Apply for Registration as a Veterinarian

Notes

• If you experience any difficulty completing your online application please contact the office via telephone 61 2 8338 1177 or email registrar@vpb.nsw.gov.au 
• A graduand (person who has completed the requirements of the degree but does not yet have a copy of the degree or testamur) with the necessary qualifications in veterinary science may be granted provisional registration prior to graduation
• Graduands do not need to submit a Letter of Professional Standing with their application
• Provisional Registration may be granted for up to 3 months
• The Board may grant Full Registration to a person with Provisional Registration once the Board receives proof of their qualification using eQuals or via a copy of their testamur certified by an authorised witness (no fee applies to this change of registration division)
• Please ensure any copies of necessary documents submitted are certified by an authorised witness
• Payments are made online using credit card, Pay ID or Bpay
• Please allow 7 days for applications to be processed
• If you are granted Provisional Registration:         
  • You are given a registration number and you may start practising in NSW
  • Your Provisional Registration is published on our online Register
  • You will be sent a letter of acknowledgement
  • You have 3 months to provide the Board with proof of your qualification using eQuals or via submission of a certified copy of your degree or testamur
• A person with Provisional Registration who is granted Full Registration will be sent a Certificate of Registration and their registration status will be updated on our online Register
• The Board may cancel the registration of a person who has not submitted a certified copy of their degree or testamur to the Board within 3 of being granted Provisional Registration

Registered veterinarians must notify the Board of any change to their name, address or contact details within 14 days of the change