Registration Fees
You must pay a fee to register with the General Medical Council. This page tells you how to pay your first registration fee and how the fee increase on 1 April 2008 will affect you.
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1. How to pay
When you apply online for registration using MyGMC, you must pay by credit or debit card (VISA, MasterCard, Delta and Maestro/Switch).
If you cannot apply online or pay by credit or debit card, please contact us for advice.
2. How much to pay
From the 1 April 2008 the fees will increase. You can see the fee levels that apply before and after this date in our fees page.
3. If you apply before 1 April 2008
If we receive your completed application before 1 April 2008, the fee payable is £290 for full registration or £100 for provisional registration. However, if we are unable to grant you registration within three months of receipt of your application then the new fees will apply to you. Therefore, if three months have expired after receipt of your application, you will be required to pay the new fee of £390 for full registration or if applying for provisional registration you will need to pay £135.
Examples
- We receive an application from Dr Khan on 23 March 2008. Dr Khan sends us all the documentary evidence that we ask him for on 30 April 2008, and completes an identity check at our office in London on 5 May 2008. Dr Khan pays £290.
- We receive an application from Dr Pierre on 13 March 2008. Dr Pierre does not send us all the evidence we require until 17 June 2008 and we are unable to grant her registration before then. Dr Pierre pays £390.
UK graduates
Graduates of UK universities applying for provisional or full registration that will commence after 1 April 2008 will be required to pay the new provisional registration fee of £135 or if applying for full registration will need to pay £390.
4. If you apply after 1 April 2008
The new fees apply to all applications received after 1 April 2008. If applying for full registration you must submit payment of £390 or if applying for provisional registration you will need to pay £135.
