You can apply for a provisional practice authorization (AEP) before taking the Knowledge Verification Examinations (EVC).

The applicant for AEP must provide proof of 3 years of practice, even partial, in the profession and specialty concerned, in France or abroad.

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

1- Compile a file

Specifically, you must have a specialist diploma, a certificate of proficiency in French, proof of three years of practice, and a commitment to participate in the EVC (Examination for Validation of Vocational Training). You can find the complete list of required documents for your application by clicking here .

2- Find a healthcare facility that will recruit you

This establishment may be public, private non-profit, or a social and medico-social establishment or service (ESSMS). Recruitment in a private non-profit healthcare establishment or an ESSMS is carried out under the status stipulated in their agreements. Public healthcare establishments or residential care facilities for dependent elderly people recruit under the status of Temporary Contractual Associate Practitioner (PACT).

3- Submit the application for provisional authorization to practice

It must be submitted by the healthcare facility on the dedicated simplified application platform. Two submission periods are organized each year.

The application is reviewed by a licensing committee. The processing time can vary from 7 to 30 days. The certificate allowing provisional practice can be renewed once, for a further period not exceeding 13 months, in the event of failure in the knowledge verification tests.

Since July 2025, registration must be done either through the internal or external way.

• The internal way is reserved for those with a provisional license to practice. The exam is simplified, consisting of only a theoretical multiple-choice test. All specialties are open.
• If you do not have a provisional license to practice, you will have to go through the external route. The exam consists of two written tests: one on theoretical knowledge, the other on practical knowledge.

You must register online on the joint CNG/ARS platform .

You can view all the necessary documents for internal or external registration by clicking here. Please note: a B2 level of French is mandatory.

All supporting documents accompanying the application must be written in French or translated by a translator certified by the French courts.

> Also read: the Refugees.info fact sheet " Requesting an official translation of a document "

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

To prepare for the external exams, you can review past exam papers on the CNG website . You can find them in the section: "How to access past papers?" Past papers for the internal exams are not yet available.

Unlike List A, the List B exam is not a competitive exam (with a set number of places). You will need a minimum score of 10/20 to pass.

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