New Zealand checklist for nurses

0 of 6 steps ticked

1. Verify ID, registration, qualifications, English and 1,800 post-registration hours through TruMerit
2. Apply to the Nursing Council (NZD 485)
3. Complete the two free 'Welcome to Aotearoa New Zealand' courses and police check
4. If the Council directs: pass the theory exam (Pearson)
5. Then attend the 2-day course and pass the OSCE in Christchurch
6. Get registration and annual practising certificate, then work visa

Language test

• IELTS Academic: Minimum listening 7, reading 7, writing 6.5, speaking 7 Same-test sittings may be combined ('clubbing') if all scores are met within 12 months of the first sitting; test-centre only.
• OET (Nursing): Minimum listening 350, reading 350, writing 300, speaking 350 Cannot mix OET with IELTS; fully online testing not accepted.

Licensing exam

• Competence assessment: theory exam: RN: 120 MCQ in 165 min (Part A 12 Q, Part B 108 Q) on ethics/law, medicine calculations, nursing care (Up to three attempts; re-sit only the failed part)
• Competence assessment: OSCE: 10 stations of 12 min, after a 2-day course at the University of Canterbury (Two re-sits allowed)