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Professional test

STAP 7 - Verklaring Vakbekwaamheid

If you are a doctor, dentist or nurse, you must take a professional test (BI-toets). With the test we look at the extent to which your knowledge and skills are equal to the Dutch level. If there are components where you are not yet at the right level, you will receive advice on how you can improve your knowledge and skills specifically for these components. After the BI test, in most cases there will be an advisory interview with the Commission for Foreign Healthcare Graduates that will assess the content of your application.

Payment and registration

If your application is complete, we will send you a letter with an invitation to register. This letter also contains information about payment. After your payment, we will send you the details and information with which you can register for the test. The tests are administered at a number of times per year.

Costs BI-test

  • Doctors: € 1.700;
  • Dentists: € 1.500;
  • Nurses: € 400.

Information on the content of the professional test

For nurses, this consists of a written knowledge test, a skills test and a 'clinical reasoning' interview. For doctors and dentists, basic and clinical knowledge is tested in writing. In addition, doctors and dentists must take a skills test on test subjects. More substantive information can be found via the links below (information in Dutch):

  • Dentists; There are two test rounds at ACTA every year. Due to the test capacity, you may not be able to participate in the next test.
  • Nurses (information in Dutch)
  • Doctors; Waiting times are currently longer. This is partly due to the abolition of the AKV test as of 1 January 2024. This allowed many doctors to proceed to the BI test more quickly. Unfortunately, it is no longer possible to register for the BI test for 2024 and 2025. Places will be available again from 2026. No dates have yet been set for the 2026 tests.

Based on the results of the test, a consultation will be held with you. You will receive an invitation for this.

Is it not (yet) possible for you to take the professional test?

Please let us know as soon as possible and state why you cannot yet take the test. The amount will then be refunded to you.

Information meetings

We organise information meetings several times a year. During these information meetings you will receive information about the tests and you will be able to ask questions.

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