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Healthcare good standing and CCPS certificates in Belgium
A good-standing certificate describes your professional status. First establish whether you are coming to Belgium or requesting a Belgian record to work elsewhere.
Understand the processComing to Belgium: which certificates?
Link to this sectionFPS Public Health requests a certificate from the competent authority of each foreign country where you practised. It must be no more than three months old at the professional visa application. List your countries of practice before ordering records and translation.
Never practised, or an unregulated profession?
Link to this sectionFor someone who never practised, the FPS provides for proof of non-registration or, if the profession is unregulated, a sworn declaration of non-practice. For practice in a country without regulation or registration, it describes a sworn declaration accompanied by employer certificates. Confirm which route fits your circumstances.
A Belgian CCPS for work abroad
Link to this sectionDoctors apply to the Order of Physicians and pharmacists to the Order of Pharmacists. Other professions listed by the FPS, including nurses and physiotherapists, use FPS Public Health. It states that certificates are also available on the visa portal from January 2026. For its route, specify the country and requested language: French, Dutch, German or English.
Time the translation correctly
Link to this sectionAsk whether the record can be issued directly in an accepted language. Otherwise, obtain the final version and send it with the recipient’s instructions. Note the planned filing date, particularly for a foreign certificate subject to the three-month limit. Translation preserves the certificate’s dates; it does not renew it.
Organise certificates by country of practice #
For arrival in Belgium, identify the competent foreign authorities and planned filing date. For departure, check the Belgian issuer for your profession.
Preparation advice from CertiDocs #
Fictional example: you practised nursing in two countries. One certificate is already in French; the other is only available in the local language. You confirm acceptance of the first and translation of the second. Check their dates together so both remain usable at filing.
- Keep the service’s written request with each certificate.
- Flag records that still need renewal before the final quote.
Prepare the next step
Documents to prepare
- Profession and direction of travel
- Countries of practice and issuing authorities
- Certificate date and accepted language
Steps to follow
List the authorities to contact
For each country and profession, record the requested document, issuer and available language.
Prepare the relevant quote
Send CertiDocs the required records, target language, recipient and deadline.
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Identify the language level and accepted evidence for a healthcare visa.
Belgian criminal record for abroad: request and translation
Request the correct Belgian extract and formalities for use abroad.
For your application
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Prepare your translation request
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Frequently asked questions
+−Does my criminal record replace the CCPS?
+−Must a Belgian CCPS always be translated?
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Official sources used
The references below are the public sources used to document this page. The competent authority always retains the final decision.
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