Registration

Health Professionals International will assist you throughout the full registration and immigration process.

Registration Eligibility:

1. English Proficiency Language

   Medical Professionals coming from a country where English is not their first language, will be asked to sit the IELTS – International English Language Test System.

   New Zealand requirements include a minimum score in each component as follows:
   Speaking 7.5
   Listening 7.5
   Writing 7.0
   Reading 7.0
   There is no overall score required.

   To find out more about where you can sit the Academic version go to www.ielts.org

2. Registration

   Physicians – New Zealand Medical Council

   There are three types of registration physicians can apply for:

   • Registration within a General Scope
     For qualified applicants wishing to temporarily relocate to New Zealand for a minimum of 6 months.
     For overseas doctors who have worked in a health service, which is comparable to New Zealand , for at least three of the last four years.
     Countries considered to have a health environment comparable to that of New Zealand are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Ireland, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and the USA.
   • Registration within a Vocational Scope
     For qualified applicants wishing to permanently relocate to New Zealand.
   • Registration within a Special Purpose Scope
     For qualified applicants wishing to undertake a locum up to 6 months duration.

     Self Assessment for registration can be done here
     Forms can be found here

   Nurses – Nursing Council of New Zealand

   Requirements for registration.

   • BSN
   • Minimum 3 year Registered Nurse training
   • Minimum 2 years post graduate experience
   • Evidence of the ability to speak and write English – IELTS.
     For more information, please visit the New Zealand Nursing Council website
     www.nursingcouncil.org.nz

   Allied Health

   Generally speaking, all specialists seeking registration in New Zealand must have the appropriate qualifications, demonstrated competencies and required clinical experience for practice according to the particular field’s Registration board.

   Likewise, the applicant must be competent in written and spoken English.
   Australian Registered Specialists: Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act

   New Zealand ’s Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act (TTMRA) recognizes the regulatory standards of goods and occupations in Australia . Through this act most Australian specialists are entitled to seek registration in New Zealand .

   For more information on the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Arrangement, go to  http://www.immi.gov.au/asri/background.htm

   1. Medical Radiation Therapists

   Radiographers’ and Radiation Therapists’ applications for registration are reviewed by the New Zealand Medical Radiation Technologists Board.
   Full details on requirements for registration as well as printable application forms can be found below.

   http://www.mrtboard.org.nz
   

   Australian Registered Medical Radiation Technologists Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (TTMRA), covers the Medical Radiation Technologists registered in Australia except those from New South Wales (NSW) and Western Australia who must register through the same process as overseas applicants

   2. Occupational Therapists

   Occupational Therapists’ applications for registration will be reviewed by the New Zealand Occupational Therapy board.
   Full details on requirements for registration as well as printable application forms can be found below.

   http://www.nzaot.com

   Australian Registered Occupational Therapists are eligible for registration through the TTMRA

   3. Physiotherapists

   The Physiotherapy Board of New Zealand will review physiotherapists’ applications for registration.
   More information on the requirements can be found at: http://www.physioboard.org.nz

   Australian Registered Physiotherapists:
   If you are registered to practice physiotherapy in a participating Australian jurisdiction, all states except Western Australia , you are entitled to seek registration in New Zealand .

   4. Speech Therapists

   Speech Therapists’ applications for registration are available below.

   New Zealand Speech Therapist Association http://www.nzsta-speech.org.nz/

   5. Psychologists

   Psychologists’ applications for registration will be reviewed by the Psychologists Board of New Zealand.
   Full details on requirements for registration as well as printable application forms can be found Below

   http://www.psychologistsboard.org.nz

   6. Medical Laboratory Technologists

   Medical Laboratory Technologists’ applications for registration will be reviewed by the Medical Laboratory Technologists Board of New Zealand.
   Full details on requirements for registration as well as printable application forms can be found below

   http://www.mlsboard.org.nz

   7. Pharmacists

   The Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand will review pharmacists’ applications for registration.
   Full details on requirements for registration as well as printable application forms can be found below

   http://www.psnz.org.nz

8. Dietitians

Dietitians wishing to practise in New Zealand must, by law, be registered with the Dietitians Board and must hold a current practising certificate. There website explains the role of the Dietitians Board, what dietitians must do to be registered and practise
http://www.dietitiansboard.org.nz/