Approbation in Baden-Württemberg

If you are pursuing the medical Approbation (German licence to practise) in Baden-Württemberg, your file goes to RP Stuttgart. The Fachsprachprüfung (medical-German exam, FSP) costs €420 at the responsible Ärztekammer and is required before any Berufserlaubnis or Approbation can be issued. Non-EU graduates whose curriculum is judged not equivalent must also pass the Kenntnisprüfung (KP, medical knowledge exam) — in Baden-Württemberg the fee is €800.

Total processing time from filing to Approbation in Baden-Württemberg runs about 12–18 months. KP appointment lead time: approx. 4–12 months.

Berufserlaubnis (provisional licence): Yes. Fee: €160.

Equivalence assessment: in Baden-Württemberg the review is carried out by Eigene oder freie Gutachter — GfG or independent assessors; approx. 15 months wait. This is the single biggest driver of the time to Defizitbescheid.

FSP fail rate: about 40–45%. KP fail rate: roughly 26–32%.

The share of foreign-trained doctors in Baden-Württemberg is 14.3%. Starting salary for Assistenzärzte (TV-Ärzte tariff) is around €59k per year. A one-bedroom apartment in Stuttgart runs €14–€18 per m². Non-EU policy: Strict. State funding: Förderprogramm Landärzte (€30k Niederlassung).