Reminder: Annual Registration for 2025 is Open

We would like to remind registrants that the 2025 annual registration renewal window is open and you can renew until 31 January 2025.  

To date, more than 19,000 nurses and midwives have completed their annual registration renewal. 

We would like to thank everyone who has completed the process and we encourage those who have yet to renew, to do so as soon as possible.  

Renewals must be done through our online portal, MyNMBI. We cannot accept annual renewal payments by phone. Renewing online is easy and only takes a few minutes to complete. We recommend that you use a laptop or desktop to renew your 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 have developed several useful guides to assist you through the process. They can be found on the Annual Renewal page of our website. 

If you need support, please call 0818 200 116 (+353 818 200 116 from outside Ireland), Monday to Friday 9am - 5:30pm or email our Registration Department at regservices@nmbi.ie. 

You can voluntarily remove your name from the Register of Nurses and Midwives on MyNMBI, free of charge until 31 January 2025. More information about the voluntarily removal process can be found on our website.  

Important points to note 

• All nurses or midwives practising in Ireland are required by law to have their name on the Register of Nurses and Midwives. To maintain their registration, it is necessary to pay the annual renewal fee.  
• If you do not renew or voluntarily remove your registration, your name will be removed from the Register. The Board considers removals from the Register for failure to pay the annual renewal fee (Section77 (1) of the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011). 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.  
• 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. 

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.