The 2026 annual registration renewal window is open. Registrants can renew online up to 31 January 2026.
All nurses or midwives practising in Ireland are required by law to have their name on the Register of Nurses and Midwives which is maintained by NMBI and each year it is necessary to pay the annual renewal to maintain registration.
Student nurses and midwives, as well as those who have registered for the first time, on or after 1 September 2025, are not required to renew until the 2027 annual renewal cycle.
Notices containing details on how to renew have been issued by email to all registrants. If you have not received your notice, please check your spam, junk or other email folders. If your email is not in these folders, you can contact our customer care centre at 0818 200 116 (+353 818 200 116 from outside Ireland) or email regservices@nmbi.ie and we will send you the details. When contacting us, please provide your name, Personal Identification Number (PIN) and date of birth to ensure we can deal with your query efficiently.
Completing the annual renewal process
The annual renewal process must be completed through our online portal, MyNMBI. The portal has recently been upgraded to ensure the renewal process is as user-friendly as possible. While the portal may look different, the process is the same and will only take a few minutes to complete. Your username has not changed; however, you will need to change your password to access your account. Payments cannot be made by phone.
To assist registrants through the annual renewal process, we have created a step-by-step video as well as helpful guides. We advise that registrants view these before renewing. The guides can be found on our website.
Please note that due to the large number of registrants who need to renew with NMBI, there may be times when the MyNMBI portal is slower processing details and payment, due to high level of usage at any one time. If you experience this issue, we suggest that you log out and come back to the portal later. Peak usage tends to be in the evenings from 6pm to 7pm.
While the annual renewal window is open until 31 January 2026, we encourage registrants to login and renew online as soon as possible to avoid any delays in processing during peak times.
When completing your annual registration renewal, you must ensure that all your details are correct and up to date. This is a legal requirement under Section 53 of the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011, as amended.
We are required to collect your contact information (address, email address and phone number). We also collect your employment details including job title, workplace and the divisions of the Register you are practising in. NMBI has a legal requirement to gather this information to ensure public safety and protect our registrants.
You will also be required to read and declare that the information you provided is accurate. This is an important part of your registration.
Support
For those who require assistance to complete the renewal process, please call 0818 200 116 (+353 818 200 116 from outside Ireland), open Monday to Friday, 9am - 5:30pm or email our Registration Department at regservices@nmbi.ie. When contacting us, please provide your name, Personal Identification Number (PIN) and date of birth to ensure we can deal with your query efficiently.
How do you voluntarily remove if you do not want to renew?
You can voluntarily remove your name from the Register of Nurses and Midwives on MyNMBI. This service is free of charge and will be available during the renewal period. You must select every division you awish to be removed from. Should you choose this option you can restore your name to the Register at any time by selecting the Restoration option on the MyNMBI portal.
What happens if you do not renew your registration?
All nurses and midwives who practise in Ireland must, by law, be listed on the Register of Nurses and Midwives. Practice includes clinical practice, nursing or midwifery management, education and research.
If you do not renew your registration for 2026, or voluntarily remove yourself, your name will be removed from the Register for non-payment of the renewal fee (Section77 (1) of the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011, as amended). Please note that notifications of removals are sent to employers, the Minister for Health and the Health Service Executive (under Section 82 of the Act).
Restoration following removal for non-payment of the annual registration renewal
If your name is removed from the Register for non-payment of your annual renewal fee (Section77 (1) of the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011, as amended) and you subsequently wish to restore your name to the Register, a restoration fee of €250 in addition to your annual renewal fee will apply. You will also need to comply with the restoration requirements at the time of application.
What your annual registration renewal is used for
Your annual registration renewal goes towards our work to support nurses and midwives to provide the highest standards of professional practice. Through our registration, education and guidance, and fitness to practise functions we enhance the safety of people using services. Further information about the work we do can be found on our website.
