Registration Checklists

All doctors practising medicine in Ireland must be registered with the Medical Council. In order to apply for registration, you will need to submit an application through the Medical Council Doctors Portal available here.

Please consult the eligibility chart to check which route you should submit your application under. Once you have created your online account and submitted your online registration application, you will need to submit your supporting registration documentation, as outlined below.

Registration Checklists

  • General Registration through Certificate of Experience Route
    If you have qualified outside of the EU/EEA and are applying for General Registration through the Certificate of Experience (COE) Route, please submit the documents listed below through your Online Doctors Portal Account via the Documents tab under 'My Profile'.
    View Document Checklist here

  • General Registration through Higher Qualification Route 
    If you have qualified outside of the EU/EEA and are applying for General Registration through the Higher Qualification (HQ) Route, please submit the documents listed below through your Online Doctors Portal Account via the Documents tab under 'My Profile'.
    View Document Checklist here

  • General Registration through Pre-Registration Exam System Route
    If you have qualified outside of the EU/EEA and are applying for General Registration through the Pre-Registration Exam System (PRES) Route, please submit the documents listed below through your Online Doctors Portal Account via the Documents tab under 'My Profile'.
    View Document Checklist here

  • General Registration EU
    If you have qualified within the EU/EEA or UK and are applying for General Registration, please submit the documents listed below through your Online Doctors Portal Account via the Documents tab under 'My Profile'.
    View Document Checklist here

  • General Registration - UK Doctors Only

    If you have qualified within the UK and are applying for General Registration, please submit the documents listed below through your Online Doctors Portal Account via the Documents tab under 'My Profile'.
    View Document Checklist here

  • Restoring your Registration
    If you have previously held registration with the Medical Council and are applying to restore your name to the register, please submit the documents listed below through your Online Doctors Portal Account via the Documents tab under 'My Profile'.
    View Document Checklist here