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November 20264 checks in this month
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Filipino Nurse to New Zealand: NCNZ Steps, Fees, Visa (2026)
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UK: NMC notes a sharp fall in international nurse recruitment growth
October 202660 checks in this month
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Free webinar: getting your first multistate nursing licence (USA)
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Free webinar: how your home state affects a US multistate licence
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Saudi Arabia: SCFHS licensing exam periods, November 2026 to January 2027
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Country guides updated: Australia exam sittings and Ontario fees
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WHO: large gaps in health workers remain, says a new yearly report
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British Columbia: over 4,400 nurses trained abroad licensed since 2023
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Abu Dhabi: book the DOH licensing exam through TAMM, then Pearson VUE
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Kenya: Nursing Council licensing exams on 11–13 November 2026
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Germany: new national nursing assistant training starts on 1 January 2027
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About 2,500 Filipino nurses now work in Germany under Triple Win
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Philippines: 18th group of nurse and care worker candidates leaves for Japan
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WHO updates its code on recruiting health workers from abroad
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UAE: new nursing graduates no longer need six months of experience for a licence
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Ireland: HSE relocation help of up to €4,710 for staff from outside the EU
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NMC fees increased; annual fee GBP 120 to GBP 143. Costs page now shows evaluation GBP 167 and registration GBP 182 (total about GBP 1,226 with CBT and OSCE).
August 20262 checks in this month
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DOH exam page updated: approval in TAMM, pre-booking fee, then Pearson VUE booking link.
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Destatis: about 32,000 nursing qualifications recognised in 2025, the most of any profession; India among the top five training countries overall.
July 2026One check in this month
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New requirements announced for internationally qualified enrolled nurses.
May 2026One check in this month
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USCIS/HRSA updated approved English test providers and passing scores for VisaScreen (exams after this date).
April 2026One check in this month
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New English minimum scores for tests on or after this date (OET numeric 350/360, PTE 63 with speaking 76, TOEFL 91); IELTS unchanged.
November 2025One check in this month
September 2025One check in this month
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International joiners fell 49.6% (6,321 in Apr-Sep 2025 vs 12,534 a year earlier); India 2,467, Nigeria 931, Ghana 779.
April 20252 checks in this month
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IQRN fast-track standard: nurses with 1,800 hours since 2017 in the UK, Ireland, US, BC/Ontario, Singapore or Spain can register without NMBA exams.
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Unified PQR 3rd edition (cover dated April 2025) adopted by DOH, DHA, MOHAP and SHA.
December 2024One check in this month
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PTE Academic speaking minimum for VisaScreen set at 63 (overall 55, others 50).
October 2024One check in this month
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SCFHS SNLE Applicant Guide 2024: two 100-MCQ parts, pass 500/800, up to four attempts a year.
August 2024One check in this month
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CNO language proficiency policy revised (IELTS General accepted; OET, PTE, TEF/TCF benchmarks).
March 2024One check in this month
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Residence permits for nursing auxiliary work available to recognised nursing assistants.
February 2024One check in this month
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New recognition procedure under the Nursing Professions Act (PflBG) for new applications; option to waive the equivalence check.
December 2023One check in this month
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Competence assessment changes implemented (theory exam plus OSCE replace the old programme).
April 2023One check in this month
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Alberta lets IENs write NCLEX-RN without a prior costly credential assessment.
January 2023One check in this month
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BC announced a new IEN pathway: province covers fees, NNAS no longer the only assessor.
August 2022One check in this month
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English Language Competence Policy refreshed (IELTS/OET only, clubbing allowed).
August 2021One check in this month
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Current Test of Competence launched (CBT split into numeracy and clinical; new OSCE).
September 2020One check in this month
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English language evidence moved to the registration stage for applications started after this date.