Procedure B (all professions except veterinarians outside the EEA)

Procedure B

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1. Registration in 7 steps

   1. 1.Prepare your application

      To ensure that your application is processed quickly, it is important that you prepare your application properly. Read the 'Prepare application' section carefully to avoid unnecessary delays.

   2. 2.Complete the application form

      Have you made all the necessary preparations? If so, download the Application form Veterinary Register (PDF, in English) to start your application. If you are in possession of DigiD or eIDAS, you can fill out the form online. After completing the form, print it out and sign it.  

   3. 3.Submit the application and the documents

      Submit the application form along with the required documents (evidence). They must be sent by post to:

      CIBG
      BIG register
      PO Box 3174
      6401 DR Heerlen
      The Netherlands

      You will be notified if any documents are missing.

   4. 4.Assessment by the Commission for Foreign Animal Healthcare Graduates

      Based on your education, work experience and additional training, the Commission for Foreign Animal Healthcare Graduates assesses whether your knowledge and skills are of an equivalent level to those of veterinary doctors with a diploma obtained in the Netherlands.

   5. 5.Receipt of decision

      After we have received notification from the commission, you will receive either a positive decision or a proposed negative decision.

      If the commission has assessed that your level is equivalent to the Dutch level, you will receive a positive decision and you will be registered in the Register of Veterinary Medical Practitioners. The decision also contains your registration number. You can now work in your profession in the Netherlands.

      If the commission has assessed that your level is (not yet) equivalent to the Dutch level, you will receive a proposed negative decision.

      Test for veterinarians

      If you have received a proposed negative decision, it is in many cases possible to take a Knowledge and Skills Test (KVD test). Read more about the KVD test and additional training.

   6. 6.Publication

      Your registration will be published on this website and is open to the public. Your registration can be looked up via zoek.diergezondheidregister.nl.

   7. 7.Do you disagree with our (proposed) decision?

      If your application is rejected and you do not agree, you can object to this. You must submit this objection within a certain period. On the page Objections and applications for review you can find more information about how to lodge an objection.You will also find information about this in the (proposed) decision that you have received.