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How to work as a nurse in Qatar from Nigeria

A nurse from Nigeria gets a QCHP licence in 7 steps over about 6 months, with QAR 990 + US$244 in published fees, and one thing is different from Nigeria: verification of your certificates by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria.

Checked 23 Oct 2026 · QCHP ↗

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

Department of Healthcare Professions, Ministry of Public Health · ~6 months · 7 steps
  1. 1
    Valid registration as a nurse in your country of training or last practice
  2. 2
    Four-year BSc in nursing, or a three-year nursing diploma after twelve years of schooling; no online or distance programmes
  3. 3
    Two years of clinical experience after registration
  4. 4
    Primary source verification of your qualification, home registration and experience (DataFlow)
    ~5 weeks · ~QAR 990 · who pays varies · Source ↗
  5. 5
    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
    Job offer from a Qatar facility (the employer's representative submits your DHP evaluation)
    employer usually pays · Source ↗

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

The published fees leave out the visa or work permit and certificates from home.

What to do next

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

Sources

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