Provisional to general registration

About registration

This page provides information for medical interns, international medical graduates, pharmacists and psychologists who hold provisional registration on how to apply for general registration.

All applications to transition to general or specialist registration are made online. Log into your Ahpra practitioner portal, select ‘Manage registrations’ and follow the prompts.

Start your application

Is your provisional registration about to expire?

To stay registered, you must submit your application in time for it to be assessed before your limited or provisional registration lapses.

If we don’t have enough time to assess and grant your general registration before your current registration lapses, then you will need to renew your limited or provisional registration as well as applying for your new general and specialist registration. This means you will need to submit two applications and pay all the relevant fees for both application types. We will adjust the fees and give you a pro-rata refund following approval of general or specialist registration.

To avoid any disruption to your registration and paying extra fees, please keep a close eye on your registration end dates and submit any new applications well in advance.

Where do I find more information about applying for registration?

Medical interns and international medical graduates with provisional registration

Find out the requirements for general registration as a medical practitioner on the Medical Board of Australia’s website:

Provisionally registered pharmacists

Find out the requirements for general registration as a pharmacist on the Pharmacy Board of Australia’s provisional to general page.

Provisionally registered psychologists

Provisionally registered psychologists can find information on how to apply and the requirements for general registration on the Psychology Board of Australia’s General registration page.

Having issues with applying through the Ahpra practitioner portal?

If you cannot apply through the Ahpra practitioner portal and need to apply using a PDF form, please go to our legacy forms page, search and download the relevant form.