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How to work as a nurse in Ireland from Nigeria

A nurse from Nigeria registers with NMBI in 5 steps over about 12 months, with €495 in published fees and €2,800 more that your employer usually pays, and one thing is different from Nigeria: verification of your certificates by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria.

Checked 23 Oct 2026 · NMBI ↗

What is different from Nigeria

If you trained in Nigeria

What does the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria ask for?

To verify your certificates of registration for a foreign regulator, the council asks for an application naming the purpose and destination, the verification form, the current licence, the certificates of registration, a birth certificate and the fee paid through Remita.

Your steps, in order

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland · ~12 months · 5 steps
  1. 1
    Registered as a nurse in your country of training (NMBI verifies this directly with your regulator)
  2. 2
    English in one sitting: IELTS 7.0 overall with 7.0 in three components and 6.5 in one, or OET B in three and C+ in one
    you pay · Source ↗
  3. 3
    Apply to NMBI for recognition of your qualification (your college and employer send their forms directly)
    ~€350 · you pay · Source ↗
  4. 4
    Job offer and Critical Skills Employment Permit (valid for two years)
    ~€1,000 · employer usually pays · Source ↗
  5. 5
    Meet NMBI's decision; register outright, complete a 6 to 12 week adaptation placement with your employer, or pass the RCSI aptitude test (two attempts at each of theory and OSCE included)
    ~12 weeks · ~€2,800 · employer usually pays · Source ↗

Not listed: three more steps we have not yet confirmed in the regulator's own documents. Every step →

The published fees leave out the English test and the visa or work permit.

What to do next

Tell us about your training, your registration and your experience, and we show which of NMBI's steps you have left, with each fee and how long it takes.

Sources

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