I am ready to apply

  1. Summary
  2. What is provisional registration?
  3. Steps before applying for provisional registration
  4. Activating your account and completing a digital identity check
  5. When should I apply for provisional registration?
  1. How do I complete my online application?
  2. Declaring your fitness to practise
  3. Paying the registration fee
  4. When will I get my provisional registration?
  5. I am ready to apply

Ready to start your application?

To start, log in to GMC Online choose My registration, then My applications.

You’ll need to log in with your GMC reference number and password as an existing user.

To apply in Welsh please read our Welsh guidance.

Submitting your application

Once you've started your application, you can save it and come back to it later if you need to. You have three months to complete your application. If you don't submit it in this time, you'll have to start a new one.

I don’t have a GMC Online account yet

If you have a GMC reference number and have never logged into your online account or don't have any login details, you can update your GMC Online account.

If you have already activated your GMC Online account and you need to complete your application log into GMC Online. For further instructions, see the guidance above.

For more advice on setting up an account, please contact us.

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