Evidence of qualifications - Hungary

This page is to explain what evidence of qualifications doctors who qualified in Hungary need to supply to support their application.

Medical regulatory authority in Hungary

Office of Health Authorization and Administrative Procedures
Ministry of Health
H- 1054 Budapest
Akademia u.3
Hungary
Tel: +36 1 475 5835
Fax: +36 1 269 3794

Below is information about:

• Provisional registration with a licence to practise – you cannot apply for provisional registration with a licence to practise
• Applying for full registration with a licence to practise
• Applying for entry onto the Specialist Register
• Applying for entry onto the GP Register

Full registration with a licence to practise

The documents you will need to send to us depend on the date you started your basic medical training. Please see the table below.

Important dates	Documents required	Documents must be issued by:
You began your basic medical training on 1 May 2004 or later	An Általános orvos oklevél (doctor medicinae universae, abbr -dr.med.univ) (General medical doctor's diploma)	Hungarian University
You began your basic medical training before 1 May 2004	An Általános orvos oklevél (doctor medicinae universae, abbr -dr.med.univ) (General medical doctor's diploma) AND EITHER	Hungarian University
	A document confirming that the training leading to the award of your Hungarian primary medical qualification meets the standards detailed in Article 24 of Directive 2005/36/EC. OR	Office of Health Authorization and Administrative Procedures
	A document confirming that you have effectively and lawfully been engaged in actual medical practice for at least three consecutive years during the five years preceding the award of the certificate (as detailed in Article 23.1 of Directive 2005/36/EC).	Office of Health Authorization and Administrative Procedures or the competent authority of the EEA Member State or Switzerland where you are now working
In addition to the above If the title of your Hungarian degree is not as described above you will also need to send to us a document from the Office of Health Authorization and Administrative Procedures which confirms that your qualification is treated by Hungary as equivalent to the Általános orvos oklevél as detailed in Article 23.6 of Directive 2005/36/EC.

Applying for entry onto the Specialist Register

To be entered onto the Specialist Register you must hold full registration.

Direct entry

Your specialty must be listed in Annex V of the Directive 2005/36/EC by the country that awarded it and have a corresponding entry for the United Kingdom. If you are eligible for direct entry onto the Specialist Register, as set out below, and you do not already hold full registration, you should apply for full registration with a licence to practise and entry onto the Specialist Register at the same time.

The documents you will need to send to us for entry onto the Specialist Register depend on the date on which you started your specialist training:

Important dates	Documents required	Documents must be issued by:
You began your specialist training on 1 May 2004 or later	A Szakorvosi bizonyítvány (specialist certificate)	Nemzeti Vizsgabizottság (National Board of Examination). Before 28 August 2004 this was awarded by the Hungarian Ministry of Health
You began your specialist training before 1 May 2004 (or for the following disciplines: Community Medicine 1 March 2004, Geriatrics 1 January 2002, and Orthopaedics 1 January 2000)	A Szakorvosi bizonyítvány (specialist certificate) AND EITHER	Nemzeti Vizsgabizottság (National Board of Examination). Before 28 August 2004 this was awarded by the Hungarian Ministry of Health
	A document confirming that the training leading to the award of your specialist certificate meets the standards detailed in Articles 25, 26 and 27 as appropriate of Directive 2005/36/EC OR	Office of Health Authorization and Administrative Procedures
	If your specialist training does not meet those standards, a document confirming that you have effectively and lawfully been engaged in actual medical practice, in the specialty in which your specialist certificate was awarded, for at least three consecutive years during the five years preceding the award of the certificate (as detailed in Article 23.1 of Directive 2005/36/EC).	Office of Health Authorization and Administrative Procedures, or the competent authority of the EEA Member State or Switzerland where you are now working
In addition to the above If the title of your Hungarian specialist certificate is not as described above or the specialty in which it is awarded is not the same as that specialty listed in Annex V of Directive 2005/36/EC, you will also need to send to us a document from the Office of Health Authorization and Administrative Procedures confirming that the specialty is treated in law by Hungary as a certificate of medical specialisation in the relevant specialty detailed in Article 23.6 of Directive 2005/36/EC.

Certification

If you do not fulfil the above criteria you should complete an application for full registration first and tell us what specialist qualifications you do have. We will assess your application for full registration and review your specialist qualifications.

If you are not eligible for direct entry onto the Specialist Register we will refer you to our Specialist and GP Certification Team once your full registration has been granted.

The team will tell you whether you are eligible to apply for entry onto the Specialist Register through specialty equivalence and advise you on what to do next.

See more guidance on specialty equivalence.

Applying for entry onto the GP Register

To be entered onto the GP Register you must also hold full registration.

Direct entry

If you are eligible for direct entry onto the GP Register, as set out below, and you do not already hold full registration, you should apply for full registration with a licence to practise and entry onto the GP Register at the same time.

The documents you will need to send to us for entry onto the GP Register depend on the date on which you started your GP training:

Important dates	Documents required	Documents must be issued by:
You began your GP training on 1 May 2004 or later	A Háziorvostan szakorvosa bizonyítvány	Nemzeti Vizsgabizottság (National Board of Examination), previously called the Egészségügyi Felsofokú Szakirányú Szakképzési és Továbbképzési Bizottság', (Committee of Specialist Training & Continuing Education in Health)
You began your GP training before 1 May 2004	A Háziorvostan szakorvosa bizonyítvány AND EITHER	Nemzeti Vizsgabizottság (National Board of Examination)
	A document confirming that the training leading to the award of your GP certificate meets the standards detailed in Article 28 of Directive 2005/36/EC. OR	Office of Health Authorization and Administrative Procedures
	If you are eligible for entry onto the GP register, on the basis of acquired rights specific to general practitioners, you will need to send to us: A certificate of acquired rights for general medical practice. The certificate must state that it was awarded to you in accordance with Article 30(1) of the European Medical Directive 2005/36/EC.	Office of Health Authorization and Administrative Procedures.

Certification

If you do not fulfil the above criteria you should complete an application for full registration first and tell us what general practice qualifications you do have. We will assess your application for full registration and review your general practice qualifications.

If you are not eligible for direct entry onto the GP Register we will refer you to our Specialist and GP Certification Team once your full registration has been granted.

The team will tell you whether you are eligible to apply for entry onto the GP Register through specialty equivalence and advise you on what to do next.

See more guidance on GP equivalence.