To practise nursing and/or midwifery in Singapore, a nurse or midwife must be registered with the Singapore Nursing Board (SNB) and possess a valid practising certificate. 

An applicant who wishes to apply for registration is required to have successfully completed one of the following accredited pre-registration nursing courses in Singapore. 

An applicant who completes a nursing course outside Singapore will have to satisfy the Board that it is equivalent to an accredited nursing course in Singapore.  The applicant may be required to sit for an examination, undergo a competency assessment and place on provisional registration or enrolment. 

Temporary Registration and Enrolment

The Board also provides for temporary registration/enrolment to enable a person:

(a)   to teach, undertake research or study in Singapore

(b)   to undergo training under a training scheme approved by the Board; or

(c)   to provide voluntary nursing or midwifery service under a volunteer nursing scheme or volunteer midwifery scheme approved by the Board

A temporary registration or enrolment shall not exceed 2 years and may be renewed for periods not exceeding 12 months at a time.

General requirements.

All applications shall be made on a prescribed form and submitted together with the following documents.

1)         Letter of employment if applicant is trained outside Singapore.

2)         Certified copy of :

• NRIC, birth certificate, passport or marriage certificate where applicable;
• Registration as a Registered Nurse or Registered Midwife or enrolment as an Enrolled Nurse (registration or enrolment certificate and practising certificate);
• Training certificate;
• Transcript of Nursing Education (with the breakdown in theory and record of clinical experience in hours);
• Work testimonials.

(The above documents must be certified true copies of original certificates/documents by the employer in Singapore)

3)         Verification of registration/enrolment to be sent directly from Registration/Licensing authority to Registrar, Singapore Nursing Board, 81 Kim Keat Road, #08-00, Singapore 328836.

4)         Transcript of nursing education to be sent directly from the training institution to Registrar, Singapore Nursing Board, 81 Kim Keat Road, #08-00, Singapore 328836.

5)         Any document that is not in English shall be accompanied by a certified translation in English.