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AHPRA and its boards decide in Australia.

Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency

Runs registration for Australia’s national health practitioner boards under one law.

Australia — where these registrations lead

AHPRA

Australia

Registers 8 of our 12 professions

959,838

on the AHPRA register

ahpra.gov.au · australian health practitioner · 2024/25

26,703

internationally qualified registrations in 2024-25 — AHPRA

ahpra.gov.au · australian health practitioner · 2024/25

15,115

members of Speech Pathology Australia

speechpathologyaustralia.org.au · speech pathology australia · 31 Dec 2024

8 of 12

of our professions have a recorded registration route here

credentis registry · sept 2026

In its own words

What it tells applicants from abroad.

Do you want to work in Australia as a health practitioner? You can't work in your profession before you're registered.
AHPRAahpra.gov.au · information for international · 2026
What it checks

The three things it assesses.

Qualification assessment or portfolio, board by board

Supervised practice and recency

English language test

Physiotherapists registered in New Zealand can use the trans-Tasman route — far quicker than applying direct.

Who holds the register
  • Physiotherapy Board
  • Occupational Therapy Board
  • Optometry Board
  • Podiatry Board
  • Medical Radiation Practice Board
  • Dietitians Australia
  • Speech Pathology Australia
  • Australian Institute of Medical & Clinical Scientists
Your route

Four steps to registration.

We check your fit

Your degree, syllabus and hours against the regulator’s own published standards. You know where you stand before spending anything.

We build the file

Syllabus mapped module by module. Transcripts, registration and experience letters in the exact form each regulator asks for. Apostille sequenced in the right order.

We stay until the decision

Filed in your own regulator account. Every query drafted by us, sent by you, tracked to the answer.

Registration, then the visa

Registration comes first. The visa route follows the destination country’s published framework.

Recent

What they have announced.

  • Ahpra CEO Justin Untersteiner - Signposting 2031: the next phase in health practitioner regulationAHPRA · 25 Mar 2026
  • Expedited Specialist pathway now open to two new specialtiesAHPRA · 29 Jan 2026
  • Annual report highlights workforce growth and stronger safeguards in changing health sectorAHPRA · 14 Nov 2025
  • New membership categories launchedSpeech Pathology Australia · 22 Jul 2025
Take it with you

Take the numbers with you.

One image, on our branding, carrying every figure above and the source under each one.

AHPRA fact card — the official figures for Australia, each with its source.
Route finder

Where could you be working next year?

Two answers. Ten seconds. Then we show you what's open for your profession.

These describe each country’s general immigration framework as published, not a route we can promise or advise on. Immigration rules change and are applied case by case. For your own circumstances, consult a registered immigration adviser.

See your own route to Australia.

Two answers. Ten seconds. Then the facts for your profession.