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CORU Registration from India: Recognition of Your Qualification

CORU is Ireland's regulator for 12 health and social care professions. Before you can register, CORU must recognise your qualification, with verification forms signed and stamped by your college, your council and your employer. We handle the full process: the forms, the documents, the application and the follow-up.

  • College, council and employer forms
  • Fee confirmed before you start
  • Updates on WhatsApp
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Notice: Trueway provides independent documentation support and is not affiliated with any council, embassy or government authority.

Who applies to CORU?

The 12 professions CORU regulates, trained outside Ireland.

  • Therapists

    Physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, podiatrists and chiropodists.

  • Imaging and science

    Radiographers, radiation therapists and medical scientists.

  • Other professions

    Dietitians, dispensing opticians, optometrists, social workers and social care workers.

How we handle it

Recognition first, then registration.

  1. Step 1: Tell us your profession and your qualification

    You

    Your degree, the college, your council registration and your experience.

  2. Step 2: The verification forms

    Trueway

    CORU's forms go to your college (required), your council in India (required) and your last employer (optional). Each signs and stamps its form. We take them, follow them up and collect them.

  3. Step 3: Certified documents

    Trueway

    Certified copies of your ID, certificates, transcripts and course description, prepared to CORU's list.

  4. Step 4: The recognition application

    Trueway

    We upload the documents and the forms to your CORU application and check it is complete. CORU closes an application when documents are not in within 6 months.

  5. Step 5: CORU assesses your qualification

    Authority

    Two experts from your profession compare it with CORU's Standards of Proficiency. CORU says this can take up to 4 months once the file is complete.

  6. Step 6: Recognition, then registration

    Authority

    With recognition you apply to register. Where there are substantial differences, CORU asks for a period of adaptation or an aptitude test first.

Documents required

For CORU recognition
  • Passport (certified copy)
  • Degree or diploma certificate (certified copy)
  • Transcripts from your university (certified copy)
  • Course description (certified copy)
  • Verification form from your college, signed and stamped
  • Verification form from your council in India, signed and stamped
  • Verification form from your last employer (optional)
  • English test result, unless you are exempt

From CORU's recognition guidance. We confirm your exact list after your enquiry.

What does it cost?

Connect with the Trueway team for the fee. It depends on your profession and your documents. We confirm it on WhatsApp, together with the expected time, before you decide.

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Good to know

  • Recognition comes first

    CORU recognises your qualification before you can apply to register. They are two separate applications.

  • English

    IELTS Academic 7.0 with no band below 6.5 for most professions, unless an exemption applies (for example 2 years' practice in English in the last 5).

  • Up to 4 months

    CORU's time for the assessment once your file is complete. Forms from your college and council come first.

Got questions?

Frequently Asked Questions

Clear answers about CORU from India.

Which professions does CORU register?

Twelve: dietitians, dispensing opticians, medical scientists, occupational therapists, optometrists, physiotherapists, podiatrists and chiropodists, radiation therapists, radiographers, social workers, speech and language therapists and social care workers. Nurses register with the NMBI instead.

What are the CORU verification forms?

Forms you download from your CORU application for your college, your council (the competent authority) and your last employer. Each signs and stamps its form. The college and council forms are required; the employer form is optional.

What IELTS score does CORU need?

IELTS Academic 7.0 with no band below 6.5 for most professions; radiographers need 7.0 in every band and speech and language therapists 8.0 with no band below 7.5. OET and Cambridge are also accepted. Some applicants are exempt, for example after 2 years of practice in English in the last 5.

How long does CORU recognition take?

CORU says up to 4 months from when your file is complete. The verification forms from your college and council come before that; we tell you the time for your college.

What is a compensation measure?

If CORU finds substantial differences between your training and the Irish standard, it asks for a period of adaptation in Ireland or an aptitude test before registration.

How long does a CORU application take?

It depends on your profession and your documents. We tell you the expected time for your case before you start, and send updates on WhatsApp.

What does a CORU application cost?

Connect with the Trueway team on WhatsApp. The fee depends on your profession and your documents, and we confirm it before you decide.

Is Trueway part of CORU?

No. Trueway provides independent documentation support and is not affiliated with any council, embassy or government authority.

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