United Kingdom, on the Health and Care Worker visa
Who pays
You pay the NMC and the visa; the employer pays its own sponsor costs.
Costs you
On OSCE first, about ₦3.5m in fees with your NMCN fee, your English test and your TB test; your police certificate, your two trips and your stay for the OSCE come on top. On Job first, about ₦3.2m in all, because there is no visitor visa.
How long
Two years from the NMC's confirmation is the limit for finishing your registration.nmc.org.uk. Updated on 7 October 2026.
No official page states how long the whole journey takes. Once the NMC confirms you, you have two years to finish your registration, the CBT and the OSCE included.nmc.org.uk. Updated on 7 October 2026.
What you need
NMCN registration, then the NMC's tests: IELTS 7 in listening, reading and speaking and 6.5 in writing, or OET B and C+.NMC. Updated on 7 October 2026.
Family
Your partner and children under 18, on the same application.
Where the exams are
You sit the CBT in Nigeria. The OSCE is sat only in the UK: £794 (about ₦1.4 million).Updated on 21 October 2026.
Germany, with recognition of your nursing training
Who pays
You pay your own fees. An employer with the fair recruitment seal pays the recruiting; a private agent is paid only if you get the job through that agent, never in advance.
Costs you
About ₦112,000 for the visa (€75); about ₦262,000 with the residence permit in Germany (€100). Recognition fees: we do not know yet. If you come for a recognition measure, the missions ask €1,091 net a month (about ₦1.6m), enough for your planned stay in Germany, up to a maximum of one year. The money a family must show: we do not know yet. Not the German exam, the NMCN's fees or flights.The official page
Nurses with German at B2 for recognition, or A2 with an employer in a recognition partnership.Make it in Germany. Updated on 6 October 2026.
Family
A spouse may join with A1 German, both 18 or over. Children: we do not know yet.Residence Act section 30. Updated on 8 October 2026.The official page
Where the exams are
German certificates sat in Nigeria: Goethe-Institut or ÖSD, under one year old.Updated on 8 October 2026.
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Saudi Arabia, with SCFHS classification and registration
Who pays
The SCFHS's fees are paid on Mumaris Plus. Who pays your residence and work permit: we do not know this yet; HRSD's Labour Law page sets it.The official page
Costs you
About ₦543,000 for the NMCN's verification (₦66,875) and the SCFHS's classification and registration (SAR 1,340); about ₦585,000 with the exam registration (SAR 120). Not the NMCN's letter of good standing (₦8,750) if it is asked for, DataFlow's fee, the visa or flights.SCFHS fees updated on 21 October 2026; NMCN fees updated on 8 October 2026
How long
SCFHS: 30 working days to classify by exam; results within 14 workdays. The job search sets the rest.SCFHS. Updated on 8 October 2026.
The SCFHS's service level is 30 working days for a classification by written exam (7 for a direct decision, 35 for a practical evaluation), and exam results take at most 14 workdays. Your job search and the visa set the real length. Updated on 8 October 2026.SCFHS. Updated on 8 October 2026.
What you need
At least one year of experience and your home registration with a verification letter; classification can start from Nigeria.SCFHS. Updated on 8 October 2026.
Family
Each family member's resident ID costs SAR 600 to issue (about ₦213,000); the monthly levy: we do not know this yet; the national portal my.gov.sa sets it.The official page
Where the exams are
Pearson VUE's SCFHS centre finder lists three centres in Nigeria: Bellaz Education Services in Surulere, Lagos; Emerging Trees Limited in Kaduna; and PAS Integrated Solutions Ltd in Kano. Whether a Prometric centre in Nigeria runs it: we do not know yet; Prometric answers for its own centres.Pearson VUE. Updated on 8 October 2026.The official page
Ireland, with NMBI registration and the Critical Skills permit
Who pays
You pay NMBI yourself, never through an agent; the HSE's relocation package pays up to €4,710 (about ₦7.1m) and can cover registration, visa and test fees.
Costs you
About ₦741,000 to NMBI (€495: recognition €350, registration €145); about ₦5.3m with the aptitude test (€2,800) and the Atypical Working Scheme (€250), if NMBI asks for a compensation measure. Not the English test, the NMCN's fee, the permit, the visa, the €300 registration of your permission (per person, about ₦449,100) or flights; the HSE's relocation package can cover registration, visa, test and Atypical Working Scheme fees.
How long
NMBI's averages: 13 months to register, 18 with a compensation measure.NMBI. Updated on 8 October 2026.
NMBI's averages: about 4 months to recognition and registration once it has all your documents; 13 months from submission to registration; 18 months with a compensation measure.NMBI. Updated on 8 October 2026.
What you need
Registered nurses with IELTS 7.0 (7.0 in three parts, 6.5 in one) or OET B in three parts and C+ in one, one result under two years old.NMBI. Updated on 8 October 2026.
Family
Your spouse can join immediately and work (Stamp 1G) on the Critical Skills permit; not on the Atypical Working Scheme (updated on 8 October 2026). Stamp 4 after 2 years on the Immigration Service's stamps page (updated 5 June 2026), after 21 months on its registration page (updated 1 October 2026).
Where the exams are
The aptitude test is in Dublin only (€2,800, about ₦4.2m, two attempts at each part), or a placement of 6 to 12 weeks or more in Ireland.Updated on 21 October 2026.
registered nurse, Express Entry or a Nova Scotia offer
Who pays
You pay; settlement funds are shown, not spent. Nobody may charge you for a job.
Costs you
About ₦2.4m for the Nova Scotia regulator's fees, the NCLEX at a centre outside Canada and the US, and NNAS if you go through it (CAD 2,538); about ₦4.0m with your permanent residence application and biometrics (CAD 1,675). Settlement funds to show, not spend: CAD 3,815 for one person on the Atlantic programme, about ₦3.6m, or CAD 15,263 on Express Entry, about ₦14.5m (updated on 8 October 2026). The regulator's fees are for its year to 31 October 2026. Not the NMCN's fees, the English test or flights.
How long
NNAS: five business days from your last document. The regulator, your tests and the job search set the rest.nnas.ca. Updated on 8 October 2026.
NNAS releases its report within five business days of receiving all your documents. How long the NSNMR takes to decide: we do not know yet. IRCC's processing times are on its own tool. Your tests and your job search set the real length. Updated on 8 October 2026.nnas.ca. Updated on 8 October 2026.The official page
What you need
12 months of full-time nursing in the past 3 years, abroad counts. Nova Scotia names Nigeria on its job-offer route.canada.ca and NSNMR. Updated on 8 October 2026.
Family
Your partner and your children under 22 without a partner of their own go on your application and may come with you; the funds rise with each person.IRCC. Updated on 8 October 2026.
Where the exams are
NCLEX is not offered in Nigeria; Kenya and South Africa are on its list. No healthcare draw since 4 September 2026.Updated on 8 October 2026.
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registered nurse, on the Skills in Demand visa
Who pays
You pay the board's fees; the employer that sponsors you pays every cost of sponsoring and recruiting you and may not pass them on to you.
Costs you
About ₦4.6m for the board's fees and the OSCE (AUD 4,957); about ₦8.4m with the visa's base charge (AUD 4,015). Not the NCLEX-RN, the trip to Australia for the OSCE, the NMCN's fees, the English test, the criminal history check or flights.
How long
The board's stages: we do not know yet; the board's team answers it. The visa: half decided within 4 months on Home Affairs' guide. Visas for healthcare jobs are in the first priority group.Home Affairs. Updated on 19 October 2026.The official page
How long the board's stages take: we do not know yet; the board's team answers it on your own application. The visa: on Home Affairs' processing time guide, half of Core Skills applications are decided within 4 months and 90% within 9 months. Visas for healthcare jobs are in the first priority group for skilled visas from 19 September 2026.Home Affairs. Updated on 19 October 2026.The official page
What you need
NMCN registration, then the board's English test (IELTS Academic 7 overall and in listening, reading and speaking, with 6.5 in writing, or the equal) and its assessment; the visa asks 1 year's experience.Ahpra and Home Affairs. Updated on 8 October 2026.
Family
Your partner and dependent children, on the same application, each with their own fee.
Where the exams are
The NCLEX-RN, a multiple-choice exam delivered by Pearson VUE, then the OSCE, AUD 4,000 (about ₦3.7m), fee updated on 26 October 2026. The OSCE is held in Adelaide and Melbourne only, so you travel to Australia for it, updated on 26 October 2026. Whether a centre in Nigeria runs the NCLEX-RN: we do not know yet; the board's IQNM Exams Team answers it.The official page
You pay the Council, TruMerit and the visa; no employer may charge you for a job. Health New Zealand runs a free immigration service of licensed advisers.
Costs you
About ₦3.8m to register (NZD 4,125 to the Council and for the exams, USD 380 to TruMerit, AUD 155 for the check); about ₦8.6m with your visa (from NZD 6,450). Not the NMCN's fee, the English test, translations, the Visitor Visa for the OSCE, flights, the practising certificate (from NZ$32.50), the medical or the police certificates.
How long
TruMerit about 30 days; the Council's time varies; the visa 80% within 3.5 months.TruMerit and the Nursing Council, updated on 8 October 2026; Immigration New Zealand, updated on 26 October 2026
TruMerit takes about 30 days; the Council's time varies; Immigration New Zealand decides 80 percent of Straight to Residence Visa applications within 3.5 months.TruMerit and the Nursing Council, updated on 8 October 2026; Immigration New Zealand, updated on 26 October 2026
What you need
A nurse registered with the NMCN, with a Bachelor of Nursing, 1,800 hours since registering and the Council's English scores; for the visa, Nursing Council registration, a job offer from an accredited employer, and 55 or younger.Nursing Council and Immigration New Zealand. Updated on 8 October 2026.
Family
Your partner and dependent children aged 24 or younger, on the same application.immigration.govt.nz. Updated on 8 October 2026.
Where the exams are
The theory exam is sat outside Nigeria, at a Pearson VUE centre: the nearest centres Pearson VUE's centre finder lists are in Nairobi and Johannesburg. The course and the OSCE are in Christchurch, NZD 3,500, about ₦2,643,000.Pearson VUE's centre finder, updated on 8 October 2026; the Nursing Council, updated on 21 October 2026
Graduates with a bachelor's, or in its last year if they graduate before the master's programme starts.erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu. Updated on 8 October 2026.
The UK government pays: fees, your airfare and a stipend of £1,712 a month.
Costs you
Nothing to apply.Updated on 7 October 2026.
How long
The outcome by July 2027, for a 2027/28 start.
What you need
The CSC takes a 2:1, or a 2:2 with a relevant postgraduate qualification; Nigeria's call asks for at least a 2:1 and two UK admissions. You also apply to a nominating body, the Department of Scholarship Awards (formerly the Federal Scholarship Board).cscuk.fcdo.gov.uk and Nigeria's call. Updated on 7 October 2026.
Family
The CSC does not pay your family's fares. A child allowance (£622 a month for the first child, £154 for the second and third, under 16) only if you are widowed, divorced or a single parent and they live with you in the UK.cscuk.fcdo.gov.uk. Updated on 21 October 2026.
Citizens of a country on the 2027 intake's list (Nigeria is on it), living and working there or working in another African country: mid-level to senior professionals in work now, with a bachelor's and no master's, and at least five years' paid work since it in one of the five fields.australiaawardsafrica.org. Updated on 8 October 2026.
Family
Your partner and children may apply for dependent visas, usually after you arrive, with the university's approval, and the award pays nothing for them (australiaawardsafrica.org). Home Affairs lets a DFAT-sponsored student include family when lodging, never later. The two pages differ.australiaawardsafrica.org and immi.homeaffairs.gov.au. Updated on 8 October 2026.
The United States: no route here yet. Here is the official page. Updated on 7 October 2026.
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