Veterinary authorisation in Norway, Denmark, Iceland or Finland

If you are an authorised veterinary surgeon in Norway, Denmark, Iceland or Finland and a citizen in any of these countries, you have to submit the following documents during the application process:

• A copy of your veterinary authorisation.
• A ”letter of good standing”, an original certificate from a competent authority showing that you have no disciplinary sanctions in your profession as a veterinary surgeon. The certificate should not be older than three months. If your authorisation was issued more recent than three months ago, the letter of good standing is not necessary.
• A copy of your passport in case you are not a Swedish citizen.
• A proof that you have satisfying knowledge of the Swedish language. Danish and Norwegian are considered equated to the Swedish language.
  

You apply through our Application form.

Please note that information you fill in is not saved in the form. This means that if you do not complete the application process during one session you will have to re-enter all the data and upload the required documents again.

Proof that you have satisfying knowledge of the Swedish language could be:

• A copy of a certificate confirming that you have studied in Swedish. The education should cover at least one year. There is no requirement what subject was studied as long as the course language was Swedish.
• A copy of a certificate confirming that you have satisfying knowledge in the Swedish language, such as a university degree or a taken test in Swedish for university studies (Tisus).
• Proof of at least one year of professional experience in Sweden where the working language is Swedish.
  

If you consider that you have specific reasons why you do not need sufficient knowledge of the Swedish language, you can apply for an exemption from that requirement while applying for a license. There is no form for this, but you have the opportunity to describe your special reasons when applying through the e-form. You can upload a document with this information instead of uploading a certificate of your knowledge of the Swedish language. Your application for exemption should consist of:

• A description of the special reasons you consider having for not being able to communicate with animal owners in Swedish, reading and writing your veterinary medical journals in Swedish and reading and understanding the Swedish regulations concerning animal health professionals.
• A description of how you and your employer will jointly solve communication with animal owners, how your journals will be kept in Swedish and how you will learn about the Swedish animal health care regulations. Your employer will have to certify that this will happen as described.
  

In most cases, you can also apply for a license in accordance with requirements for applicants with a Degree in Veterinary Medicine from a university in an EU/EEA-country or Switzerland. Please find more information here

Temporary and occasional provision of services in Sweden

If you are a citizen in an EU/EEA-country or Switzerland and are entitled to work as a veterinary surgeon there, you have the possibility to work temporarily in Sweden without applying for a Swedish veterinary license. Please find more information here.