How To Get Your Documents Verified (Outside EU/EEA)

When coming to work in the UK as a nurse from a country outside of the EU/EEA, it’s important your documents are translated and verified. 

This means that someone in a position of authority must confirm that they have seen the original documents.

An appropriate person would be:

  • A legal practitioner (solicitor, lawyer)
  • A public notary
  • The competent nursing/midwifery/regulatory authority in your country of training
  • An official who is authorised to certify documents from an embassy or consulate
  • A police officer
  • A justice of the peace
  • The office of mayor (when authorised to do so)
  • A member of the UK or Scottish parliaments or a member of the Welsh or Northern Ireland assemblies.

In addition, the NMC accept certification of the following identification documents from the UK Post Office identity checking service:

  • Passport
  • Birth or marriage certificates

The person of authority must sign, state their position, stamp and date the certified copy.

To be clear, all certified documents must be a photocopy of the original document, not a fax or a copy of a photocopy.

How to certify translations

All documents in a language other than English must be accompanied by an English translation, including the use of the English alphabet.

Translations must be from a legally licensed and authorised translator, and the translator must confirm in writing that the translation is an exact and direct translation from the original language into English.

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