I AM AN QUALIFIED STAF NURSE FROM NEPAL. I HAVE COMPLETED 3 YEARS OF NURSING COURSE AND WORKED IN A HOSPITAL FOR 4 YEARS,WORKED IN A CHARITY ORGANIZATION FOR 1 YEAR , BOTH IN MY HOME COUNTRY. I HAVE BEEN IN UK SINCE 14-NOV-2009, AND HAVE A DEPENDENT VISA WITH MY BRITISH ARMY HUSBAND, SO LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVE AN ILE SOON. I HAVE ALREADY ATTEMPTED MY IELTS TEST AND RECEIVED SCORE AS: READING:8, LISTENING:6.5, SPEAKING:6.5, WRITING 6.5, RESPECTIVELY,HAVING A OVERALL BAND SCORE OF:7. SO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF I CAN APPLY FOR MY NMC REGISTRATION OR NOT. I WOULD BE GRATEFULL IF U PROVIDE ME A PROPER INFORMATION ABOUT IT. THANK U SO MUCH. SINCERELY DHAN KUMARI RAI 8 RAGLAN CLOSE NUNEATON CV11 4FR WARWICKSHIRE.
Dear Mrs DHAN KUMARI RAI,
Thanks for contacting us. We have had quiet a few enquiries on this subject, where an overall band of 7 has been obtained in the IELTS, but with components of less than 7. The NMC would only accept individual bands of at least 7 and an overall band of 7 and over.
Please feel free to call NMC now on their telephone number to verify this for yourself. NMC telephone number is 020 7333 9333.
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