Applying for an ANMAC skills assessment to migrate to Australia? One of the first documents ANMAC asks for is a certificate of good standing or verification of registration from your Indian Nursing Council. And there is one rule about it that catches many nurses off guard — ANMAC will not accept it from you. It must come directly from your council to ANMAC.
Trueway International handles this process for you. We apply to the Indian Nursing Council on your behalf, coordinate the direct submission to ANMAC, and follow up until it is received and confirmed. So your skills assessment won't be delayed by this one document.
ANMAC, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council, is the government-approved body that assesses the skills and qualifications of internationally educated nurses and midwives for skilled migration to Australia. Before your ANMAC skills assessment can proceed, they need to verify your professional standing in every country where you have held nursing registration.
The good standing certificate, also called a verification of registration, is an official document from your nursing council confirming two things: that your registration is currently valid and that you have no disciplinary actions, complaints, or professional issues on record.
ANMAC requires this document to be sent directly from your regulatory authority to their office. They will not accept a copy from you, a scanned version, or a certified photocopy. It must come straight from the source, your Indian Nursing Council, to ANMAC. This direct-from-council requirement is the reason most nurses need professional help with this step.
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If you are an Indian nurse or midwife applying for an ANMAC Full Skills Assessment or Modified Skills Assessment as part of your Australian skilled migration pathway, you need this certificate. This covers:
General nurses applying for skilled visas such as subclass 189, 190, or 491 under ANZSCO codes for registered nurses. Midwives applying through the General Skilled Migration program. Nurses currently registered in India who have not yet obtained AHPRA registration. Nurses already working in a Gulf country such as Saudi Arabia, UAE or Qatar who are now targeting Australia and need good standing from both their Indian council and their Gulf country's nursing authority.
If you already hold AHPRA registration in Australia, you may be eligible for a Modified Skills Assessment where the verification process differs. Contact us to confirm what applies to your specific situation.
Trueway processes good-standing applications for ANMAC Australia from all major Indian nursing and midwifery councils, including the following:
Kerala Nurses and Midwives Council (KNMC), Karnataka Nursing Council, Tamil Nadu Nurses and Midwives Council, Telangana Nursing Council, Andhra Pradesh Nursing Council, Maharashtra Nursing Council, Delhi Nursing Council, Rajasthan Nursing Council, Madhya Pradesh Nursing Council, Gujarat Nursing Council, and Travancore Cochin Medical Council (TCMC) for doctors registered in Kerala.
Not sure if your council is on our list? Contact us, and we will confirm the same day.
See all councils we handle on our Good Standing and Verification page.
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This is a situation that many nurses planning to move from the Gulf to Australia face, and it is important to understand early. If you have been working as a nurse in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, or another Gulf country, ANMAC may require a good standing certificate not just from your Indian council but also from the nursing authority in the country where you have been working.
For example, a Kerala nurse currently working in Saudi Arabia registered with SCFHS would need a good standing certificate from KNMC in India and a verification of registration from SCFHS in Saudi Arabia, both sent directly to ANMAC.
Trueway handles good standing coordination from the Indian nursing councils. For nurses already in the Gulf, we can advise on both requirements and help coordinate your ANMAC documentation from both sources so your application does not stall.
To start your ANMAC good-standing application through Trueway, keep these ready:
Your nursing council registration certificate is valid and has not expired. A clear passport copy covering the first and last pages. A recent passport-size photograph. Your ANMAC recipient address is the verified current email or postal address where ANMAC receives good-standing documents. An authorization letter formally addressed to your council requesting them to send your good-standing certificate directly to ANMAC. Trueway provides the correct template for this.
We check every document before a single letter is sent: name consistency, registration validity, and the correct ANMAC address, because any error at this stage delays your skills assessment.
Once you contact us, here is exactly what happens.
First, we review your situation to confirm which councils ANMAC needs your good standing from, whether you need one certificate or multiple, and whether your Gulf country registration creates an additional requirement.
Second, we check all your documents before submission, verifying name consistency across your passport and council records, confirming your registration is active, and getting the correct current ANMAC recipient address verified.
Third, we submit the application to your Indian council on your behalf with the correct authorization letter and the verified ANMAC address.
Fourth, we follow up regularly with the council until the certificate is processed and dispatched. Councils typically take 15 to 30 working days. We confirm once ANMAC has received the certificate, so you know your skills assessment can move forward.
Understanding the full ANMAC process helps you see exactly where this document sits and why timing matters.
Stage 1 is document preparation, which includes your nursing degree, transcripts, clinical hours evidence, employment references, English test results, and the good standing certificate from your council. ANMAC recommends arranging the good standing certificate before you even begin your online application, because they need to receive it directly and it can take 15 to 30 days to arrive.
Stage 2 is your ANMAC online application through the Skilled Migrant Application Portal, where you select your ANZSCO code and upload all supporting documents.
Stage 3 is ANMAC's assessment, which typically takes 4 to 8 weeks after all documents are received.
Stage 4 is the Outcome Letter, which is valid for two years and confirms your skills assessment result for skilled migration purposes.
Stage 5 is lodging your Expression of Interest (EOI) through SkillSelect and eventually applying for your skilled visa.
The good standing certificate is needed at Stage 1 and is one of the most time-dependent documents in your whole application. Arranging it early gives you the best chance of keeping Stages 2 and 3 on schedule.
Trueway supports the full documentation journey for nurses migrating to Australia, not just the good-standing certificate.
Our AHPRA and ANMAC verification service covers the broader council and hospital verification process that ANMAC requires, alongside the good-standing certificate. This is a separate process, and Trueway handles both in parallel.
For nurses who need document attestation as part of the Australian migration process, our Embassy Attestation service covers the Home Department, MEA, and country-level attestation chain from India.
Nurses who need a Police Clearance Certificate from India or from a Gulf country as part of their Australian visa requirements can use our PCC service.
For English language preparation, our exam coaching center supports OET and IELTS preparation for nurses targeting ANMAC and AHPRA requirements.
No. ANMAC explicitly does not accept good standing certificates from applicants, agents, or third parties. The document must be sent directly by your regulatory authority — your Indian Nursing Council — to ANMAC. This is one of the most commonly misunderstood requirements.
Your ANMAC skills assessment is the gateway to your Australian nursing career. Do not let the good standing certificate become the document that holds everything up. Trueway handles it directly with your council correctly the first time.
