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What a nurse trained abroad needs to register in Qatar

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Registered General Nurse licence (DHP)

Department of Healthcare Professions, Ministry of Public Health · ~6 months · ~QAR 1,880 · 10 steps

A job offer comes first, because the employer submits your evaluation. DHP wants a four-year BSc or a three-year diploma, two years of clinical experience after registration, verified documents, and the Prometric exam unless you passed the NCLEX-RN within five years.

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    Valid registration as a nurse in your country of training or last practice
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    Four-year BSc in nursing, or a three-year nursing diploma after twelve years of schooling; no online or distance programmes
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    Two years of clinical experience after registration
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    Job offer from a Qatar facility (the employer's representative submits your DHP evaluation)
    employer usually pays · Source ↗
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    Pass the DHP Prometric qualifying exam (150 questions, 3 hours, 50%), or hold an NCLEX-RN pass from the last five years (verified)
    ~QAR 890 · who pays varies · Source ↗
  6. 6
    Certificate of good standing, under six months old, sent directly by your home regulator to DHP at the licensing stage
    you pay · Source ↗
  7. 7
    Primary source verification of your qualification, home registration and experience (DataFlow)
    ~5 weeks · ~QAR 990 · who pays varies · Source ↗
  8. 8
    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 ↗

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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