These four countries each have a single national nursing regulator, so their requirements compare directly.
There is no single national nursing regulator. Every province (except Quebec, which uses OIIQ) routes applicants through the National Nursing Assessment Service (NNAS) first, then its own provincial college sets the final English benchmark. Typical figures:
Nursing licensure is set state-by-state, and some states — New York is the clearest example — require no separate English test at all, treating a pass on the NCLEX-RN exam (which is in English) as sufficient proof. However, almost every internationally-educated nurse will still need CGFNS VisaScreen® certification to obtain the actual occupational visa, regardless of state, which functions as the de facto national floor:
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Back to Menu ↩ UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand These four countries each have a single national medical regulator. The GMC sets the highest
