Auto-recognition route (Test of Competence not required)
If you have met our requirements for automatic recognition, you will not be required to sit the OSCE, but you will still be required to attend an in-person ID check at one of our test centres.
- Ensure that you have submitted your NMC application and paid the registration fee for your ID check to be conducted (application guides for Nursing/Midwifery and Nursing Associate)
- You will need to provide all required documents as original (see below) for your ID check to be conducted
We are unable to conduct your ID check if any of your documents are not original/missing or your application remains unsubmitted on the day, and a further in-person appointment will be required at your own expense.
Please contact ID.checks@nmc-uk.org to arrange your in-person appointment at the test centre of your choice.
Appointments for an ID check are available Monday-Friday at any of the test centres listed below, please visit the links below for the full addresses.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Oxford Brookes University (Swindon)
Northumbria University
University of Northampton
Ulster University
Please note:
- We do not have a test centre located outside the UK
- The ID check cannot be conducted at our London or Edinburgh offices as the ID team do not work from our main offices
Documents required for the ID check
Below are the required documents for the ID Check. All required documents must be provided in their original format.
- Valid Passport
- Diploma/Qualification Certificate
- Registration Certificate/Card (If you have previously been registered as a Nurse/Midwife in another country)
- Name Change Evidence (if your name differs throughout any of your documentation)
- Certified English Translations (from a certified translator) of any documentation not originally produced in English
- National Police Clearance certificate for each country in which you have lived for a combined period of 12 months or longer in the 10 years before submitting your NMC application or from over the age of 18
- Regional/State/Province issued police certificates cannot be accepted
- The National Police Clearance certificate for the country you are living in at the point you submit your application must be dated within 12 months at the point you submit
- Police clearances for any other country must be issued within 8 weeks of departing the country, or after the departure date.
UK Police Clearances Information
A police clearance is required for the UK if you have lived here for 3 months or longer at the point you submit your NMC application, (When you pay £153 registration fee).
Please see below the countries and the documents we will accept for each:
England and Wales – UK DBS
Northern Ireland – AccessNI
Scotland – PVG/Disclosure Scotland
Guidance on Original Documentation
We must be able to verify the original source of all above required documentation you have provided as part of your application.
- If your documentation was originally issued as a physical document, we must see the original physical document
- For documentation originally issued electronically, please print a copy of the documentation and we will advise you if we require anything further to verify your documentation
