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Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

NMBI maintains the Register of Nurses and Midwives in Ireland. The Register has 12 divisions, and it is illegal to practise as a nurse or midwife in Ireland without being on it. For nurses moving abroad, NMBI issues a Certificate of Current Professional Status, which it also calls a Certificate of Good Standing, so that the regulator in the destination country can verify the Irish registration.

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The role

What this body does

Ireland nursing and midwifery regulator

Jurisdiction boundary

Where this role applies

Ireland professional registration

The role stops at that scope. Licensing, registration, immigration, work authorisation, and eligibility decisions belong to other bodies.

Applicability

Who needs this body, pathway by pathway

Connected pathway pages

Connected process steps

Connected official evidence

Fees, timing, and other official information

Official fee facts

No confirmed official fee is shown for this body. Check the official source directly; a missing value is not zero.

Published timing information

No confirmed duration is shown for this body. Check the official source directly; no end-to-end estimate is inferred.

Connected-step cautions

Common mistakes in connected steps

  • Requesting the certificate so early that its three-month validity runs out before Ahpra assesses the application
  • Letting NMBI registration lapse for non-payment instead of choosing voluntary removal
  • Forgetting that the certificate describes the divisions and conditions on record at the date of issue

Evidence record

Official source ledger

Each entry records who published the source, what it covers, and when it was last checked.

  1. Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia

    Applying for registration

    Scope
    Australia-wide professional registration
    Last verified
    Open official source (external site)
  2. Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and Ahpra

    Registration standard: General registration for internationally qualified registered nurses

    Scope
    Australia-wide professional registration; standard effective 2025-04-23
    Last verified
    Open official source (external site)
  3. Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

    Renewing Your Registration with NMBI

    Scope
    Ireland professional registration
    Last verified
    Open official source (external site)
  4. Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

    Requesting a Certificate of Current Professional Status (CCPS) to Work Abroad

    Scope
    Ireland professional registration
    Last verified
    Open official source (external site)
  5. Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

    Registration Fees

    Scope
    Ireland professional registration
    Last verified
    Open official source (external site)
  6. Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

    The Register of Nurses and Midwives and its Divisions

    Scope
    Ireland professional registration
    Last verified
    Open official source (external site)
  7. Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

    NMBI and the Registration of Nurses and Midwives

    Scope
    Ireland professional registration
    Last verified
    Open official source (external site)
  8. Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

    Voluntary Removal from the Register

    Scope
    Ireland professional registration
    Last verified
    Open official source (external site)

NMBI maintains the Register of Nurses and Midwives in Ireland. The Register has 12 divisions, and it is illegal to practise as a nurse or midwife in Ireland without being on it. For nurses moving abroad, NMBI issues a Certificate of Current Professional Status, which it also calls a Certificate of Good Standing, so that the regulator in the destination country can verify the Irish registration.