Internationally Qualified Registration: Medical Laboratory Scientist

A certified copy of your qualification certificate for each qualification* that you wish to be considered in your application. A photocopy may be certified as a true copy by a solicitor, Notary Public, Justice of the Peace, or an Officer of the Court. 

*Your qualification may also be referred to as your Diploma or Degree. 

A complete academic transcript from the training institution where each of your qualifications were completed. This should include a list of the subjects taken, the grades/marks obtained, and associated information on the grading system used. 

If your academic transcript is not in English, you must get it translated by an official translator.  

A copy of your academic syllabus/curriculum detailing (in English) the contents of each subject and hours required for each year of study. 

If you have a copy of your clinical logbook detailing laboratory procedures completed during the clinical component of your qualification, you should provide this to support your application. 

The name and email address of one personal and one professional referee. Your referees will be asked to complete a reference on the Council template. Please advise your referee to expect an email from us. The form must be returned directly to us from the referee.  

Your personal referee must be a person who has known you for one year or more and who isn’t related to you. 

Your professional referee should ideally be a registered Medical Laboratory Scientist. If you haven’t practised in a medical laboratory before, you may provide the details of a recent lecturer or employer. 

An updated copy of your CV detailing your relevant work experience, including start and end dates of employment and the countries in which you worked.  

A certified copy of your passport. 

If you’ve ever changed your name, you must provide evidence of your name change(s). This could be in the form of a marriage certificate, birth, or deed poll certificate. The certificate must be certified as a true copy by a solicitor, Notary Public, Justice of the Peace, or an Officer of the Court. 

A criminal conviction check from each country you have lived in for more than 12 months since the age of 16. Your application will not be processed until all checks have been received from the providers specified below. 

If you have lived in Aotearoa New Zealand for more than 12 months since the age of 16: 

The Council’s provider of Aotearoa New Zealand criminal conviction checks is the Ministry of Justice. You’ll be sent a link via email to apply for this check when your application has been received. The Council will cover the cost of this check. 

If you have lived in any country (excluding Aotearoa New Zealand – see above) for more than 12 months since the age of 16: 

The Council’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 for more than 12 months. You can do this using the links below. 

International: 
https://www.fit2work.com.au/PreEmployment.aspx?id=MSCNZIntPolice&type=o 

Australia: 
https://www.fit2work.com.au/PreEmployment.aspx?id=MSCNZAFP&type=o 

You must provide a current police report from your country of residence and from every country where you have resided for a period of 12 months or more from the age of 16 years. The police report(s) in support of your application must be produced by the National Police Authority for the country, not a local or state office, and sent directly to the Council.  

This is completed through our provider Fit2Work - click HERE to go to their website portal and request your police report(s). Fit2 Work will send the report(s) directly to the Council. 

If Fit2Work is unable to provide a police report for a country you have resided for a period of 12 months or more from the age of 18 years, you will need to go to the New Zealand Immigration website to obtain a relevant police certificate that is of the standard acceptable to the Council. Applicants are advised that these police checks must be sent to the Council directly from the issuing authority. 

If you do not follow this process the Council may not accept your evidence of police vetting. 

If you’ve been or are currently registered with another licensing/registration authority in Aotearoa New Zealand or any other country, you must provide evidence of your registration status with each licensing/registration authority.  

If you've been registered with another licensing/registration authority in Aotearoa New Zealand or any other country, you'll need to provide a Letter of good standing from each authority you’ve been registered with.  

The Certificate of good standing should state that there are no outstanding complaints against you in regard to your conduct as a health professional. The certificate must not be more than six months old at the date of your application. 

A statement from your most recent/current employer which includes the start and end date of employment, normal contracted hours per week and job title. 

You must complete the ‘Foundational Course in Healthcare and Te Tiriti o Waitangi/The Treaty of Waitangi’ education provided through Mauriora and provide us with your completion certificate. To do this: 

1. Go to mauriora.co.nz 
2. Scroll down to ‘our courses’ where you'll find the Foundational Course in Healthcare and Te Tiriti o Waitangi/The Treaty of Waitangi 
3. Select Register 
4. Select Sign Up and pay the fee 
5. Once you’ve signed up and paid the fee, complete the course 
6. Once you’ve completed the course, you'll be provided with a certificate of completion 
7. Save this certificate and upload it with your registration application.  

All registration applicants must meet the Council's English language requirements. You must meet one of the four pathways outlined in the Council’s English language policy (ELP) to demonstrate your ability to communicate and comprehend English.  

If you meet pathway two of the ELP, you’ll need to provide evidence that English was the sole language of instruction and assessment at the education institution where you completed your primary qualification.  

If you meet pathway three of the ELP, you’ll be asked to provide the name and email address of two referees who speak English as a first language and are senior health practitioners. They’ll be contacted directly by the Council.  

If you don’t meet pathways one, two, or three, you’ll need to provide a copy of your English language test results. Applicants may take either the IELTS test (academic) or the OET test. An applicant must attain a minimum score of 7.0 in each of the four categories of listening, reading, writing, and speaking in the IELTS test for registration as a medical laboratory scientist. 

If an applicant chooses to attempt the OET test, they must attain a B pass, and they will need to undertake either the pharmacy or the medicine test. 

You must pay the required fee when you submit your application. Your application will not be assessed until the fee has been paid.