Facharzt/Fachärztin; Beantragung der Anerkennung einer ausländischen Facharztqualifikation aus der EU

If you have acquired a specialist qualification in the European Union, the European Economic Area or a country to which Germany and the European Union have granted a corresponding legal entitlement, you can apply for recognition.

If you have a subject-related diploma, a subject-related examination certificate or other proof of specialist training (proof of further training) from the territory of the European Union, the European Economic Area (EEA) or a state to which Germany and the European Union have granted a corresponding legal claim (contracting state), you can submit an application to the Bavarian State Medical Association on the basis of EU Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications in conjunction with § 18 of the further training regulations for doctors in Bavaria.

If the specialist qualification is listed in Annex V, point 5.1.3 of Directive 2005/36/EC, the automatic recognition procedure applies.

If you hold a certificate of further training for a qualification from the territory of the EU, EEA or a contracting state that is not listed in Annex V of Directive 2005/36/EC, the application will be processed in accordance with the general recognition procedure. For this purpose, the equivalence of the level of further training is checked. The level of further training is considered equivalent if your further training does not show any significant differences compared to the further training according to the further training regulations for doctors in Bavaria in the currently valid version.

• Significant differences can be compensated in whole or in part by knowledge, experience and skills that you have acquired during your professional practice in an EU member state, an EEA state, a contracting state or a third country.
• If significant differences are not compensated for by professional experience, an aptitude test is required which covers the knowledge, experience and skills in which significant differences exist.

• Automatic recognition procedure according to EU directive:
  • Diploma of basic medical training in original language with translation by an officially sworn translator
  • Diploma/recognition/certificate of completed further training in original language with translation by an officially sworn translator
  • EU certificate of conformity issued by the competent body in the country of origin in the original language with translation by a sworn translator.
• General recognition procedure according to EU Directive:
  • Diploma of basic medical training in original language with translation by an officially sworn translator
  • Diploma/recognition/certificate of completed further training in the original language with translation by an officially sworn translator.
  • At the request of the Bavarian Medical Association, if necessary, further documents proving the equivalence of further training

• Proof of further training (specialist qualification) from the territory of the EU, EEA or a contracting state
• Medical license to practice medicine

Automatic recognition in accordance with the EU Directive is free of charge.

Applications under the general recognition procedure are subject to a fee.

The fees are charged on a time and material basis in accordance with the applicable fee schedule. A minimum fee of EUR 125.00 is due when the application is submitted. It will be included in the final invoice upon completion. The maximum fee is EUR 1000.00.

The application for recognition of a foreign specialist title in accordance with the EU directives must be submitted online via the homepage of the Bavarian Medical Association.

The application must be completed online and printed out at the end. The paper application must then be completed with the medical curriculum vitae, signed and sent to the Bavarian Medical Association together with the required documents.

The Bavarian Medical Association will confirm receipt of the application documents within one month. It will indicate which documents may be missing. It will decide on recognition no later than three months after receipt of the complete documents. In justified cases, this period may be extended by one month.