is complete or whether you need to submit additional documents. After the professional license has been issued, the professional license certificate will be sent to you.
Processing time
depending on the individual case
Fees
EUR 70 - EUR 390 plus expenses
Legal notes
Legal remedies
You can raise an objection to a negative decision within one month of notification at the office specified in the letterhead.
Legal basis
§ 10 Federal Medical Code (BÄO)
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/b_o/__10.html
Downloads & Links
Forms and downloads
Links on the Internet
Service description
If you would like to work as a doctor in Germany, you need a professional qualification: the license to practice medicine or the professional permit.
Address and contact information
Address
Social Agency
G11
Health Law and Health Professions
Billstraße 80 20539 Hamburg
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Phone
Facility info
Public transport
S2 / S21 Rothenburgsort, buses 120/122/124/130/160/224/530 Rothenburgsort