Regulating doctors, ensuring good medical practice

Registration fees

You must pay a fee to register with the General Medical Council. This page tells you how to pay your initial fee for registration with a licence to practise.

 

 

Contents

  1. 1. How to pay
  2. 2. How much to pay
  3. 3. If you applied before 1 April 2012
  4. 4. If you apply after 1 April 2012

 

 

1. How to pay

When you apply online for registration with a licence to practise using GMC Online, you must pay by credit or debit card (Visa, MasterCard, Visa Electron and Visa Debit).

If you cannot apply online or pay by credit or debit card, please contact us for advice.

2. How much to pay

With effect from 1 April 2012 the fee for full registration with a licence to practise for those having been provisionally registered or those applying for full registration having recently qualified will be £195. All other applicants for full registration will pay £390.

The fee for provisional registration with a licence to practise will be £95. Further information is set out on our fees page.

3. If you applied before 1 April 2012

If we receive your application before 1 April 2012, the fee for full registration with a licence to practise for those having been provisionally registered or those applying for full registration having recently qualified is £210. In other cases, the fee for full registration with a licence to practise is £420. The fee for provisional registration with a licence to practise is £100. 

Examples

  1. 1. Full registration with a licence to practise for doctors moving from provisional registration: £210
  2. 2. Full registration with a licence to practise for doctors who submit their application within two years of passing their overseas medical degree: £210
  3. 3. Full registration with a licence to practise for UK, International and EEA doctors who qualified more than two years ago: £420
  4. 4. Full registration with a licence to practise for a temporary period for a visiting overseas doctor: £420

4. If you apply after 1 April 2012

The new fees apply to all applications received after 1 April 2012. If you apply for full registration with a licence to practise having been provisionally registered or having recently qualified you will need to pay £195. All other applicants for full registration will need to pay £390. If you apply for provisional registration with a licence to practise you will need to pay £95.