Approbation en Thuringia

If you are pursuing the medical Approbation (German licence to practise) in Thuringia, your file goes to TLVwA. The Fachsprachprüfung (medical-German exam, FSP) costs €600 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 Thuringia the fee is €250.

Total processing time from filing to Approbation in Thuringia runs about 17–22 months. KP appointment lead time: approx. 18 months.

Berufserlaubnis (provisional licence): Oui. Fee: €80.

Equivalence assessment: in Thuringia 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 23%. KP fail rate: roughly 22–28%. Thuringia thus has the lowest FSP fail rate in Germany.

The share of foreign-trained doctors in Thuringia is ~13%. Starting salary for Assistenzärzte (TV-Ärzte tariff) is around €56k per year. A one-bedroom apartment in Erfurt runs €8–€11 per m². Non-EU policy: Ouverte. State funding: TH-Stipendium €15k/WB + €40k Niederlassung (<15k Einw.).