NMC fees rise on 1 October 2026: evaluation £167, registration £182
From 1 October 2026, the NMC charges an overseas nurse £167 for the evaluation of their eligibility and qualification and £182 to join the register.
Checked 23 Oct 2026 · NMC ↗
- Effective
- 1 October 2026
- Who it affects
- Nurses in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain
The NMC's fees from 1 October 2026
| Step | Fee |
|---|---|
| Eligibility and qualification evaluationYou pay | £167 |
| Registration | £182 |
What it means for you
Nurses can now check the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. The UK pack no longer asks for a year of experience, and every requirement now shows when it was checked and where.
United Kingdom (NMC)
English is now checked band by band (IELTS 7 in listening, reading and speaking, 6.5 in writing; OET B with C+ in writing), and two sittings within twelve months count. The fees reflect the 1 October 2026 rise: evaluation GBP 167 and registration GBP 182. The OSCE step carries its twelve-week deadline from the start of sponsorship, and the plan says who usually pays each fee.
Ireland (NMBI)
Recognition first, then registration outright, a short adaptation placement, or the RCSI aptitude test. English in one sitting only. The reported twelve-months-in-five rule is shown as "reported by recruiters, not yet confirmed".
Australia (NMBA)
The three streams of the assessment in one pathway, with Ahpra's English standard for tests from 23 April 2026.
New Zealand (Nursing Council)
Application, TruMerit verification, theory exam, and the Christchurch OSCE if directed. English scores are marked as still to be confirmed.
UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain
Read from the regulators' own documents: the UAE's Unified PQR (Registered Nurse needs a bachelor's and no experience; a GNM diploma is licensed as Assistant Nurse), Qatar's Guidelines for Nurses (two years' experience, Prometric or a verified NCLEX-RN, employer first), SCFHS's classification (Specialist for a bachelor's, Technician for a diploma, one year's experience), and NHRA's standards (one year's experience; five years exempts the exam). DataFlow verification is one shared step with its sub-states, per-regulator fee and "who pays" on every Gulf pathway, and Indian nurses see the emigration-clearance rule.
Every requirement now cites the claims behind it, so "checked on" dates are real and confidence is shown in words where the evidence is secondary.
What to do next
Tell us where you trained, your English and the countries you want, and we show which steps you have left in each, with every fee and how long it takes.
Sources
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