Approbation en Saarland

If you are pursuing the medical Approbation (German licence to practise) in Saarland, your file goes to LAS Saarbrücken. A specific quirk: Saarland does not run its own FSP — certificates from other federal states are accepted instead. Non-EU graduates whose curriculum is judged not equivalent must also pass the Kenntnisprüfung (KP, medical knowledge exam) — in Saarland the fee is €500.

Total processing time from filing to Approbation in Saarland runs about ≤4 months. KP appointment lead time: approx. 6 months lead time; + 4–6 months for a retake.

Berufserlaubnis (provisional licence): Oui. Fee: €50. This makes Saarland the cheapest BE in Germany.

Equivalence assessment: in Saarland the review is carried out by GfG Bonn — approx. 17 months wait. This is the single biggest driver of the time to Defizitbescheid.

FSP fail rate: about —.

The share of foreign-trained doctors in Saarland is 24.4%. Starting salary for Assistenzärzte (TV-Ärzte tariff) is around €57k per year. A one-bedroom apartment in Saarbrücken runs €8–€11 per m². State funding: €30k Landarzt-Förderung (bis 2027, 5-J. Bindung).