Voluntary Withdrawal and Restoral

Voluntary Withdrawal

Doctors who wish to cease practising medicine in the Republic of Ireland may voluntarily withdraw their name from the register. When voluntarily withdrawn, a doctor does not have to pay the annual retention fee. You can voluntarily withdraw your name by logging into your online registration account and selecting the voluntary withdrawal request option.

Restoring your name to the Register

If you wish to restore your name to the register, you must complete the restoral application form via your online registration account.

What you need to apply

Before submitting your application online, you will need to prepare the required documents.

• Notarised copy of your current passport.
• Original Certificate of Good Standing/ Current Professional Status, dated within the last 3 months, to be sent directly to the Medical Council from every registration body with whom you have held registration with, within the last 5 years.
• If the name on your passport is different from what is on your Basic Medical Qualification, please provide a notarised/attested copy of your Marriage Certificate / Deed poll/ Birth Certificate.
• All documents must be notarised and translated into English as per the Council’s strict notary guidelines. Please see below for the Council’s Notary guidelines.

Please read the information above before submitting your restoral application. Please note, if you apply without the required documents, or if you do not meet the requirements to restore your name to the register, the application fee will not be refunded.

Fee to restore to the register following voluntary withdrawal or removal for non-completion of Annual Retention.

• Information for doctors who voluntarily withdrew their name from the register after the 16th March 2009.
• Information for doctors whose names were removed from the register after the 16th March 2009 for non-payment of fees.

Notary Guidelines

All copy documents must be notarised by a Notary Public or attested by a Justice of the Peace / Commissioner for Oaths / Solicitor/Lawyer in the UK & Ireland/Member of An Garda Síochána (documents signed by a Police Officer or lawyer from another State are not acceptable). They must confirm that the copy is a true copy of the original document, provide their full name and sign, date and officially stamp each document on the front page.

Please note that documents which are not stamped clearly or notarised/attested by any other service will not be accepted.

For further information please see the Registration Applications FAQ’s page.