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Eligibility to apply for registration

Please ensure that you are eligible to apply using the international route

Before making an application for HCPC registration, please ensure you apply using the correct route and application type. 

If you trained and attained a qualification in the UK, you'll need to apply via the UK route.

If you have previously been on the HCPC Register, you'll need to apply for readmission and meet our returning to practice requirements

To be eligible to apply for registration via the international route:

  • You must have undergone training outside the UK, and attained a qualification delivered outside the UK
  • Your training and qualification must be relevant to one of the professions we regulate
  • You must not have been registered with the HCPC previously

If you are a citizen of Switzerland or have refugee status, please click the next tab for information about SMR applications and refugee applications.

The HCPC is a UK-wide regulator of 15 professions. Provisions of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act are not applicable to our registration processes.

Before you apply

Before making an application, all international applicants must:

  • Read all the guidance pages in the international applications section
  • Prepare certified copies of the documents they will need to upload
  • Make sure they have read and understood all the standards relevant to their profession

Standards you'll need to meet

To join the Register, international applicants need to read and understand the HCPC standards:

All applications are assessed against the standards of proficiency for the profession you are applying to join. It is important that the standards are evidenced in the information you provide.

You are encouraged to include as much information as possible to demonstrate how you meet the standards of proficiency. Extra documents can be uploaded to the relevant sections of the application form.

How to apply

If you meet the criteria to make an international application, and have read all the pages in the international applications section, ensured you understand the standards and have certified copies of your documents, you can begin your application.

To begin, you'll need to create an account, sign in and start a new international application.

Page updated on: 27/07/2023
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