You can apply for a provisional practice authorization (AEP) before having passed the Knowledge Verification Examinations (EVC). The AEP applicant must provide proof of 3 years of practice, even partial, in the profession and specialty in question, in France or abroad.

Here are the different steps to obtain temporary authorization to practice:

1. Prepare your file. In particular, you must have the specialist diploma, a certificate of proficiency in the French language, proof of three years of practice and a commitment to attend the EVC. You will find the list of all the documents required for your file by clicking here .
2. Find a healthcare facility that recruits you. This establishment may be public, private non-profit or social and medico-social establishments or services (ESSMS) . Recruitment in a private non-profit health establishment or in an ESSMS is done under the status provided for in their agreements. Public health establishments or accommodation establishments for dependent elderly people recruit under the status of Temporary Contractual Associate Practitioner (PACT).
3. Submit the application for provisional practice authorization. It must be submitted by the healthcare establishment on the dedicated simplified procedure platform . Two submission periods are organized each year.
4. The application is analyzed by a practice authorization committee. The processing time can vary from 7 to 30 days. The certificate allowing provisional practice can be renewed once, for a new period not exceeding thirteen months, in the event of failure of the knowledge verification tests.

You must register online on the joint CNG/ARS platform. Please note that registrations only take place once a year!

You will need to send them your registration file, including proof of a B2 level of French. You will find the list of required documents by clicking here.

At the end of your registration, it is best to print and keep the acknowledgment of receipt of your registration.

The exam consists of two written tests: one of practical knowledge and one of fundamental knowledge. Each specialty has specific tests. You will need the minimum mark of 10/20 to pass the tests.

To prepare for the tests, you can watch the subjects of the tests already taken on the CNG website . You can find the subjects in the section: "How to access the annals?".

After passing the EVCs, to work as an "associate practitioner", you must have a hosting commitment from a hospital establishment.

By clicking here you will find the form that the establishment must complete for your hosting commitment (see appendix 2).

You will then have to complete a skills consolidation course as an associate practitioner, the duration of which varies depending on the profession:

• two years for doctors and pharmacists,
• one year for dentists and midwives.

You must apply to the National Management Center (CNG) by providing these documents , as well as the registration form. They must be written in French or translated by an approved translator.

> Also read: the Réfugiés.info file " Request the official translation of a document "

The practice authorization committee will assess your skills. It will base its assessment on the evaluation report completed by your manager at the organization where you completed the skills consolidation program.

PLEASE NOTE: The evaluation report is not the same for all four medical professions. You must provide the correct document to your manager. You can find it in the appendices to this decree .

Congratulations! Your application has been accepted and you will be issued your final practice authorization.

You now have the opportunity to work in France, in both the public and private sectors. To do so, register with the "Ordre" of your profession.

Here is the list of Orders and their websites:

• Order of Physicians
• Order of Midwives
• Order of Dental Surgeons
• Order of Pharmacists