Destination hub · AU
Reviewed nurse pathways to Australia
Start with a supported origin, then use the complete corridor hub to resolve the destination jurisdiction and its official decision points.
Source reviewedReviewed as of
Complete corridor hubs
Supported origins for Australia
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.
Evidence record
Official sources used by pathways to Australia
Each entry records who published the source, what it covers, and when it was last checked.
- Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
International criminal history checks
- Scope
- Australia-wide professional registration
- Last verified
- Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
Accepted English language tests
- Scope
- Australia-wide professional registration
- Last verified
- Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
Translating documents
- Scope
- Australia-wide professional registration
- Last verified
- Australian Department of Home Affairs
Visa options for skilled sponsored workers
- Scope
- Australia federal immigration
- Last verified
- Australian Department of Home Affairs
SkillSelect Expression of interest
- Scope
- Australia federal immigration
- Last verified
- Australian Department of Home Affairs
Working in Australia
- Scope
- Australia federal immigration
- Last verified
- National Council of State Boards of Nursing and Pearson VUE
Fees and Payment
- Scope
- United States and Canada NCLEX administration
- Last verified
- Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
Applying for registration
- Scope
- Australia-wide professional registration
- Last verified
- Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
Fees for nurses and midwives
- Scope
- Australia-wide professional registration; schedule effective 2025-09-18
- Last verified
- 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
- Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
Immigration and employment in Australia
- Scope
- Australia-wide professional registration
- Last verified
- Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
Multiple-choice question exam
- Scope
- Australia-wide internationally qualified nurse assessment
- Last verified
- Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
Orientation to health care in Australia
- Scope
- Australia-wide professional registration
- Last verified
- Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
Objective Structured Clinical Exam
- Scope
- Australia-wide internationally qualified nurse assessment
- Last verified
- Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
Portfolio
- Scope
- Australia-wide internationally qualified nurse assessment
- Last verified
- Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
Registration standard: Recency of practice
- Scope
- Australia-wide professional registration
- Last verified
- Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
Qualification and registration requirements
- Scope
- Australia-wide professional registration
- Last verified
- Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
Registration application stages
- Scope
- Australia-wide professional registration
- Last verified
- Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
Completing the Self-check
- Scope
- Australia-wide internationally qualified nurse routing
- Last verified
- Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
Steps after Self-check
- Scope
- Australia-wide internationally qualified nurse routing
- Last verified