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Reviewed nurse pathways from United Kingdom

These are the complete corridors supported by the current reviewed dataset. No route is inferred for an unlisted destination.

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Supported destinations from United Kingdom

GB → AU

NMC to Ahpra: UK Nurse Registration in Australia

To go from NMC to Ahpra, UK nurses apply to the NMBA for registration, beginning with the online Self-check. NMC registration does not transfer; it becomes evidence in a new application to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. The United Kingdom is on the NMBA's list of approved comparable jurisdictions, so if you qualified and registered in the UK and have at least 1,800 hours of RN practice in approved jurisdictions since 1 January 2017, streamlined Pathway 1 may apply. One NMBA registration covers every state and territory. Visas are a separate decision for the Department of Home Affairs.

Scope: Origin: United Kingdom. Destination: Australia, where a single NMBA registration covers all states and territories; immigration is governed separately by Commonwealth law.

Evidence record

Official sources used by pathways from United Kingdom

Each entry records who published the source, what it covers, and when it was last checked.

  1. Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency

    International criminal history checks

    Scope
    Australia-wide professional registration
    Last verified
    Open official source (external site)
  2. Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency

    Accepted English language tests

    Scope
    Australia-wide professional registration
    Last verified
    Open official source (external site)
  3. Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency

    Translating documents

    Scope
    Australia-wide professional registration
    Last verified
    Open official source (external site)
  4. Australian Department of Home Affairs

    Working in Australia

    Scope
    Australia federal immigration
    Last verified
    Open official source (external site)
  5. Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia

    Applying for registration

    Scope
    Australia-wide professional registration
    Last verified
    Open official source (external site)
  6. Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia

    Fees for nurses and midwives

    Scope
    Australia-wide professional registration; schedule effective 2025-09-18
    Last verified
    Open official source (external site)
  7. Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and Ahpra

    Registration standard: General registration for internationally qualified registered nurses

    Scope
    Australia-wide professional registration; standard effective 2025-04-23
    Last verified
    Open official source (external site)
  8. Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia

    Immigration and employment in Australia

    Scope
    Australia-wide professional registration
    Last verified
    Open official source (external site)
  9. Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia

    Orientation to health care in Australia

    Scope
    Australia-wide professional registration
    Last verified
    Open official source (external site)
  10. Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia

    Registration standard: Recency of practice

    Scope
    Australia-wide professional registration
    Last verified
    Open official source (external site)
  11. Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia

    Qualification and registration requirements

    Scope
    Australia-wide professional registration
    Last verified
    Open official source (external site)
  12. Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia

    Registration application stages

    Scope
    Australia-wide professional registration
    Last verified
    Open official source (external site)
  13. Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia

    Completing the Self-check

    Scope
    Australia-wide internationally qualified nurse routing
    Last verified
    Open official source (external site)
  14. Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia

    Steps after Self-check

    Scope
    Australia-wide internationally qualified nurse routing
    Last verified
    Open official source (external site)