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Step-by-step MCNZ registration planning — tailored to your qualifications and training background. Green List Tier 1 context · MCNZ. Planning tool, not an approval decision.
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Tell us about your medical pathway evidence
The resolver uses MCNZ pathway facts, not country or foreign registration alone.
Questions this roadmap asks
The resolver uses MCNZ pathway facts, not country or foreign registration alone. The roadmap uses these questions to choose a pathway. It is a planning sequence, not a registration decision.
| Question | Answers this roadmap accepts | How it is used |
|---|---|---|
| Which MCNZ pathway are you testing? | New Zealand or Australian graduate; Australian general registrant; Competent Authority; Comparable Health System; Examinations / NZREX Clinical; Vocational specialist; Special-purpose scope | Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ) |
| Where is the primary medical qualification from? | Approved New Zealand medical programme; Approved Australian medical programme; Another programme | Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ) |
| Graduate jurisdiction evidenced by the qualification and internship record | New Zealand; Australia; Another jurisdiction | Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ) |
| What current registration and scope can be evidenced? | Current Australian general registration and good standing; Current qualifying UK/Irish registration and good standing; Other current registration and good standing; Current specialist registration and good standing; None or incomplete evidence | Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ) |
| Are all exact MCNZ Competent Authority prerequisites evidenced? | Yes; No / not applicable | Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ) |
| Which accepted examination evidence is held? | PLAB route evidence; AMC route evidence; MCCQE route evidence; USMLE route evidence; None / not applicable | Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ) |
| Date of the latest qualifying examination | YYYY-MM-DD | Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ) |
| Planned or actual NZREX application date | YYYY-MM-DD | Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ) |
| Does the examination result meet MCNZ's current recency window? | Yes; No / not applicable | Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ) |
| NZREX Clinical status | Passed; Eligible / preparing; Not applicable | Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ) |
| Can at least 33 months' clinical practice in the preceding 48 months be evidenced? | Yes; No / not applicable | Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ) |
| Was that work in a comparable system, area and level of responsibility? | Yes; No / not applicable | Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ) |
| What proposed New Zealand role is evidenced? | Accredited PGY1 position / requirement confirmed; Suitable supervised general position; Suitable specialist position; Approved special-purpose position; No suitable role evidenced | Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ) |
| Specialist pathway status | Vocational assessment evidence; Special-purpose evidence; Not applicable | Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ) |
Your Pathway Passport
This is not a decision on your application. It is a planning snapshot that helps you understand what this tool can tell you, what it cannot decide, and what evidence or next step should come before you spend time or money.
- Where you are now
- You are checking the medical registration sequence before treating New Zealand employment or residence planning as realistic.
- What this tool can help with
- This roadmap can help you understand the sequence of medical registration planning, evidence preparation, and how registration connects to wider pathway decisions.
- What this tool cannot decide
- It cannot decide MCNZ registration, job offer strength, visa eligibility, employer fit, or residence outcome.
- Your next evidence step
- Prepare identity evidence, medical qualification documents, internship or house-job evidence where relevant, registration/licence evidence, good-standing evidence, employment history, English evidence where required, and a clear timeline.
- Recommended next tool
- Recommended RTNZ review
- RTNZ can review whether your medical registration and pathway planning sequence is being approached in the right order.
Official decisions still depend on the relevant authority, employer, institution, or immigration settings. RTNZ can help you review sequence and evidence readiness, but this tool is not an approval decision.
Evidence readiness for Pakistan and international applicants
Applicants from Pakistan and other international education or professional systems often need more than a correct pathway idea. They need a clean evidence trail: identity documents, qualifications, transcripts, licences or registrations where relevant, employment history, role duties, English evidence where required, good-standing documents where relevant, and a clear explanation of timing.
This panel does not mean every document will be required in every case. The exact evidence depends on the pathway, profession, authority, employer, institution, and current rules. RTNZ can help you review whether your evidence story is organised before you rely on a pathway.
Tool planning summary
- What this tool does
- This roadmap can help you understand the sequence of medical registration planning, evidence preparation, and how registration connects to wider pathway decisions.
- Who should use it
- You are checking the medical registration sequence before treating New Zealand employment or residence planning as realistic.
- What this tool cannot decide
- It cannot decide MCNZ registration, job offer strength, visa eligibility, employer fit, or residence outcome.
- What to do next
- Prepare identity evidence, medical qualification documents, internship or house-job evidence where relevant, registration/licence evidence, good-standing evidence, employment history, English evidence where required, and a clear timeline. RTNZ can review whether your medical registration and pathway planning sequence is being approached in the right order.
Recommended next steps
Use the next tool only after the current question is clear. RTNZ Tools are designed as a sequence: first understand the pathway, then organise evidence, then decide whether a personalised review is needed.
- Next stepGreen List CheckerWhy this matters
You are checking the occupation and pathway question before moving into employer targeting or residence planning.
Use this tool: Green List Checker →Caution: Do not rely on this step as a final answer. Your personal facts, evidence, timing, and official requirements still need review.
- Next stepSMC 6-Point CalculatorWhy this matters
You are checking whether the Skilled Migrant Category may be worth comparing against other New Zealand pathways.
Use this tool: SMC 6-Point Calculator →Caution: Do not rely on this step as a final answer. Your personal facts, evidence, timing, and official requirements still need review.
- Next stepNZ Green List Job IntelligenceWhy this matters
You are moving from pathway research into employer-facing role-market research.
Use this tool: NZ Green List Job Intelligence →Caution: Do not rely on this step as a final answer. Your personal facts, evidence, timing, and official requirements still need review.
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