US RN trying to register in UK to work

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I am a US educated and trained nurse with a BSN. I graduated in 2009 and got my nursing license in the state of Minnesota. I recently got married and moved over to the UK (Glasgow, Scotland) to be with my husband. I've just recently started the application packet to get my license transferred to the NMC registry. I've noted that the NMC are requiring the applicants to have at least at minimum 1267 hours of clinicals within their training or education. I've rung my university and they stated I had 525 clinical hours within the nursing program prior to graduating. I've held a full time nursing job for the last two years in the states and have more than the 450 hours of working experience the NMC is requiring of their overseas applicants. Has anyone gotten their license transferred from the US with less then the minimum amount of clinical hours? Does anyone know if the NMC take into account the number of hours you've worked after graduating to make up for the ones not earned during nursing school? Has anyone had experience recently in the last year or so in getting their nursing license transferred from the US to the UK? Any and all advice, experience, guidance or encouragement would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

Check out a few threads, some have gotten through with less clinical hours however the NMC has just gone through and changed a few things for International trained nurses from outside the EU. Usually done on a case by case evaluation. Hours usually have to be done whilst in school and not usually recognised during work experience. This is the same for UK going to US who don't have enough clinical hours in certain subjects

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Thank you so much silverdragon102!! I forgot to include the placement/internship I did while in nursing school. I did about 550 hours during placement does that count towards clinical hours for my education?

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

I honestly don't know. just make sure NMC gets all information and they will make their decision based on what was submitted

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