NMC registration processing times

[charmg21]

Hello!

I am an RN travelling from the US to Scotland and I have just sent my completed application to the NMC. I am wondering about how long it takes to receive a decision letter back. Any US nurses been through it? Thanks so much.

Charlotte

[wasabirush]

The weather has been really mild & sunny lately. It was super sunny yesterday down in Bournemouth which made for an extremely pleasant visit! After the course I had a walk down to the sea to say hello & do some photography. Even though the ONP is a bit of a pain, it's still the lesser evil I think & better than I expected. Really easygoing, down to earth educator leading the program.

I'm living in London, it took about two hours via train down to Bournemouth. The train system here is really good, and as I love to travel by train, I quite enjoyed it... except the getting up so darn early.

Are you following up with the NMC yourself, or are you going with an agency who'll help out? Just be sure to chase the NMC with phone calls... the post is dreadfully slow, one missing signature or incorrect form (as it happened to me last summer...) cost me 2 months of time.

So far so good living in the UK, although I've only been here 3 months, I think I'll get a better handle on things once I start working...