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
NMBI to Ahpra: Irish Nurse Registration in Australia
Irish nurses move from NMBI to Ahpra by applying for registration with the NMBA, and the first step is the online Self-check. Nothing transfers automatically: your Irish registration becomes evidence in a new application to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. Ireland is on the NMBA's list of approved comparable jurisdictions. If you qualified and registered in Ireland and have at least 1,800 hours of RN practice in approved jurisdictions since 1 January 2017, streamlined Pathway 1 may apply. NMBI issues the Certificate of Current Professional Status that Ahpra asks for.
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
NMC to Ahpra: UK Nurse Registration in Australia
To go from NMC to Ahpra, UK nurses apply to the NMBA for registration, beginning with the online Self-check. NMC registration does not transfer; it becomes evidence in a new application to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. The United Kingdom is on the NMBA's list of approved comparable jurisdictions, so if you qualified and registered in the UK and have at least 1,800 hours of RN practice in approved jurisdictions since 1 January 2017, streamlined Pathway 1 may apply. One NMBA registration covers every state and territory. Visas are a separate decision 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)