Are you a foreign qualified nurse, Doctor, lawyer, architect, pharmacist, dentist, a Vet, a teacher, a healthcare provider or any other professional that requires you to have a “UK Practicing certificate”?

If you are a licensed professional in your home country and wish to work in the UK, you will need to have your foreign professional qualification officially recognised before you can work in your profession. The UK requires professionals to be regulated and you will need to be recognised by the appropriate regulator for your profession.

If you don’t know if you need to be regulated – you can check here at the attached list – UK list of regulated professions .

Frequently asked Questions :

Where will you be working in the UK ? Some professions have separate regulators in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Make sure you contact the appropriate regulator for where you want to work.