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Where can you work as a nurse?

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Where did you train as a nurse?

Exams and steps for each country

United Kingdom
Regulator: Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
How to become a nurse in the UK from India
United States
Regulator: State boards of nursing; NCSBN (NCLEX)
How to become a nurse in the USA from India
Australia
Regulator: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA), administered by Ahpra
How Indian nurses can register and work in Australia
Canada
Regulator: Provincial nursing regulators; NNAS for credential assessment in most provinces
How to become a nurse in Canada from India
Ireland
Regulator: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI)
How Indian nurses can work in Ireland
New Zealand
Regulator: Nursing Council of New Zealand (Te Kaunihera Tapuhi o Aotearoa)
How to become a nurse in New Zealand from India
Germany
Regulator: Recognition authority of each federal state (Land), e.g. Regierungspraesidium Stuttgart in Baden-Wuerttemberg
How Indian nurses can work in Germany
Saudi Arabia
Regulator: Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS)
How Indian nurses can work in Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Regulator: UAE health authorities under the Unified Professional Qualification Requirements (PQR)
How Indian nurses can work in the UAE
Qatar
Regulator: Ministry of Public Health, Department of Healthcare Professions (DHP)
Kuwait
Regulator: Ministry of Health, Kuwait Medical Licensing Department
Oman
Regulator: Ministry of Health Oman; exams by Oman Medical Specialty Board (OMSB)