NMBI Registration Fees & Overseas English Language Requirements for Nurses

All applications to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) are completed online through the MyNMBI portal. Under the official NMBI Registration Fees Schedule, the statutory fees are:

• Stage 1 — Overseas Qualification Recognition Assessment Fee: €350 (non-refundable assessment of your nursing/midwifery training transcript and clinical hours).
• Stage 2 — First-Time Registration Fee: €145 (payable once your qualification is recognised and any required Adaptation / RCSI Aptitude Test is completed).
• Annual Retention Fee: €100 per year to maintain active registration on the NMBI Register.

Applicants trained outside the EU/EEA (or in a non-recognised English-speaking country) must provide valid language test results less than 2 years old under the NMBI English Language Requirements:

• IELTS Academic (including IELTS One Skill Retake): Overall score of 7.0, with a minimum of 7.0 in any three components and 6.5 in one component.
• OET (Nursing): Minimum of Grade B (350+) in three components and Grade C+ (300–340) in one component.

Once you hold active NMBI registration in the General Nursing division, MedConnect can introduce you to Primary Care GP practices offering daytime Monday–Friday hours, mentorship in Chronic Disease Management (CDM), and funded CervicalCheck / immunisation training.