To make phased payments to NMBI, registrants need to access their accounts under the My Account section on the NMBI website and follow the short instructions to action a payment, which can now be an instalment as low as €20. This phased payment option is uniquely available via the web portal and will not be possible by Direct Debit, cash or cheque.

Registrants as always must continue to ensure their full ARF is paid by December 31 to maintain an up-to-date registration that allows them to practise in the following year. Nurses and midwives will continue to receive a reminder notice regarding their ARF every November, but one which will now reference any payments already made in part or in full. Under the phased payment process, registrants will continue to be subject to the same removal conditions - as outlined in the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 – in the event of them failing to pay their full ARF by January 1.