"Ireland is one of the fastest English-speaking routes for African nurses, and Pathway laid it out without any of the noise other guides have."
Key steps
- NMBI application + decision letter (Aptitude Test prescribed)
- IELTS Academic 7.0 overall in Accra
- Aptitude Test in Dublin (4-day clinical assessment)
- NMBI registration + Critical Skills employment permit
- HSE hospital contract
- Started staff nurse role in Dublin
How Pathway helped
- Plain-English NMBI decision-letter explainer (Aptitude vs Compensation)
- IELTS-only English route (Ireland accepts IELTS reliably)
- Aptitude Test 4-day breakdown, station by station
- Critical Skills permit timing so the role started on time
Before vs After
Before
Confused why NMBI asked for an Aptitude test
After
Understood the decision letter the same day
Before
Worried Ireland would take 2 years
After
NMBI registration in 10 months total
Before
No clear visa pathway
After
Critical Skills permit issued before flight
Before
Had no clue what Aptitude Test stations looked like
After
Walked into Dublin Aptitude with a station-by-station map
Follow this pathway
Same destination, same regulator. Pathway will adapt to your origin country and current stage — most users finish in 10 months.