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Hi furble. I understand how frustrating it feels to have the decision on your application delayed. The same thing also happened to me. I started my NMC application in October 2012 and managed to complete all the required documents on January 23, 2013. Then the NMC put all application on hold for the whole 2 months (February and March). By that time, my student visa then was about to expire in April; so I had to apply for an extension. I phoned the NMC almost every week to follow up on my application and was also advised that I should receive it by the end of April, which of course didn't happen. Anyway, to make the story short I have finally received the decision letter on the last week of May, so the decision to extend my student visa was just the right thing to do; but it made me really broke (but this is another story). So my piece of advice, just wait patiently. It should come. By the ay, has the NMC contacted you regarding some lacking documents? Because I know somebody who has been contacted by the NMC because she lacks one (or some) documents.

Thank you for this. So as I gather, the whole registration thing has two parts - ONP (done in a university) and supervised nursing course (in a hospital or nursing home). Now I have a secured place to do my supervised practice since I recently just got employed by this nursing home in London. So that means I'm yet to look for a university to do my ONP, is that right? I haven't received my decision letter yet, but I assume that it will be similar to the ones my friends received - 6 months supervised practice and ONP, since we were all trained in the same country. Thanks for your suggestion too. I heard that Bournemouth University doesn't do ONP on its own anymore. I think they incorporated it to their BSc course and one cannot just take the ONP on its own, same thing as in Anglia Ruskin University in Essex. I've done my research and the best choice I have at the moment is City University in London since the nursing home where I am going to do my supervised practice with is in London. I'm quite confused with the visa situation though. Because the nursing home said that once I get my decision letter, they will assign me a certificate of sponsorship and apply a work permit for me. But if I would need to do the ONP in a university, does that mean I need to apply a student visa as well? I mean how can my new employer process a work permit for me when I am not a registered nurse yet? Thanks for your time. :)

Thank you for your response. I looked at approved providers (and there are only a few who do the ONP in England), and emailed them one by one; but I haven't got any response from any of them yet. Fingers crossed I get to make it on time. :)

Hi! I am a Registered Nurse in the Philippines and been here in the UK since December 2010 on a Student Visa. In October last year, I started working on my NMC application/registration in hope to do the ONP and become a Registered Nurse in the UK. The reason why I started on it late is a long story. At the moment, I am only waiting for my Assessment/Decision letter from the NMC, which according to them takes from 2 to 6 weeks; and I am also able to find an employer (a nursing home in London) once the decision comes through. And provided that the decision is positive, my new employer said they will sponsor my work permit. I am quite confused though, because two of my friends who did their ONP had to find an employer and a university at the same time to do their ONP. Both of them are also from the Philippines, so I assume that I will be doing the same as what they did. Is this always the case? Or can I do my ONP at the nursing home alone and not look for a university? I know I should have waited for the decision letter to come through first before looking for an employer, but since my visa is about to end very soon; I decided to look for an employer whilst waiting for the decision letter. I'm expecting the assessment letter to come no later than March 6, 2013, and my student visa will end in April; so my time is really tight. I would appreciate any advice on what to do with my situation. Thank you!

Hi! I am a Registered Nurse in the Philippines and been here in the UK since December 2010 on a Student Visa. In October last year, I started working on my NMC application/registration in hope to do the ONP and become a Registered Nurse in the UK. The reason why I started on it late is a long story. At the moment, I am only waiting for my Assessment/Decision letter from the NMC, which according to them takes from 2 to 6 weeks; and I am also able to find an employer (a nursing home in London) once the decision comes through. And provided that the decision is positive, my new employer said they will sponsor my work permit. I am quite confused though, because two of my friends who did their ONP had to find an employer and a university at the same time to do their ONP. Both of them are also from the Philippines, so I assume that I will be doing the same as what they did. Is this always the case? Or can I do my ONP at the nursing home alone and not look for a university? I know I should have waited for the decision letter to come through first before looking for an employer, but since my visa is about to end very soon; I decided to look for an employer whilst waiting for the decision letter. I'm expecting the assessment letter to come no later than March 6, 2013, and my student visa will end in April; so my time is really tight. I would appreciate any advice on what to do with my situation. Thank you!