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What a nurse trained abroad needs to register in Australia

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NMBA registration via the IQNM assessment (Streams A, B and C)

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia · ~18 months · ~AUD 5,170 · 8 steps

The free Self-check sorts you into a stream. Stream A pays the assessment fee and completes Orientation Part 1; Stream B adds a Portfolio and the Outcomes-Based Assessment (the NCLEX-RN, then an OSCE in Adelaide); Stream C means upgrading to an Australian Bachelor first. Registration costs about AUD 475 at the end.

  1. 1
    Current registration as a nurse in your country of training or practice
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  2. 2
    Bachelor-level nursing qualification (Stream A or B); a diploma is routed to Stream C, an upgrade to an Australian Bachelor (AQF 7)
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  3. 3
    English (tests from 23 April 2026): IELTS 7 overall with 6.5 writing and 7 elsewhere; OET 350 (360 in reading and speaking); PTE 63; TOEFL 91. Two sittings within 12 months may be combined; results are valid two years
    you pay · Source ↗
  4. 4
    Complete the Self-check, pay the IQNM assessment fee (AUD 640) and finish Orientation Part 1
    ~AUD 640 · you pay · Source ↗
  5. 5
    Stream B: pass the NCLEX-RN (the OBA multiple-choice exam) at a Pearson VUE centre; Stream A skips the exams
    ~AUD 525 · you pay · Source ↗
  6. 6
    Stream B: pass the OSCE in Adelaide (AUD 4,000 plus travel); Stream A skips the exams
    ~AUD 4,000 · you pay · Source ↗
  7. 7
    Two years on a permanent Nigerian licence before the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria will verify your certificates for a foreign regulator (nurses trained in Nigeria)
    you pay · unconfirmed · Source ↗
  8. 8
    Overseas Employment Certificate from the Department of Migrant Workers, through a DMW-licensed recruitment agency or an employer the DMW allows to hire directly (Filipino workers)
    who pays varies · Source ↗

Rules checked 23 Oct 2026 · outcomeOS describes each regulator's published rules; it does not advise on your individual case. · Privacy · Terms

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