Note 1: The certificate to practise nursing must be valid at the time of application. The Council will not process any application that fails to produce such document.
Remark: The applicants should usually have completed at least 3 years nursing training for registration or have completed at least 2 years nursing training for enrolment.
(i.e. | (i) | practising certificate or other equivalent documentary evidence of entitlement to practise nursing outside Hong Kong; and |
(ii) | registration/enrolment certificate or official document from local registration/enrolment authority verifying the applicant’s “date of initial registration”.) |
Note 2: If the applicant submits the application in person, he/she has to bring the originals and photocopies of the above items to the Council for verification. The original documents will be returned immediately after verification of the photocopies submitted. If the applicant submits the application by post, he/she is required to send true copies of these documents, duly legalized/authenticated by notarization, to the Council.
Note 3: If the local registration/enrolment authority only issued certificate in electronic format, the applicant is required to submit the printout of the e-certificate, duly legalized/authenticated by notarization, to the Council.
Scenario 1 : | 1st attempt | pass in the written part fail in the practical part |
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2nd attempt | fail in the re-take of the practical part | |
3rd attempt | fail in the re-take of the practical part | |
Scenario 2 : | 1st attempt | fail in the written part |
2nd attempt | pass in the re-take of the written part fail in the practical part |
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3rd attempt | fail in the re-take of the practical part | |
Scenario 3 : | 1st attempt | fail in the written part |
2nd attempt | fail in the re-take of the written part | |
3rd attempt | pass in the re-take of the written part fail in the practical part |
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Scenario 4 : | 1st attempt | fail in the written part |
2nd attempt | fail in the re-take of the written part | |
3rd attempt | fail in the re-take of the written part |
Type of examination | Written Part | Practical Part |
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Licensing Examination for Registration | March and September/October | January/February and June |
Licensing Examination for Enrolment | March | August/September |