Registration with An Bord Altranais is mandatory in order to practise as a registered nurse or midwife in Ireland.
Your registration assures the public, your employers and your colleagues that you are accountable to the Board for meeting and maintaining the competencies and standards of the profession.
In order to obtain registration with An Bord Altranais you must submit:
- a completed application form detailing your nursing experience from graduation to date,
- details of the Educational Institute where you undertook your nursing training,
- details of the Registration you hold with the relevant Nursing/Midwifery Registration Authorities,
- your birth certificate, photograph and appropriate application fee.
Verification of Registration and Good Standing (FORM C):
You must arrange to have the Verification of Registration and Good Standing Document (Form C) sent directly from the relevant Registration Authorities to An Bord Altranais.
If you completed your nursing education and training in a Country outside the European Union(EU) Member State:
If you are applying for registration in any Division of the Register maintained by An Bord Altranais and your Nursing training took place in a country that is not within the European Union then your application will undergo an individual assessment.
As an applicant trained in a non-European Union country English language competence is required at a level that supports communication and enables the applicant to practice nursing safely and effectively in Ireland. Therefore, proof of English language competence in cases where English is not the first language or primary language of expression of the applicant is required.
In order to be granted direct registration your training programme must meet with the educational requirements and standards of Irish trained nurses.
For further information please refer to the Requirements and Standards for Nurse Registration Education Programmes, 2005 and the Instruction/Information Booklet for Applicants.
Translations:
If original documents are not in the English language they must be submitted to An Bord Altranais together with an original translation bearing the stamp/seal of the official translator. If other documents received directly as part of your application (Verification of Registration and Good Standing, References, Transcripts of Training) are not submitted in English or together with an English translation, you will be responsible for the cost of such translations.
Post -RGN midwife registration education programme
An Bord Altranais has produced an information circular (An Bord Altranais 01/2011) providing information on the registration process for those undertaking the 18 month post-RGN midwife registration education programme. This is being issued in response to a number of recent queries in this regard. This circular can be downloaded and viewed by clicking here.