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What a nurse trained abroad needs to register in Oman

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Ministry of Health private-sector nursing licence

Ministry of Health, Oman · ~6 months · ~OMR 77 · 9 steps

A nursing diploma with four years' experience or a bachelor's with three, a DataFlow report, the OMSB nursing exam at a Pearson VUE centre, and the ministry's viva. The clinic's letter opens the file, so a job offer comes first.

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    Nursing diploma or bachelor's degree, with the transcript and the secondary school certificate
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  2. 2
    Four years of experience with a diploma, or three years with a bachelor's degree
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    Job offer from a private clinic or hospital (its letter requesting your entry opens the file)
    who pays varies · Source ↗
  4. 4
    Primary source verification of your qualification, home registration and experience (DataFlow)
    ~5 weeks · who pays varies · unconfirmed · Source ↗
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    Pass the OMSB Omani Examination for Nurses at a Pearson VUE centre (100 questions, 2.5 hours)
    ~OMR 77 · who pays varies · Source ↗
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    Pass the Ministry of Health viva (interview); two further attempts if you fail
    who pays varies · Source ↗
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    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 ↗
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    Emigration clearance through eMigrate, recruited only through a government agency (Indian nurses)
    you pay · Source ↗
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    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 ↗

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