Internationally Qualified - How to Register
Holders of an overseas medical laboratory science or anaesthetic technology qualification can apply for registration with the Medical Sciences Council.
Your qualifications and experience will be assessed to determine if they are equivalent or satisfactory compared to an approved New Zealand qualification for that scope of practice.
For more information about working in New Zealand as a medical laboratory science practitioner or anaesthetic technician please visit Make a difference somewhere different | Te Whatu Ora | Health New Zealand | Health New Zealand
Please note - you must provide a duly completed application form, along with fee payment, before the Medical Sciences Council will consider your application.
Are you eligible?
Find out if you're eligible to apply for registration, and complete the Eligible check form.
Documents required
A completed overseas trained application may include any number of the following documents:
- Certified copy of your qualification certificate(s)
- Two certificates of good character (personal and professional)
- Evidence of name change
- Updated criminal history from any country or countries you have lived in for 12 months or longer since ceasing practice in Aotearoa New Zealand. The Board's provider of criminal conviction checks is Fit2Work. You'll need to apply and pay for a criminal conviction check for every country you have lived in.
- Official academic transcript
- Curriculum Vitae
- Thesis/dissertation
- Passport ID page (containing your passport photo, your full name, date of birth, signature, etc).
- Clinical logbook
- Evidence of registration and certificate of good standing from each registration authority you are registered with overseas
- Certificate of employment from each employer you had in the last five years
- Evidence of meeting the English language requirements (eg IELTS exam results).
These documents are a legal requirement and provision of them is non-negotiable.