Nursing Act, 2005 (Act No. 33 of 2005)RegulationsRegulations relating to the Particulars to be furnished to the Council for keeping of the Register for Nursing Practitioners, the manner of effecting alterations to the Register, and Certificates that may be issued by the Council5. Application for registration based on a foreign qualification |
| (1) | An application for registration as a nursing practitioner that is based on a foreign qualification must be made on an approved form obtainable from the Council for that purpose and must be accompanied by— |
| (a) | a certified copy of the applicant's identity document or passport; |
| (b) | a copy, certified by a notary public, of the qualification on which the application is based; |
| (c) | a verification, stating that the qualification is recognized by the registering authority for nurses in the country in which the qualification was obtained, made by the registering authority on a form obtainable from the Council for that purpose, and sent directly to the Council by the registering authority; |
| (d) | an evaluation certificate from the South African Qualification Authority's Centre for the Evaluation of Educational Qualifications (CEEQ); |
| (e) | a transcript of training, giving such details of the education and training received and examinations passed as may be required by the Council from time to time, made by the nursing education institution that issued the qualification, on an approved form obtainable from the Council for that purpose and sent directly to the Council by the nursing education institution; |
| (f) | a certificate of good character and standing, issued by the registering authority for nurses in the country in which the nurse is currently or was last practising, on an approved form obtainable from the Council for that purpose and which must not be more than six months old when received by the Council; |
| (g) | in the case where the training programme for the qualification was not undergone through the medium of English, a certificate confirming to the satisfaction of the Council that the applicant has successfully completed an internationally recognised English proficiency test; |
| (h) | in the case where any of the documents to be submitted with the application are in a language other than English, a sworn translation into English of such documents; |
| (i) | the applicable application fee or proof of payment thereof, which application fee will not be refunded if the application is withdrawn or abandoned, or whatever the outcome of the application may be; and |
| (j) | Where relevant, the applicant should meet any official requirements from any authority regarding employment of foreign persons. |
| (2) | The Registrar must inform the applicant in writing of the outcome of the evaluation of the information and documentation submitted in support of the application, which could be that the applicant— |
| (a) | meets the requirements of the Act for registration in a specific category or categories; or |
| (b) | does not meet the requirements of the Act. |
| (3) | If the Registrar is satisfied that the applicant is suitably qualified, on payment of the applicable registration fee, the Registrar must register the applicant with effect from the last day of the month in which the Registrar satisfied himself or herself that all the requirements of the Act have been met, and must upon registration issue such applicant with a registration certificate in a form to be determined by the Council. |
| (4) | Notwithstanding anything contained in subregulation (3), in the case of an applicant who is a citizen of South Africa intending to register for the first time in a category for which community service is prescribed in terms of the regulations published by Government Notice No. R. 765 of 24 August 2007 — |
| (a) | the Registrar must, in terms of section 40 of the Act, register the applicant in the category community service with effect from the last day of the month in which the Registrar satisfied himself or herself that all the requirements of the Act for registration have been met; and |
| (b) | the Registrar must register the applicant in the appropriate category on the last day of the month in which the applicant complies with the requirements prescribed in terms of the regulations published by Government Notice No. R.765 of 24 August 2007. |
| (5) | Council may require the applicant to undergo a Council approved assessment for admission to the register. |