Questions about moving to the UK

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Hi Y'all,

I was wondering if anyone could answer a few questions for me. I want to work in london and I wanted to know about how long does the process take. I know I need to get approved by the NMC, but I need to when I should start to apply.Does it take a few months, a year, or longer? I would appreciate any help or advice.

Thanks.

Have a great day.

Jen

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Hi Y'all,

I was wondering if anyone could answer a few questions for me. I want to work in london and I wanted to know about how long does the process take. I know I need to get approved by the NMC, but I need to when I should start to apply.Does it take a few months, a year, or longer? I would appreciate any help or advice.

Thanks.

Have a great day.

Jen

Depends on where you went to school and what type of training that you have had. It will probably take at least one year before you would have the documents that would permit you to legally work..................NMC can also be notoriously slow................

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Hi Y'all,

I was wondering if anyone could answer a few questions for me. I want to work in london and I wanted to know about how long does the process take. I know I need to get approved by the NMC, but I need to when I should start to apply.Does it take a few months, a year, or longer? I would appreciate any help or advice.

Thanks.

Have a great day.

Jen

Yep agree with previous poster.. the good ole NMC can take forever in processing applications. Also keep in mind if you are from the US.. you will need a work permit and that can only be obtained by th employer not the employee.

London is also a very very expensive area of the UK to live and work in.

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Thanks for the help.

Jen :)

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London proper is extremely expensive to live in. You will have a hard time paying rent on a nurse's salary there...........Many apts are over $2000 per month...............

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Hullo!

I am a Canadian Registered Nurse who wishes to work in the U.K. Could someone indicate how long the process would be to obtain this privaledge? Pls keep in mind that I have a German citizenship as well (which I believe allows me to work in the European Union?), Oh yeah and is the British lisence recognized in Ireland? :Melody: I appreciate anybody writing me back! :kiss :bowingpur

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Hullo!

I am a Canadian Registered Nurse who wishes to work in the U.K. Could someone indicate how long the process would be to obtain this privaledge? Pls keep in mind that I have a German citizenship as well (which I believe allows me to work in the European Union?), Oh yeah and is the British lisence recognized in Ireland? :Melody: I appreciate anybody writing me back! :kiss :bowingpur

Have you tried looking at the nmc web site Yes with german citizenship you should be able to work in the UK but regarding your nurse training I believe will depend on your training. this is what it says on the nmc website

Educational and professional requirements for applications

By law, the NMC can only accept applications from first level, that is registered, nurses and midwives. Applicants with second level or other qualifications are not eligible to apply (see below for a list of such qualifications).

Since the UK is part of the EU it must also comply with European Directives. These state the minimum training required for entry onto the professional register. Information on the requirements for entry to the different parts of the register open to overseas applicants can be found in Parts of the NMC Register.

Acceptable qualifications

Here are a few examples of the kind of first level qualifications that the NMC can accept:

Registered Nurse

Registered Midwife

State Registered Nurse

Registered Community Health Nurse (Kenya)

Unacceptable qualifications

The NMC is not able to accept applications for registration from those who hold any of the following or equivalent qualifications from any country:

Enrolled Nurse

Practical Nurse (licensed or Registered)

Vocational Nurse

Community Nurse

State Certified Nurse

Mother Craft Nurse

Nursery Nurse

In addition the NMC cannot accept applications from any holders of the following country-specific qualifications:

Registered Geriatric Nurse (Australia)

Mothercraft Nurse (Australia)

Nurse Aide (Canada)

Qualified Registered Nurse Q.R.N (Ghana)

Beyhari Nurse (Iran)

Practical Nurse Certificate (Israel)

Technical Baccalaureate Certificate (Lebanon)

Nurse Midwife Technician (Malawi)

Community Care Nurse (New Zealand)

Karitane Nurse (New Zealand)

Plunkett Nurse (New Zealand)

Assistant Nurse Certificate (Romania)

Staff Nurse (South Africa)

Medical Assistant Certificate (USA)

Licensed Practical Nurse LPN (USA)

Licensed Vocational Nurse (USA)

If you do possess any of these qualifications then you are not currently eligible to apply for registration in the UK. However if you wish to pursue a career in nursing or midwifery in the UK and wish to retrain then you should contact NHS Careers .

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