How long does this part of the process take?
For both online and paper applications, you can expect to hear from us within 10 working days with an update from our review of your application.
What happens at the review stage?
For online applications, we start reviewing your application once you've submitted your online form and paid your scrutiny fee.
For paper applications, you will receive an email within 10 working days of us receiving your application in the post, which confirms that we've logged, scanned and uploaded your application to our system; we will then start reviewing the application.
During the review, we'll check whether your application is complete and note any missing or incorrectly-certified documents. We'll also check the information you provided for plagiarism.
If any missing details relate to your qualification or if we're unclear on the profession and modality you've selected, we won't be able to send out verification checks until you've provided us with those details.
Therefore, it's important that you include all necessary certified documents to avoid significant delays to your application.
Next steps if your application is missing documents or details
We'll email you to let you know if there are details or documents you need to resupply so we can assess your application. Please note that this will delay the application.
You will have six months to provide the missing items. This helps keep applications moving and ensures our decisions are based on accurate and up-to-date information.
If you don't provide the required documents within six months and do not contact us, your application will be withdrawn. You'll need to make a new application.
We understand that there can be unforeseen circumstances, including ill health. If you cannot provide the required documents within the timeframe, please contact the Registration team as soon as possible.
Next steps if your application is complete
For online applications, if your application contains all necessary information, we'll start the verification and assessment process. We'll send you an email to confirm this.
For paper applications, if your application contains all necessary information, we'll start the verification process.
- We'll send you a WorldPay link to pay your scrutiny fee that will be active for 72 hours. If the link expires, you can pay by bank transfer or by telephone payment.
- Phone payments will be confirmed during the call, and your bank transfer can be confirmed using your bank statement.
- We'll start the assessment process once we've received your payment.
