Official
Qualified outside the EU (opens in a new tab)
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI)
Why it helps: The official start page for nurses trained outside the EU.
nmbi.ieChecked 31 Oct 2026
Ireland: official links for nurses
Registration, exams, visas, settling in, housing, work rights, family, money and help in Ireland. Government and regulator sites first.
26 links
Registration and licensing 5
- Official
Application process (opens in a new tab)
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI)
Why it helps: Each step from application to decision.
nmbi.ieChecked 31 Oct 2026 - Official
English language requirements (opens in a new tab)
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI)
Why it helps: The English tests and scores NMBI accepts.
nmbi.ieChecked 31 Oct 2026 - Official
Registration fees (opens in a new tab)
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI)
Why it helps: What you pay to apply and register.
nmbi.ieChecked 31 Oct 2026 - Official
Renewing your registration (opens in a new tab)
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI)
Why it helps: Keep your registration active every year.
nmbi.ieChecked 31 Oct 2026
Exams and scheduling 3
- Official exam provider
Overseas aptitude test fees (opens in a new tab)
RCSI (test provider for NMBI)
Why it helps: If NMBI asks you to take the aptitude test, these are the fees.
rcsi.comChecked 31 Oct 2026 - Official exam provider
Book an IELTS test (opens in a new tab)
IELTS (official test owners)
Why it helps: Find a test date and a centre near you on the official IELTS site.
ielts.orgChecked 31 Oct 2026 - Official exam provider
Book an OET test (opens in a new tab)
OET (official test owner)
Why it helps: Book the healthcare English test that many nursing regulators accept.
oet.comChecked 31 Oct 2026
Visas and immigration 4
- Official
Critical Skills Employment Permit (opens in a new tab)
Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment
Why it helps: The permit most nurses get. It leads faster to long-term stay and family rights.
enterprise.gov.ieChecked 31 Oct 2026 - Official
Critical Skills permit explained (opens in a new tab)
Citizens Information
Why it helps: Plain-language guide to the permit, its rules and your family.
citizensinformation.ieChecked 31 Oct 2026 - Official
Irish Immigration Service (opens in a new tab)
Department of Justice
Why it helps: Visas, permissions and immigration news.
irishimmigration.ieChecked 31 Oct 2026 - Official
Visa decisions (opens in a new tab)
Irish Immigration Service
Why it helps: Check if your visa application has a decision.
irishimmigration.ieChecked 31 Oct 2026
Arriving and settling 5
- Official
Register your immigration permission (IRP) (opens in a new tab)
Irish Immigration Service
Why it helps: You must register after you arrive to get your IRP card.
irishimmigration.ieChecked 31 Oct 2026 - Official
Moving to Ireland (opens in a new tab)
Citizens Information
Why it helps: A guide to everyday life for new arrivals.
citizensinformation.ieChecked 31 Oct 2026 - Official
PPS number (opens in a new tab)
Citizens Information
Why it helps: You need a PPS number for tax and public services.
citizensinformation.ieChecked 31 Oct 2026 - Official
Your right to public health services (opens in a new tab)
Citizens Information
Why it helps: Which public health services you can use.
citizensinformation.ieChecked 31 Oct 2026 - Official
National Driver Licence Service (opens in a new tab)
NDLS
Why it helps: Apply for or exchange a driving licence.
ndls.ieChecked 31 Oct 2026
Housing 1
- Official
Residential Tenancies Board (opens in a new tab)
RTB
Why it helps: Rules for renting, deposits and disputes with landlords.
rtb.ieChecked 31 Oct 2026
Work rights and safety 3
- Official
Workplace Relations Commission (opens in a new tab)
WRC
Why it helps: Information on employment rights and how to make a complaint.
workplacerelations.ieChecked 31 Oct 2026 - Nursing body or union
Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (opens in a new tab)
INMO (union)
Why it helps: The nurses' union: pay, conditions and support.
inmo.ieChecked 31 Oct 2026 - International organisation
WHO Global Code on recruiting health workers (opens in a new tab)
World Health Organization
Why it helps: The world rules for fair, ethical recruitment of nurses. Use it if an agency asks you for fees.
who.intChecked 31 Oct 2026
Family 1
- Official
Coming to join family in Ireland (opens in a new tab)
Irish Immigration Service
Why it helps: Rules for your spouse and children to join you.
irishimmigration.ieChecked 31 Oct 2026
Money 2
- Official
Current accounts and bank cards (opens in a new tab)
Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
Why it helps: Compare bank accounts and fees.
ccpc.ieChecked 31 Oct 2026 - Official
Prices statistics (opens in a new tab)
Central Statistics Office
Why it helps: Official data on price rises in Ireland.
cso.ieChecked 31 Oct 2026
Help and emergencies 2
- Official
Mental health support (opens in a new tab)
HSE
Why it helps: Where to get help for your mental health, including HSE Live on 1800 700 700.
www2.hse.ieChecked 31 Oct 2026 - Not a government site
Samaritans: call 116 123 (opens in a new tab)
Samaritans (charity)
Why it helps: Free listening support by phone, day or night, in Ireland and the UK.
samaritans.orgChecked 31 Oct 2026
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