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Certificates of Good Standing

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When doctors seek to work abroad they are usually required by their new regulator to provide a Certificate of Good Standing (CGS), or sometimes referred to as “letter of good standing,” as part of a range of evidence, to prove their registration status, fitness to practise and their ‘standing’ or ‘good character’ as a healthcare professional.

Almost all of the healthcare regulators use CGS, as a means of sharing information on those who seek registration abroad. However, the level of detail required varies from regulator to regulator.

Please refer to the below FAQs regarding obtaining a certificate of good standing from your country of origin.

FAQ

From whom must I obtain a letter of good standing?

A letter of good standing is required from

  1. Current and past employers (letter of employment)
  2. Licensing authorities which issued your current active or past active licenses
  3. Relevant authority in your country that issues letters of good standing to its citizens (citizen’s certificate of good conduct)

My licenses can be verified online. Will this suffice?

This depends on the requirements of the employer or institution you are applying to. Typically, employers and work license issuing authorities (such as those in the Middle East) will require a written letter of good standing regardless of whether this can be verified online or not. This has to be from the authority which issued your license.

What must be in a letter of good standing?

A letter of good standing from an employer (sometimes known as a ‘letter of employment’) must state something similar to the following:

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[Date]

To Whom It May Concern

Re: [Applicant’s Name]

This is to confirm that [applicant’s name] [license number if any] was employed at [facility/institution name] as [applicant’s title] from [mm/dd/yyyy] to [mm/dd/yyyy] and remains in good standing with no disciplinary actions. If you have further questions please contact [name or telephone of contact].

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This must be printed on official company letterhead and signed by the issuer.

Why must I have a citizen's letter of good standing (or police clearance certificate)?

A police clearance certificate may be required in order to apply for an employment visa in the country in which you seek to work.

How recent must a letter of good standing be?

Letter or certificates of good standing must be no older than 6 months from date of issue.

My question is not answered here.

If you have further questions about the process of obtaining letters of good standing, please refer to your recruiter. Please refer to the below reference links in how to obtain a citizen’s certificate of good standing (or police clearance certificate) from your country of origin.

Please refer to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police website for information how to obtain a police clearance certificate or criminal background check. You may be required to complete an application form and pay a processing *fee.

*Any fees incurred are the sole responsibility of the applicant.

Personen, die im Ausland wohnen, können den Antrag auf Erteilung eines Führungszeugnisses unmittelbar beim Bundesamt für Justiz stellen. Der Antrag kann entweder persönlich oder formlos per Post oder Telefax (nicht per E-Mail) gestellt werden.

Die *Gebühr für die Erteilung des Führungszeugnisses beträgt 13,00 EUR. Ein Europäisches Führungszeugnis kostet 17,00 EUR.

Die Bearbeitungsdauer von Anträgen auf Erteilung eines Führungszeugnisses hängt von der Gesamtzahl der zu bearbeitenden Anträge ab. Es dauert in der Regel 1-2 Wochen.

Die Anschrift lautet:

Bundesamt für Justiz
-Besucherdienst-
Adenauerallee 99 – 103
53113 Bonn

Öffnungszeiten:

Montag – Mittwoch: 7:30 Uhr – 16:00 Uhr
Donnerstag: 7:30 – 15:30 Uhr
Freitag: 7:30 – 14:00 Uhr

*Alle anfallenden Gebühren liegen in der alleinigen Verantwortung des Antragstellers.

http://www.gmc-uk.org/cgs_online/

*Any fees incurred are the sole responsibility of the applicant.

Go to your local or state police department or their respective website where you reside or last resided in the United States, request that the police conduct a local or state criminal records search and provide you with a document reflecting that there is no history of a criminal record.

Local or state police departments may require your personal appearance in order to conduct the search as well as a completed application form and paying a processing *fee.

You should determine whether the country you intend to use the records check requires that it be authenticated.  For information on that process please refer to the U.S. State department’s authentications page.

Source: http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/english/abroad/legal-matters/criminal-record-check.html

*Any fees incurred are the sole responsibility of the applicant.