Those who qualified outside the EU are required to obtain a UK Naric equivalence of their qualification. The UK Naric states the degree equivalence in accordance with British/Irish Bachelor Degree standard.

In accordance with EU Directive No. 89/4 members who have been accepted with the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists would be eligible to practice as a Chartered Physiotherapist in the Irish Public Health Services.

All overseas applicants should apply for registration well in advance of the date on which they wish registration to begin. It is never possible to grant registration immediately on receipt of an application. A minimum of 8 weeks is usually required.

The Overseas Assessment Sub Committee (OASC) strongly advises you to apply for registration while you are still resident in your country of training and before you arrive in Ireland.

In the following pages, you will find brief information useful to overseas physical therapists that want to work in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.

The complete details can be found in 'Your Complete Guide to Overseas Physical Therapy Career.'

It is a downloadable eBook. It is not available in paper format.

Information for overseas Physical Therapists:

• Physical Therapist jobs and
  Physical Therapy Career in the United States
• Physical Therapist jobs and
  Physical Therapy Career in Canada
• Physical Therapist jobs and
  Physical Therapy Career in the United Kingdom
• Physical Therapist jobs and
  Physical Therapy Career in Ireland
• Physical Therapist jobs and
  Physical Therapy Career in Australia
• Physical Therapist jobs and
  Physical Therapy Career in New Zealand
• Your Complete Guide to Overseas
  Physical Therapy Career - What is it?
• Your Complete Guide to Overseas
  Physical Therapy Career - How to Buy it?