January 08, 2025
The 2025 annual registration renewal window will close on Friday, 31 January 2025 and failure to renew by the deadline, could result in your removal from the Register.
The 2025 annual registration renewal window will close on Friday, 31 January 2025 and failure to renew by the deadline, could result in your removal from the Register.
All nurses or midwives practising in Ireland are required by law to have their name on the Register of Nurses and Midwives which is maintained by NMBI and each year it is necessary to pay the annual renewal fee to maintain their registration.
Student nurses and midwives, as well as those who have registered for the first time, on or after 1 September 2024, are not required to renew until the 2026 annual renewal cycle.
We would like to thank the more than 60,000 nurses and midwives who have already completed the process and remind those who have yet to renew, to do so as soon as possible through our online portal, MyNMBI.
We have developed several useful guides to assist registrants through the annual renewal process. Further details can be found on the Annual Renewal page of our website.
For those who need help, our customer care centre can be contacted at 0818 200 116 (+353 818 200 116 from outside Ireland), Monday to Friday 9am-5:30pm or by email at regservices@nmbi.ie. When contacting us, please provide your name, PIN number and your date of birth as this will help us deal with any query more efficiently.
Voluntary removals
Registrants can voluntarily remove their name from the Register of Nurses and Midwives on MyNMBI, free of charge until 31 January 2025. If you chose this option, you must select every division you are registered in to remove your name entirely from the Register. More information about the voluntarily removal process can be found on our website.
Removal from the Register for non-payment of the annual registration renewal fee
If the annual renewal is not completed by the Friday, 31 January 2025, or if you have not voluntarily removed your registration, we are legally obliged to include your name on the list of registrants that will be considered by the Board for removal. Removals from the Register for failure to pay the annual renewal fee are considered by the Board under Section77(1) of the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011, as amended. The Board will consider removals at its meeting on 12 February 2025. Please note that notifications of removals are sent to employers, the Minister for Health and the Health Service Executive (under Section 82 of the Act).
If your name is removed from the Register for non-payment of your annual renewal fee and you wish to restore your name to the Register, a fee of €250 in addition to your annual renewal fee will apply. You will also need to comply with the restoration requirements at the time of application.
Updating you contact details
Please ensure that your details are up to date, including contact information (address, email address and phone number) and employment details. This is a legal requirement under Section 53 of the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011, as amended. If any of your contact information changes, please ensure that you update your details on the portal within 30 days.
What your renewal payment is used for
Your annual registration fee goes towards our work to support nurses and midwives to provide the highest standards of professional practice. Through our registration, education and guidance, and fitness to practise functions we enhance the safety of service users. Further information about the work we do can be found on our website.
Data collection
NMBI is legally required to maintain statistical records for research and planning purposes and, as part of the renewal process, we will collect personal data. Your personal data will be collected, maintained and processed in accordance with all data protection legislation. For more details on how we process your personal data please visit our privacy notice.