Documents that you need to provide with your application

Some documents need to be authenticated and/or translated. Carefully read the information under ‘Certifying and translations’.

Which documents does everyone have to send to us?

Application form for Declaration of Professional Competence/Recognition of Professional Qualifications

• Preferably complete the applicationform digitally. Then print out the form and sign it with pen.  

Profession-specific appendix

• You only need to complete this form if there is an attachment for your profession. You will find the appendices (in Dutch) directly below the general application form;
• Preferably complete the form digitally.

Professional qualification (diploma)

• Send the original or a certified copy. Most courses provide one or more certified copies with the original diploma. Please note that requesting a (new) certified copy of your diploma may take some time; 
• Please include a translation if the document is in a language other than Dutch or English.

Course overview of the vocational training

• Send the original or a certified copy. Most courses provide one or more certified copies with the original diploma. Please note that requesting a (new) certified copy may take some time; 
• Please include a translation if the document is in a language other than Dutch or English.

Training program

This is a complete overview of the substantive program of the vocational training you followed. It is also called syllabus or curriculum. The training program must meet the following requirements:

• Your name must be on the program;
• It must be about the years that you followed the training;
• The content of courses taken must be described in it;

Please note: if you are a doctor or dentist, please wait before sending this document. This may not be necessary for your application. We will notify you if the training program is necessary.

Copy of a valid passport or European ID

• Make sure that all personal information on the copy is clearly visible;
• Send a certified copy. Do not send your original passport or ID;

A declaration of competence

This document must make it clear that you are authorized to practice the profession for which you are applying in the country of certification.

• Send the original or a certified copy;
• Please include a translation if the document is in a language other than Dutch or English

Proof of Dutch language skills at the reguired language level

Dutch language skills must be demonstrated in the areas of reading, writing, speaking and listening. Read more about the proof of  Dutch language proficiency and its requirements.

• Send the original or a certified copy;
• Please include a translation if the document is in a language other than Dutch or English

Evidence of English reading skills at the reguired language level

English language skills must be demonstrated for reading . Read more about the proof of English reading skills and its requirements.

• Send the original or a certified copy;
• Please include a translation if the document is in a language other than Dutch or English

This requirement off English reading skills does not apply to the Nursing IG profession.

Additional documents

The documents below are not mandatory, but are important for your application. For example, they support the assessment of your knowledge and skills by the Committee on Foreign Health Qualifications (CBGV). We advise you to send all documents that apply to you.

A curriculum vitae (CV)

Your CV states where and when you worked, what the work entailed, which courses and training you attended, which publications you have appeared in and in which magazine, etc.

• You draw up this document yourself and must be written in Dutch or English.

Copy of the front and back of residence document

• Make sure that all data on the copy is clearly visible;
• Send a certified copy. Do not send your original residence document.

Certificate/diploma from a training course to become a legally recognized specialist

This concerns certificates or diplomas from training courses for specialisms legally recognized in the Netherlands;

• Send the original or a certified copy;
• Please include a translation if the document is in a language other than Dutch or English.

Diplomas from other specializations or further education

This concerns specializations other than the specializations referred to above and further training other than your vocational training. These can provide an additional picture of your knowledge and skills during the assessment.

• Send the original or a certified copy.
• Please include a translation if the document is in a language other than Dutch or English.

Certificates, certificates or diplomas from courses and/or training in your field

This concerns courses or training in your field that you have followed outside or after your vocational training. These supporting documents help the CBGV to assess your knowledge and skills in the field of your profession. 

• Send the original or a certified copy.
• Please include a translation if the document is in a language other than Dutch or English.

Evidence of practical experience and/or professional experience

Your work experience in your profession is taken into account by the CBGV when assessing your total knowledge and skills.

• You provide explanations or evidence of these experiences. This could, for example, be an official signed statement from a (former) employer or an employment contract(s) or appointment decision(s) in combination with an official job description(s);
• The evidence clearly shows exactly what work you did in which position and in what period;
• Send the original document;
• Please include a translation if the document is in a language other than Dutch or English.

Recognition of your diploma by another EU Member State, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Switzerland

This is an official statement from another EU Member State, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Switzerland;

• Only send this document if you have also worked in your profession in the same country that recognized your diploma;
• Send the original or a certified copy;
• Please include a translation if the document is in a language other than Dutch or English.

Important to know

• We strongly recommend that you do not send original documents by post, but certified copies. Unfortunately, documents are often lost in the mail.
• If you still want to send an original document by post, this is at your own risk.
• Originals and/or certified copies will be returned to you once by registered post. If these documents are returned to us, they will be sent to a central archive and can only be collected by appointment.
• Documents (evidence) may not contain personal data of, for example, patients or colleagues. If this type of information is on the document, you must black out this information. We may not use documents containing the personal data of others and they will be destroyed.