Registration with Certificate of Professional Competence

Step-by-step plan

1. Registration with Certificate of Professional Competence

   1. 1.Prepare your application

      It is important that you properly prepare your application to ensure that your application is processed quickly. You should therefore read the information about the documents you need to submit. Make sure you have obtained the obligatory documents before you submit the application.

      • A copy of your valid ID document;
      • A copy of your CV (curriculum vitae) covering the full range of your professional assignments;
      • A original Certificate of Current professional Status (CCPS), less than 3 months old, from each national authority of each country in which you have worked in your profession;
      • A certified* copy of your diploma;
      • A certified* copy of the diploma supplement / educational curriculum*;
      • A certified* copy of the lists of grades (transcript) and assessments of study results, practical periods or work placement certificates;
      • A copy of your EEA residence / working permit.

      * A certified or validated copy is a copy form a original document that carries an original stamp and signature or initials of the person at the institution who issued the document, or of a civil-law notary.

   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 at this website. When you have completed 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 3173
      6401 DR Heerlen
      The Netherlands

      You will be notified if any documents are missing.

   4. 4.Assessment

      Once your application and the required documents have been received, we will assess your application. The Register of Veterinary Medical Practitioners will request one of the advisory committees for an advice. On the basis of their opinion, the Register of Veterinary Medical Practitioners will decide whether it can register you and whether you can practise veterinary medicine professionally in the Netherlands.

      The application process can take 20 weeks, starting from the point when we have received the application form and all necessary documents. You will be notified when we have finished processing your application.

      The application for acceptance and/or registration will in any case be refused if, as a result of an irrevocable disciplinary or criminal law judgement, you are no longer allowed to carry out any veterinary activities.

   5. 5.Publication

      When your application is approved and processed, you are registered. Your registration wil published on this website and is open to the public.

   6. 6.Objection

      If your application is rejected and you do not agree, you can object to this. You can find more information about how you can object on section objections en applications for review and in the decision.