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Nursing

Nursing registration in the UK with overseas qualificationsUnited Kingdom
Foreign-trained registered nurses: New York RN Pathway #5New York State only; RN applicants educated outside the United States and its territories
Overseas registered nurses: New Zealand Nursing Council verificationNew Zealand; internationally qualified registered nurses seeking Nursing Council registration, excluding the separate Australian current-practising-certificate TTMR route
Ontario nurses educated abroad: CNO-approved credential checksOntario only; internationally educated RN or RPN applicants not already registered in the same nursing category in another Canadian province or territory
Nursing recognition in Germany: professional assessment vs anabinGermany; general professional nursing roles, with responsible recognition and licence authorities depending on the federal state where work is intended
Sweden nursing licence for qualifications earned outside EU/EEASweden; general-care nurse educated outside the EU/EEA seeking a Swedish licence, excluding separately assessed EU/EEA qualification routes
Foreign-trained nurses in the Netherlands: recognition and BIG registrationNetherlands — BIG-register general nurse (verpleegkundige); not VIG caregiver, specialist registration or a BES-island procedure

Overseas medical qualifications: GMC checks before UK registrationUnited Kingdom — overseas primary medical qualification
Irish Medical Council: non-EU/EEA doctor credentials and general registrationRepublic of Ireland; doctors qualified outside the EU/EEA seeking General Registration (not Specialist Registration)
Foreign-trained physicians: New York licensure, FCVS and ECFMGNew York State only; physician applicants educated outside an LCME/AOA/CACMS-accredited or New York State registered medical programme

Non-EU pharmacist qualifications: recognition and registration in IrelandIreland — pharmacist qualifications obtained outside the EU/EEA
International pharmacists in Canada: PEBC certification, licence and January 2027 changesCanada; PEBC certification and NAPRA Gateway national guidance for international pharmacist graduates, with final practising licence and enrolment exceptions determined separately by the intended province or territory, including Quebec

Overseas teacher qualifications: QTS in EnglandEngland only
Overseas teacher qualifications: New Zealand registrationAotearoa New Zealand; overseas registration routes
Overseas teacher qualifications: registration in Western AustraliaWestern Australia only; teachers trained overseas seeking registration with the Teacher Registration Board of Western Australia
Foreign-trained teachers in the Netherlands: DUO professional recognitionEuropean Netherlands — DUO primary, special needs, secondary, vocational/adult teaching authorisations; not childcare or a generic all-sector licence

Overseas architecture qualifications: choosing the ARB recognition routeUnited Kingdom — ARB recognition routes and October 2026 transition
Architecture qualification in Canada: CACB certification vs immigration ECACanada: CACB nationally applicable academic-certification stage, with final architectural registration and the legal right to use the architect title controlled by the intended province or territory

Overseas physiotherapy qualifications and HCPC registrationUnited Kingdom
Overseas physiotherapists in Ireland: CORU qualification assessment and registrationRepublic of Ireland — overseas-qualified physiotherapist applicants to the Physiotherapists Registration Board; not Northern Ireland

Overseas psychology qualifications: protected titles and HCPC registrationUnited Kingdom — HCPC protected practitioner psychologist titles
Germany psychologist vs psychotherapist: recognition and ApprobationGermany: protected Psychotherapeut/in practice requiring state Approbation, explicitly contrasted with generally non-regulated employment as Psychologe/Psychologin; the competent authority depends on the federal state

Overseas social work qualifications: registration in EnglandEngland only — Social Work England overseas registration
Overseas social workers in Ireland: CORU qualification assessment and registrationRepublic of Ireland — overseas-qualified social worker applicants to the Social Workers Registration Board; not Northern Ireland

Foreign accountancy qualifications: NBA registration and Dutch audit requirementsNetherlands — protected RA/AA designations; RA pathway example and statutory audit distinction
Germany: Wirtschaftsprüfer vs Steuerberater professional authorisationGermany — protected German Wirtschaftsprüfer (statutory auditor) and Steuerberater (tax consultant) professional titles, distinguished from ordinary accounting employment; statutory WPK and tax-chamber qualification pathways are separate