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Online applications for initial registration

Online applications for initial registration as a nurse and/or midwife are available to:

  • final-year students that are due to complete within the next twelve weeks an Australian-approved program of study, or
  • graduates that have completed an Australian-approved program of study within the last two years, 
  • midwives who hold a current annual practising certificate with the Midwifery Council of New Zealand and who are applying for registration in Australia under the provisions of the Trans Tasman Mutual Recognition Act, or
  • nurses who hold a current annual practising certificate with the Nursing Council of New Zealand and who are applying for registration in Australia under the provisions of the Trans Tasman Mutual Recognition Act.

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Renewal of registration

Renewal of general and non-practising registration is only online.

Log into online service from the Ahpra registration renewal page or via the email reminders Ahpra sends out six to eight weeks before your registration is due. Look out for the email reminders as confirmation that online renewal is open.

If you do not renew your general or non-practising registration by 31 May each year, or within the following one month late period, your registration will lapse and your name will be removed from the national register of practitioners.  

Provisional registration

We no longer send hardcopy forms in the mail.

We will send you an email reminding you to renew three to four months before your registration expires.

To renew your provisional registration, download the relevant form from the Ahpra provisional and limited registration page, complete it and send it back to us online.

Enrolled nurse? Apply for registration as a registered nurse or midwife online

If you are currently registered as an enrolled nurse and are due to complete or have completed an Australian-approved program of study that will qualify you for registration as a registered nurse or midwife, you can apply for registration online via our online services portal.

For all other registration types please use the following downloadable forms for the nursing and midwifery professions.

Registration forms 

General registration

These forms are for people who have previously held registration as an enrolled nurse, registered nurse or midwife in Australia. These forms are not for renewal of registration – renewal of general and non-practising registration is online only (see the details above). 

New Zealand applicants with conditions on their registration

Nurses and midwives registered under the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (TTMR) Act with conditions on their registration may be required to complete a competence assessment plan. Both documents below must be submitted to the NMBA for consideration.

Internationally qualified nurses and midwives

If you are an internationally qualified nurse or midwife seeking general registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) and have not completed an NMBA-approved bridging program or not currently registered and licensed to practice as a nurse or midwife in New Zealand, please visit Internationally qualified nurses and midwives for information on how to progress to general registration.

If you are an internationally qualified nurse or midwife seeking general registration with the NMBA after successfully completing an NMBA-approved bridging program, please apply using the following form:

Re-entry to practice and provisional registration

Review of conditions or undertakings

    Notations

    Non-practising registration

    If you currently hold general registration, you can apply for non-practising registration using online services. Log in to your account to apply.

    If you don't currently hold general registration, you can apply for non-practising registration by using the ANPC-40 form:

    Agent authorisation

    Surrender of registration

    Excluding information from the public register

    If you believe that publishing information about you on the public register would pose a serious risk to your health or safety, you can apply to exclude information about you from the public register. Please use the form below.

    Endorsement forms

    English language skills form

    If you provide incomplete or inaccurate information about your English language competence in your online application, Ahpra will request you provide more information using the form below. 

    Document name PDF Document date
    English language skills requirement form - TELG-40 PDF (379 KB) 27 May 2020

    NCLEX-RN score transfer form

    To access the application form to transfer a NCLEX-RN score, see Examination: Information for registered nurses.

    Supplementary information

    Information about supporting documents required for registration is provided below.

    Common application forms

    See Common Application Forms for a complete list of forms that are not specific to the registration process.

    Complaint or concern (notification)

    To notify Ahpra about your concerns regarding a health practitioner, go to Complaints or concerns. 

     
     
    Page reviewed 1/08/2024
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