Posted by NMBI on September 02, 2021

The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland is currently dealing with a high volume of applications for registration from overseas applicants. This is resulting in delays, for which we apologise.

Due to these delays, and to assist applicants who have been impacted, NMBI has decided to accept all valid English language test results which were obtained prior to 31 August 2021 and were valid at the point of application for recognition, even those which have since expired. 

This means that if an applicant had a valid test score at the time they submitted their application for recognition to NMBI and those test results have expired while they have been waiting for a decision letter, these results will still be accepted by NMBI when the applicant reaches the point of registration.

This applies to all those who submitted their applications via the old paper process, prior to 28 September 2020, as well as those who applied for recognition using MyNMBI between 28 September 2020 and 31 August 2021. 

All prospective applicants should note that the current requirement is that they must provide evidence of English language competency at the point of applying for registration, rather than when they begin the NMBI process and apply for recognition. 

NMBI has now allocated additional resources to the processing of overseas applications, and it is hoped that this will help improve the situation.  

Thank you for your patience.