General registration for IQRN

Registration Standards

The new Registration standard: General registration for internationally qualified registered nurses will come into effect by April 2025. To give applicants time to familiarise themselves with the new standard, the NMBA has published an advance copy below.

Please note for applicants who do not meet the requirements of the new standard, the existing IQNM assessment process remains in effect.

Registration standard

The Registration standard: General registration for internationally qualified registered nurses will come into effect by April 2025.

This registration standard builds on established pathways to streamline the assessment and registration process for eligible internationally qualified registered nurses (IQRNs) who have registered and practised as a registered nurse in an NMBA-approved comparable international jurisdiction.

Document name	PDF	Accessible format	Date of effect
Advance copy Registration standard: General registration for internationally qualified registered nurses	PDF (239KB)	Word version (184 KB, DOCX)	April 2025
Advance copy Approved list of comparable international regulatory jurisdictions	PDF (196 KB)	Word version (175 KB, DOCX)	April 2025

Document name

PDF

Accessible format

Date of effect

Advance copy

Registration standard: General registration for internationally qualified registered nurses

PDF
(239KB)

Word version
(184 KB, DOCX)

April 2025

Advance copy

Approved list of comparable international regulatory jurisdictions

PDF
(196 KB)

Word version
(175 KB, DOCX)

April 2025

FAQ

Document name	PDF	Accessible format	Date of effect
Advance copy Fact sheet: Registration standard – General registration for internationally qualified registered nurses	PDF (160KB)	Word version (187 KB,DOCX)	April 2025