A nurse from Nigeria registers with the NMC in 6 steps over about 8 months, with £432 in published fees and £794 more that your employer usually pays, and two things are different from Nigeria: the UK's red list for international recruitment and verification of your certificates by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria.
Checked 22 Oct 2026 · NMC ↗
Not actively. Nigeria is on the UK's red list: no active international recruitment by UK employers or agencies from red-list countries; individuals may apply directly.
The lists do not prevent individuals from applying to UK employers of their own accord, without being targeted by a recruitment agency or employer.
UK red list countries for health and care workers →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.
Not listed: two 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.
Tell us about your training, your registration and your experience, and we show which of the NMC's steps you have left, with each fee and how long it takes.
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