Complete Guide on NMC Full Application and Assessment (with additional info for Ex-Saudi Filipino Nurses)

The next step after passing the CBT would be the Full Application and Assessment Stage which requires you to upload scanned documents and complete barcoded forms that needs to be mailed to NMC.

But first, you have to wait for the confirmation email of NMC which will be sent on your email address. You will usually receive the email the day after your exam, but for some candidates it reaches until 2-3 days. If you do not receive the email on the third day, you can email NMC at overseas.enquiries@nmc-uk.org or call them at +44 020 7333 6600.

Upon receiving the confirmation email, you may now log-in on the NMC Registration website to pay for the Application fee that costs 140 British Pounds (which is almost 9 Thousand Pesos). After payment, NMC will then send you an email telling you that they already received the application fee.

Before you start uploading anything, please make sure you have all the documentary evidences you need and download all the barcoded forms on each section.

A. DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCES (these will be uploaded on your NMC portal)

I. PROOF OF IDENTIFICATION

• Passport
• NSO Birth Certificate
• Marriage Certificate (if you are married)
• Change of Deed/Deed Poll Certificates (if you changed your name)

II. PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING

• Qualification Certificate - Diploma (BS Nursing)

III. POST QUALIFICATION REGISTRATION

• Registration Certificate - PRC Board Certificate
• Police Certificate - NBI Clearance (must be issued within the last 3 months)

FOR EX-SAUDI NURSES:

• Registration Certificate - SCFHS Professional Accreditation Certificate + Official Translation + Declaration of Translation
• Police Certificate - Saudi Police Clearance 

If you do not have a Saudi Police Clearance and it is impossible for you to acquire one, write first a personal statement declaring that it would be hard for you to get a Police Clearance since you are already outside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and you do not have any representative or known relatives there. After making a personal statement, notarize this document. Afterwards, get an official translation of your Exit Stamp or Exit Visa with a Declaration of Translation from the translator. In summary, you need Notarized Personal Statement + Exit Stamp/Visa + Official Translation + Declaration of Translation.

REMINDERS:

• Please make sure that all the scanned documents are in PDF format. Also, the size for each file must be less than 25MB.
• Click 'Save and Exit' upon uploading documents on each category. Errors usually appear when you try to Save or Submit all documents at once.
• If you uploaded a wrong document and re-uploaded a new one, there's a possibility that the previous document will still be reflected on your portal. To avoid confusion, just call or email NMC to clarify which document they see on the system.

B. FORMS TO BE MAILED TO NMC

I. FORM TO ACCOMPANY TRANSCRIPT OF TRAINING
This needs to be completed by the university you graduated from. In my case, I went to the College of Nursing and they already know what to do. They usually attach ORIGINAL Transcript of Records, breakdown of Theoretical and Clinical training hours, and Related Learning Experience Certificate.

*Some Colleges/University offer to send it directly to NMC, but I chose to send it myself to lessen the mailing expenses.

II. REGISTRATION AUTHORITY VERIFICATION FORM
Bring the form to a PRC branch near your location and ask for a State Board Verification. The fee is only 75 Pesos plus 25 Pesos for the stamp and mailing envelope which amounts to 100 Pesos all in all. You can also tell PRC that you will be sending the form to avoid paying a separate courier fee.

FOR EX-SAUDI NURSES:
If you do not have someone who could go to a Saudi Council Office for you, you can send NMC a blank RAV form with a Personal Statement why it can't be completed and a copy of your Certificate of Good Standing (which must be issued within the last 3 months).

How to Get a Good Standing Certificate in Saudi Council.

III. EMPLOYER REFERENCE FORM 1 AND 2
These forms must be completed by a Senior Nurse or a Doctor who supervised you for at least a year. If you have several work experiences, choose the two most recent employment. But it is also fine if you get references from only one hospital (provided that it is your most recent employment).

FOR EX-SAUDI NURSES:
Ask a friend back in Saudi to print the Employer Reference Form. Afterwards, send them a picture of a filled out form for them to copy what they should write. Please be mindful of the County/State in your Reference Form. This should be the Province/Region, for example, Jeddah City is under Makkah Province. You can check your Professional Accreditation Certificate to see what SCFHS provincial branch is stamped on it. Then, search and verify it online if it is the province or region of your city.

After completing the forms, ask someone to send it back home so that you will not pay for a separate courier fee from Saudi to NMC.

IV. DECLARATION OF GOOD HEALTH

This must be completed by a Registered Medical Practitioner who had examined you in the last six months or by the Occupational Health Department Representative in your current employment. This must be also issued within the last 3 months.

ADDITIONAL TIPS:

• Make sure that all the information written on the forms is the same with the information typed on your portal (dates, numbers, names, job titles, etc.).
• If you only have the the documents for the portal but have not completed the forms yet, I recommend that you just save it first. Don't click 'Submit' yet since your application will not be placed in the assessment queue until they receive all the barcoded forms.
• If you have completed all forms, you can now click 'Submit'. After submitting, you will receive an email stating that your application was successfully submitted and your portal will now be 'Read Only'.

• I recommend availing the service of DHL Express. It only took them 3 days to send my documents.

• Once NMC updates your portal that they have received your documents, that means you are already in the assessment queue (start of Day 1).

• According to NMC, assessment lasts from 40 to 70 working days.

At this point the waiting game starts. This moment, I would say, can make you both anxious and excited. I, personally, am just so happy and thankful to God that I already reached this stage. I know that He is in control of everything down to the little details of my application.

I sometimes think about my incomplete Saudi documents and somehow be bothered by it, but when I think about the Lord, I am reminded of the great things He has done in my life. He is a God that can make the impossible, possible. So I put my trust in Him and just wait for His perfect timing. :)

For those who are still processing their requirements for this stage, I pray that God will make a way for your documents to be processed faster. For those who are already waiting for their Decision Letter, I pray that God will move upon the assessment queue and make the waiting time shorter. :)

I hope this post helped you somehow in your application journey. I will be updating this when I receive my DL. God bless!

UPDATE (JANUARY 2018): 

Hi Guys! Sorry for the late update. Was so busy last year that I haven't had the chance to update or post anything on this site. For those who were asking, Yes, I am already in the UK and by the grace of God I passed the OSCE this month. I am finally a UKRN now. Weeee!

Anyways,  regarding my DL, I received an email last August 2017 with a request for additional information about my employment history. I just uploaded my CV under additional ID and half an hour later, I already received my DL. That was 36 working days after my queue date.

A lot had happened during my season of waiting, before my papers entered the assessment queue, one of my documents were missing. It took them 2 weeks to find it. Our flight was also delayed because of some issues with the agencies. Then, the anxiety in taking the OSCE (yung feeling na walang katapusan yung exam, yung bakit kelangan mo pang kumuha nang practical exam eh napasa mo nman yung computerized exam, yung hindi pa ba sapat lahat? haha). But God is so faithful in His promises and He answered all my prayers.

I cannot really share information about my exam because I signed a disclosure form and there are nurses who were revoked of their PINs because of sharing information. However, what I can advice for those who will be taking the OSCE, is to be confident while speaking, to make sure that you are communicating clearly and to always prioritize patient's safety. Most importantly, commit everything to the Lord. In Jeremiah 17:7, God said "But I will bless the person who puts his trust in me." So, just trust in His promises! God bless you future UKRNs!