Evidence of qualifications from the Netherlands

Find out what evidence you need to provide if you are a qualified doctor from the Netherlands.

Please note that our Relevant European Qualifications list is based on the Directive of Recognition of Professional Qualifications (the Directive) on the 31 December 2020.

 
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Provisional registration

Provisional registration

You can’t apply for provisional registration if you qualified in the Netherlands.

Your country’s regulator

BIG-register

Postbus 3052
HB Kerkrade
6460
Netherlands

Tel: +31 70 3406600
Fax: +31 30 282 3375/26
Email: info@bigregister.nl
www.bigregister.nl

Full registration

Full registration with licence to practise

I completed my medical degree

On or after 20 December 1976

Please provide a Getuigschrift van met goed gevolg afgelegd artsexamen (university certificate of doctor) issued by Faculteit Geneeskunde (Faculty of Medicine).

On or before 19 December 1976

Please provide a Getuigschrift van met goed gevolg afgelegd artsexamen (university certificate of doctor) issued by Faculteit Geneeskunde (Faculty of Medicine). And provide one of the following.

  • A document confirming the training leading to the award of your primary qualification meets the standards detailed in Article 24 of the Directive. This must be issued by the BIG-register.

OR:

  • A document confirming you have effectively and lawfully been engaged in actual medical practice for at least three years during the five years immediately before the award of the certificate (as detailed in Article 23.1 of the Directive). This must be issued by the BIG-register, or the competent authority of the EEA country or Switzerland where you are now working.

The title of my degree is not the same as the one in the Relevant European qualification list

If the title of your degree is not listed above you'll also need to provide a document which confirms your qualification is treated by the Netherlands the same as a Getuigschrift van met goed gevolg afgelegd artsexamen, as detailed in Article 23.6 of the Directive. This must be issued by the BIG-register.

Your country’s regulator

BIG-register

Postbus 3052
HB Kerkrade
6460
Netherlands

Tel: +31 70 3406600
Fax: +31 30 282 3375/26
Email: info@bigregister.nl
www.bigregister.nl

Specialist registration

Entry on to the Specialist Register

I have a Relevant European Specialist qualification

Your specialty must be listed on our Relevant European qualification list by the country that awarded it. If your specialist qualification is listed, but 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.

I completed my specialist training on or after 20 December 1976

Please provide:

  • a Bewijis van inschrijving in een Specialistenregister (certificate of recognition and registration/certificate of entry in the Specialist Register) issued by Medisch Specialisten Registratie Commissie (MRSC) or Sociaal-Geneeskundigen Registratie Comissie.

OR:

  • A Diploma geneeskundig specialist issued and awarded by Registratiecommissie Geneeskundig Specialisten (RGS).

I completed my specialist training on or before 19 December 1976

You do not hold a Relevant European Specialist qualification. Please read our guidance on joining the UK specialist or GP register with Portfolio.

I don’t have a specialist qualification on the Relevant European qualification list

You do not hold a Relevant European Specialist qualification. Please read our guidance on joining the UK specialist register with Portfolio.

The title of my specialty or specialist certificate is not the same

If the title of your specialist certificate is not the same as the one above or the specialty listed is not the same as the specialty on our Relevant European qualification list, please read our guidance on joining the UK specialist register with Portfolio.

Your country’s regulator

BIG-register

Postbus 3052
HB Kerkrade
6460
Netherlands

Tel: +31 70 3406600
Fax: +31 30 282 3375/26
Email: info@bigregister.nl
www.bigregister.nl

GP registration

Entry to the GP Register

I completed my GP training on or after 31 December 1994

Provide:

  • a Certificaat van inschrijving in een specialistenregister van huisartsen issued by Huisarts en Verpleeghuisarts Registratie Comissie (HVRC).

OR:

  • A Diploma geneeskundig specialist issued by Registratiecommissie Geneeskundig Specialisten (RGS).

I completed my GP training on or before 30 December 1994

You do not hold a Relevant European GP qualification. Please read our guidance on joining the UK GP register with Portfolio.

I don’t have a GP qualification listed on the Relevant European qualification list

You do not hold a Relevant European GP qualification. Please read our guidance on joining the UK GP register with Portfolio.

Your country’s regulator

BIG-register

Postbus 3052
HB Kerkrade
6460
Netherlands

Tel: +31 70 3406600
Fax: +31 30 282 3375/26
Email: info@bigregister.nl
www.bigregister.nl