Medical Certificate in Hamburg: Online, Same-Day from €34.99
- Certificate types covering every common use case in Germany
- Licensed doctors (Ärzte) reviewing every case via a real video consultation, never a questionnaire alone
- Same-day delivery, usually within 30 minutes on weekdays
- Full refund if the doctor cannot issue your certificate
- 🇩🇪 EUR pricing
- DSGVO & BDSG data protection
- Accepted by employers, Krankenkassen & sports clubs
Yes. You can get a medical certificate in Hamburg online, assessed by a registered doctor and returned the same day in most cases. Pricing is flat at €34.99 for any of the six certificate types, sent as a PDF. It records what the doctor assessed, for use with an employer, school, club or insurer in Germany. It is not the eAU that a treating practice transmits to your Krankenkasse.
Last updated: 10 September 2026
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Getting a Medical Certificate in Hamburg
Hamburg's economy centres on one of Europe's busiest ports, alongside a major media, publishing and advertising sector and a large logistics industry built around moving goods in and out of that port. Port and logistics operations frequently run on shift patterns, and shift-based workplaces tend to have a written absence procedure — a named person to notify and a deadline for getting the certificate in — even though the statutory floor underneath it is the same as anywhere else in Germany.
Universität Hamburg is one of the country's larger universities, and illness affecting exams or coursework there is handled through its own formal process rather than a general rule. Media and advertising employers, another significant part of the city's job market, tend to have far less standardised sick-leave handling than the port and logistics sector does.
This isn't a clinic you visit in Hamburg — it's an online review, carried out by a doctor registered to assess cases in Germany, wherever you happen to be in the country when you request it. There's no address to travel to and no waiting room to sit in.
Hamburg's industrial employment is more aerospace than people outside the city tend to realise. Airbus runs its largest German site at Finkenwerder with around 16,000 employees assembling and finishing A320-family aircraft, and Lufthansa Technik — a group of more than 22,000 people worldwide — has a major maintenance base in the city. Alongside them, around 156,000 jobs in the metropolitan region depend directly on the port. Aircraft assembly, maintenance and port handling all run to rosters and to certification-heavy internal processes, which means absence documentation here is usually needed against a named shift and a written procedure rather than a vague notion of within a few days.
The city's healthcare capacity sits in two blocks. The Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf employs around 16,100 people and is the third largest employer in Hamburg in its own right, while the Asklepios group, which took over the former municipal hospitals, runs seven large acute-care hospitals in the metropolitan region, six of them at maximum-care level. Those are the places for treatment, and for an emergency the number is 112. For a documentation-only need, an emergency department is the slowest and most expensive door in the city and it takes capacity from people who need it — which is the whole argument for handling paperwork separately from care.
Port and logistics
Shift-based work around the port is common, and larger operators usually have a written absence procedure. The statutory certificate requirement applies regardless of shift pattern.
Media, publishing and advertising
A significant share of Hamburg's employer base, where sick-leave handling tends to be less standardised than in larger, shift-based operations.
Universität Hamburg
Illness affecting exams, coursework or a placement is handled through the university's own process, with its own evidence requirements.
Club and school sport
Sports clubs across Hamburg commonly ask for medical clearance for underage and contact sport. The requirement comes from the club, not from a national rule.
All Certificate Types Available in Germany
Every certificate type is reviewed by a licensed doctor via a genuine video consultation and assessed against German requirements. Choose the one that matches your situation.
Sick Leave Certificate (AU)
Issued as an Arbeitsunfähigkeitsbescheinigung (AU) for work absence in Germany, after a real video consultation, and transmitted electronically (eAU) to your Krankenkasse and, where required, your employer.
From €34.99Sports Fitness Certificate
For German school sports, Sportverein youth football and handball clearance, and competitions requiring medical fitness confirmation. Valid 12 months.
From €34.99General Fitness Certificate
For German gym membership and personal training sign-up where a health declaration is requested.
From €34.99General Medical Certificate
For insurance claims, visa applications, and other general documentation needs in Germany.
From €34.99How It Works in Hamburg
Complete assessment
3-5 minutes. Select your certificate type, confirm Germany as your country, and answer relevant health questions. No payment yet.
Doctor conducts a video consultation
A licensed physician reviews your case and, for sick leave (AU) certificates, completes a genuine video consultation with you, as required under German law. Reviewed during German business hours (9am-6pm CET/CEST, Monday-Friday). May request more information.
Receive your PDF
Emailed same day, usually within 30 minutes of approval, with doctor credentials and a verification reference. For AU certificates, your doctor also completes the eAU transmission to your Krankenkasse where required.
Who Asks for a Medical Certificate in Hamburg
Hamburg employers
A certificate from a doctor registered to assess cases in Germany satisfies the documentation most employers ask for. Under §5 EntgFG, your employer may require it from day 1 or day 4, depending on your contract — shift-based employers in particular often set their own submission deadlines on top of that.
Universität Hamburg and colleges
Commonly requested as supporting evidence for missed exams or coursework. Each institution sets its own requirements.
Clubs and gyms
Sports clubs and gyms across the city may ask for medical clearance before participation, particularly for contact sport.
Insurers and other bodies
General medical certificates are sometimes requested for insurance claims or similar administrative purposes, where what matters is that a genuine assessment took place.
Germany Pricing: All Certificate Types
| Certificate Type | Our Price | Typical Private Visit |
|---|---|---|
| Sick Leave Certificate (AU) | €34.99 | €50-€120 |
| Sports Fitness Certificate | €34.99 | €50-€120 |
| General Fitness Certificate | €34.99 | €50-€120 |
| Fit to Fly Certificate | €34.99 | €50-€120 |
| Return to Work Certificate | €34.99 | €50-€120 |
| General Medical Certificate | €34.99 | €50-€120 |
Typical private in-person doctor visit costs are general ranges reported for German private consultations and vary by clinic, specialty (a sports medicine or travel-clinic assessment can cost more than a routine GP visit), and location within Germany.
The price difference mainly reflects convenience rather than a lower quality of assessment: a genuine video consultation with a licensed doctor still takes place for AU certificates, and you avoid travel time, waiting-room time, and the need to take unplanned time off to visit a practice in person. For non-AU certificate types, such as a fitness or fit-to-fly certificate, our fixed price also removes the uncertainty of a private clinic's individual consultation fee, which can vary considerably between providers and cities.
Germany Legal Snapshot: What Applies in Hamburg
Sick-leave and certificate rules are set nationally, so what follows applies in Hamburg exactly as it does anywhere else in Germany.
Yes — you can get a medical certificate (doctor's note) in Germany online, reviewed by a registered doctor and usually issued the same day, from €34.99. In Germany, the standard sick-leave document is the Arbeitsunfähigkeitsbescheinigung (AU): literally the "certificate of incapacity to work." The statutory minimum is that employers can require an AU from day 4 of illness, though many employers use their contractual right to request one from day 1. Since 2023, the AU has been transmitted electronically as the eAU, sent directly between your doctor, your statutory health insurer (Krankenkasse), and your employer. For sport, gym, travel, or general purposes, a separate certificate type applies. See the full list below. In everyday English this is often just called a doctor's note for Germany, even where the official local term differs.
| Local document name | Arbeitsunfähigkeitsbescheinigung (AU): German for "certificate of incapacity to work." Often just called a Krankschreibung in everyday speech. |
|---|---|
| Statutory minimum | An AU can be required by your employer from day 4 of illness |
| Employer-specific rule | Many employers use their contractual right under German law to require an AU from day 1 of absence instead. Check your contract or ask HR which rule applies to you |
| Who can legally issue it | A licensed physician (Arzt), after a genuine clinical assessment carried out in person or by video consultation |
| Electronic transmission (eAU) | In place since 2023: the AU is sent directly between your doctor, your Krankenkasse, and, where applicable, your employer |
| Submission deadline | Inform your employer without delay, and submit the AU per your employer's required timeline (day 1 or day 4, depending on company policy) |
| Governing framework | §5 of the Entgeltfortzahlungsgesetz (EntgFG, the Continued Remuneration Act) |
| Data protection law | DSGVO, the German name for the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which applies directly, together with the BDSG (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz), Germany's national law supplementing it |
Note on day-1 vs day-4 rules: German law sets day 4 of illness as the statutory minimum point at which an employer can require an AU. In practice, many employment contracts and company sickness policies validly require an AU from day 1 of absence instead. Confirm which rule applies to you with your employer or HR department before you rely on either timeline.
Our Germany Medical Team
Every Germany certificate is reviewed by a doctor registered to assess cases in Germany. Physicians practising in Germany are subject to oversight by the Bundesärztekammer (German Medical Association) together with the relevant state medical chamber (Landesärztekammer), and registration details can be independently checked through those bodies. A clinician will only issue a certificate, including an Arbeitsunfähigkeitsbescheinigung (AU), after a genuine video consultation, and only if it is clinically appropriate to do so; if it is not, you receive a full refund.
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Reg. #Medical Certificates in Hamburg: Common Questions
No. The assessment is completed online and reviewed by a doctor registered to assess cases in Germany, so where you are in the country makes no difference to the process or the price. This page exists because people search for their own city.
Not the statutory position, which applies nationally. It often changes the practical one: shift-based workplaces tend to have a written absence procedure setting out who to notify and by when. Your contract or staff handbook is the place to check, ideally before you need to.
Our certificate is €34.99 flat, including the doctor's review, the PDF and its verification reference. A typical private in-person consultation in Germany commonly falls in the €50-€120 range. It is not a substitute for care — if you need to be examined or treated, see a doctor in person.
It depends on your contract. §5 EntgFG allows employers to require one from day 4, but many use their own contractual right to ask for one from day 1 instead. Check your employment contract or staff handbook rather than assuming.
Same day, usually within 30 minutes of the doctor approving your case during business hours. Some cases take longer where the doctor needs more information before deciding.
Generally not, and you should be wary of any service that suggests otherwise. A doctor certifies what they can actually assess, retrospective certification is tightly constrained in German practice, and for exam purposes a backdated certificate is usually rejected outright. If you have already missed a shift, submit as soon as you can and tell your employer immediately: the notification duty is immediate and separate from the certificate. Delay is what causes trouble, far more often than the document itself.
No — each assessment is a separate €34.99 because each is a separate doctor's decision. That is also a reason not to build a plan around repeat online certificates. On the statutory route a follow-up certificate requires an in-person or video examination, and if an absence is running past a few days, continuity with one doctor is better medicine and usually cheaper than a series of one-off assessments.
For sick-leave documentation, yes. For anything touching your authorisation to do the work — licensed maintenance functions, crane and plant operation, work at height, respiratory protection — clearance is a statutory occupational-health matter carried out in person by a company doctor, and an online certificate is not a substitute. So check which of the two your employer has actually asked for before ordering. The wrong type is simply a wasted purchase.
No. Fitness for sea service in Germany is a regulated examination that has to be carried out in person by an approved physician, and the certificate it produces is not something a general online service can issue. The same applies to other regulated fitness certificates — diving, commercial driving, aviation. If you work in or around the port and what you have been asked for is one of those, go to an approved examiner; none of our six certificate types replaces it.
Print it. The obligation to hand over a paper note was abolished in January 2023 for the statutory electronic route, but nothing stops an employer asking to see a document you obtained privately, and a printed PDF carrying its verification reference is the same document. If they specifically require an original with a wet-ink signature and a practice stamp, that is a requirement no online service meets and the honest answer is to use a practice. Clarify which they mean before you buy anything.
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