December 21, 2023
The 2024 annual registration renewal continues and to date more than 38,000 nurses and midwives have completed the process. We would like to sincerely thank those who have renewed.
The 2024 annual registration renewal continues and to date more than 38,000 nurses and midwives have completed the process. We would like to sincerely thank those who have renewed.
The renewal window will remain open until Wednesday, 31 January 2024 and the process must be completed through our online portal, MyNMBI. Renewing online is easy and takes approximately 10 minutes to complete.
We would encourage you to login and renew as soon as possible to avoid peak times later this month as processing during this time may take longer. The peak dates for renewals are around the end of year.
Assistance during the Christmas period.
For any queries or support, 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. Please note that there will be amendments to our opening times if you wish to contact our customer care team during the Christmas and New Year period.
Our opening times over this period can be found below.
Guides
To assist you through the annual renewal process, we have created a number of guides which can be accessed through the links below or on the annual renewal page of our website.
How do you voluntarily remove if you do not want to renew?
You can voluntarily remove your name from the Nurses and Midwives Register on MyNMBI. This service is free of charge and will be available during the renewal period. Registrants can voluntarily remove their names from all divisions if they are taking a career break, retiring or working abroad.
Should you choose this option, you can restore your name to the Register at any time by selecting the ’Restoration’ option on the MyNMBI portal for the same fee as the Annual Renewal.
What happens if you do not renew your registration?
If you do not renew or voluntarily remove your registration, we will be obliged to remove your record from the Register. All nurses and midwives who practise in Ireland are required by law to have their name on the Register of Nurses and Midwives which is maintained by NMBI. Practice includes clinical practice, nursing or midwifery management, education and research. To remain on the Register, each year it is necessary to pay the annual renewal fee.
When completing the process, please ensure that all contact information is up to date, including address, email address and phone number. This is a legal requirement under Section 53 of the Nurses and Midwives Act, as amended.
Please note that student nurses and student midwives are not required to renew. Any nurses or midwives who have registered for the first time on or after 1 September 2023 are not required to renew until the 2025 annual renewal cycle.
What your renewal payment is used for
Your annual renewal fee goes towards our work to support nurses and midwives to provide care to the highest standards. This work includes:
- Maintaining the Register of Nurses and Midwives and the Candidate Register for students.
- Developing standards and guidance for nurses and midwives.
- Assessing and approving education programmes for the professions.
- Investigating complaints made against registrants.
For more information on the work of NMBI see our website.