Pathway atlas
Seven reviewed routes, with uncertainty left visible
Pick your corridor to get an ordered first map. Each route keeps professional registration, examinations, and immigration in separate lanes, because separate bodies decide them.
Supported corridors
Choose an origin and destination
IN → CA
India to Canada registered nurse pathway
Canada has no single national RN certificate; each province and territory registers nurses through its own regulator. Pick that regulator first, use only the assessment route it accepts, and work through its education, language, competence and registration requirements. Federal work authorisation is a separate process.
IN → GB
India to United Kingdom registered nurse pathway
The NMC overseas-trained process covers the whole UK. It verifies identity, qualification and registration evidence, assesses English and the other registration standards, and decides whether you need to sit a Test of Competence. Recruitment rules and immigration sit outside professional registration and follow their own requirements.
IN → US
India to United States registered nurse pathway
RN licensure in the United States is state-based, so pick the state board before you order a credential report. Then work through that board's education, English, background and NCLEX requirements. Federal health-care-worker certification, the employer-filed Schedule A petition and visa-number availability are separate immigration decisions.
IE → AU
Registered Nurse: Ireland to Australia
How a nurse on the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) Register applies for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) through Ahpra. This is not a direct NMBI transfer. Your Irish registration becomes evidence inside a new NMBA application, supported by an NMBI Certificate of Current Professional Status. Ireland is one of the NMBA's approved comparable jurisdictions, which is why the streamlined pathways matter for Irish nurses. The mandatory Ahpra Self-check decides whether you follow a streamlined pathway or an assessment stream. One NMBA registration covers every Australian state and territory. Permission to enter and work in Australia is decided separately by the Department of Home Affairs.
NG → GB
Nigeria to United Kingdom registered nurse pathway
The NMC runs the same overseas-trained process across the whole UK; there is no Nigeria-specific shortcut to registration. Separately, the England recruitment code restricts active recruitment of people resident in Nigeria, though it still allows a direct application to a specific sponsoring employer's vacancy. That rule depends on where you live, and it does not stop the NMC from registering you.
PH → AU
Philippines to Australia registered nurse pathway
One NMBA registration covers all of Australia. The mandatory Ahpra Self-check uses your full qualification, registration, examination and practice history to work out whether streamlined Pathway 1 or Pathway 2 applies, or Stream A, B or C. Training in the Philippines does not place you in Stream B by default, and immigration is a separate process.
PH → CA
Philippines to Canada registered nurse pathway
Registration in Canada belongs to each province and territory; no single national certificate exists. Decide on your destination regulator first, stick to the assessment route it accepts, and complete its education, language, competence and final registration requirements. Federal work authorisation runs separately.
PH → US
Philippines to United States registered nurse pathway
United States RN licensure happens state by state. Settle on the state board before ordering a credential report, then meet that board's education, English, background and NCLEX requirements. Treat federal health-care-worker certification, the employer-filed Schedule A petition and visa-number availability as separate immigration decisions.
GB → AU
Registered Nurse: United Kingdom to Australia
How a nurse registered with the UK Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) applies for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) through Ahpra. This is not a direct NMC transfer; NMC registration instead serves as evidence in a new NMBA application. The mandatory Ahpra Self-check routes each applicant to a streamlined pathway or an assessment stream. One NMBA registration covers practice across Australia. Permission to enter and work in Australia is a separate matter for the Department of Home Affairs.
Browse by origin
- India (3 routes)
- Ireland (1 routes)
- Nigeria (1 routes)
- Philippines (3 routes)
- United Kingdom (1 routes)
Browse by destination
- Australia (3 routes)
- Canada (2 routes)
- United Kingdom (2 routes)
- United States (2 routes)