Internationally Qualified - How to Register

Holders of an overseas medical radiation and radiation therapy qualification can apply for registration with the Medical Radiation Technologist Board. Australian-qualified Sonographers and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technologists will also need to apply as an overseas-trained applicant.

Your qualifications and experience will be assessed to determine if they are equivalent or satisfactory as an approved New Zealand qualification for that scope of practice.

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Please note - you must provide a duly completed application form, along with fee payment, before the Medical Radiation Technologists Board will consider your application.

A completed overseas trained application may include any number of the following documents:

• Certified copy of your qualification certificate(s)
• Two certificates of good character
• One passport-style photograph
• Evidence of name change
• A criminal conviction notice that is no more than six months old issued by the Ministry of Justice.
• A criminal conviction notice that is no more than six months old from each country you have lived and worked in for more than 12 months.
• Official academic transcript
• Clinical logbook
• Full course curriculum (in English)
• Thesis/dissertation
• A letter from professional accreditation body confirming accreditation/recognition of the programme of study you completed for registration or license to practice.
• Clinical experience form
• Evidence of registration and certificate of good standing from each registration authority you are registered with overseas
• Certificate of employment from each employer you have had in the last 5 years
• Curriculum Vitae
• Evidence of meeting the English language requirements (e.g. IELTS exam results)

In addition to the above, if you are applying for registration in a trainee scope of practice, you will need to provide the following information:

• Evidence of enrolment in a Board-approved training course
• The clinical site where you will be undertaking your training
• Name of your supervisor

These documents are a legal requirement and provision of them is non-negotiable.