How to Apply for SHO post in Ireland via exemption Route?
Ireland is now a days most easily accessible to doctors via a very easy process but few things should be kept in mind for this.
First of all this process is hectic and time-consuming , you need to have good experience of IT and internet accessibility since most of documentation is done via email and Skype.
Secondly it should be noted that there are very high chances that you will secure a job in ireland but this is not 100 percent always. All that matter is luck , strength of your CV is and your interview skills during job interview.
Thirdly nothing comes for free, It will cost you quite a bit but it’s not that much expensive. Right from Ilets fee , courier charges, Pmdc certificates, Initial assessment fee ,registration fee and Visa fee, NICOP(NIC for over seas Pakistani) and protector fee etc will cost you Approx 2.5 to 3 lakh Pak Rupees. Once you get visa, you will have to buy airline tickets by yourself which cost from 60 to 85 thousand rupees and INIS(Irish Naturalization and Immigration Service ) demands you a stable account with 2 to 3 lakh rupees in it at least.
Once you are done with registration process, Apply for jobs and don’t waste time in finding job of you own choice and place. Just reach avail any chance you get and later on you can switch to your own field or speciality.
Generally there is higher number of positions in Emergency Medicine, anesthesia and Pediatrics.
It is a time taking process so keep calm and don’t panic. Almost 70 percent applicants reach Ireland in 8 to 10 months or for maximum a year.
This blog is totally for help and guidance purpose so that my new friends and juniors applying for Ireland won’t suffer a lot in documentation process.
Pre requisites for application of IMC registration in General division:
- MBBS with House job of 12 months continuous with 3 months general medicine and 3 months general surgery is mandatory. There are some additional things which should be noted .
As part of this twelve-month period, job of less than 2 months and more than 4 months are not accepted in following specialties:
- Emergency Medicine
- General Practice
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- pediatrics
- Psychiatry
- Anaesthesia (to include perioperative medicine)
- Radiology
- Ilets over all 7.0 (academic division), but in some cases NCHD hospitals can ask for 7.5 so try to score better.
- PMDC certificate for recognition of house job experience , this form can be download from PMDC site download section. This is also called PMDC form IV. This takes 2 months at least in some case even more so best way is to apply for this soon after you complete your house job and start studying for Ilets. By the time you have cleared your ilets you will also get this certificate from PMDC. Do remember that PMDC has issues with clerical mistakes,I have seen many cases with mistakes of dates and wards. So fill form carefully and check it again once you get it.
- Passport. Apply for passport and better option is to apply for one with longer expiry date. I didn’t know 10 years validity passport so I got one which will expire soon in 2018.
- Download Generic application form 1 (GF-1) form Irish medical council website and fill it accordingly and attach all document mentioned in check list . There is a check list at the end of form so that you wont forget any important document. Here is the link
- Passport size photographs (front pose and recently captured ) .
- Submit initial processing fee, which is mentioned at end of your form and it changes time to time. It’s best if you can submit via credit card, Pakistani debit cards are rejected most of the times so better forget that. Payment can also be done via demand drafts and payable cheques. Payments are accepted in both Pound sterling and Euros. It must be worth to mention that normal Debit Card or ATM cards of Pakistani Banks will not work for online submission of fee. I am not sure about Standard chartered Bank, it would be wise to inquire from them. Another option is make a Credit card with credit limit of 1lakh plus , It will make things go easy on you, since credit card will be needed for submission of initial assessment fee , then registration fee and later for buying online airline tickets.
- Good standing certificate from PMDC which is also called form V. PMDC will send it to irish medical council directly. Good standing is valid for only 6 months so send it once your application is received to IMC. Keep in mind that certificates send directly by you is not accepted by IMC so let PMDC do this process.
- Apply for bank statement from your bank of last 6 months.
- Apply for police clearance certificate from your police thana or district.
- Collect other documents for work permit application ( your agent or hospital will guide you about this on email once you get job )
- Your agent or hospital will send you links for work permit application so don’t worry about it. What you need is just to download that form , fill it and send back to Hospital with relevent documents demanded as soon as possible. Your Hospital will make work permit for you,free of cost and it will take a couple of days . You can finally apply for visa once you get original work permit. It must be noted original work permit is needed for Visa application, photo copy wont be sufficient.( before even copy was accepted)How to apply for Employment VISA?Once you get work permit and job in Ireland you will apply for VISA. VISA application is an easy process and done online and your agent will help you in any difficulty.Visa application is a very easy process but do it from a place with good internet speed and printer facility so that you wont find difficulty.Visa is applied via Irish naturalization and immigration website , Here is the linkif you are applying for the first time as SHO, you will apply for Employment visa, single journey and long stay. Take print of application summary at the end now move to ‘’Garry’s Visa Application Center’’ located in different cities of Pakistan. Here is the link to find center nearest to your home.It must be noted that before this, all documents for VISA application was sent to Irish Consulate Karachi directly but now it’s handled by Gerry’s International.Garry’s demand all documents attested by respective education institute and Ministry of foreign affairs. For example.1.PMDC first verified by PMDC then attested by National Health and Regularity authority Islamabad and finally attested by Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- MBBS degree certificate first verified by awarding University (for eg KMU) then attested by HEC then finally by Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- All other documents for eg. Bank statement of account details of last 6 months , Police clearance certificate, Character certificate from institution etc should be attested from Ministry of foreign affairs.
Other document check list for VISA application are as under;Passport. Completed and signed visa application. A signed letter explaining why you are moving from Ireland (i.e. Employment contract and offer letter from hospital).Photographs.IMC registration certificate.Work permit.A copy of your medical degree (MBBS).character certificate from Medical College or University.PMDC certificate.Police clearance certificate.Bank statement of account details of last 6 months( your account should have 2 to 3 lakh rupees in it at least and account should be in your name).Address and contact details for the hospital in Ireland you will be working for.Once every thing is attested you can go to Garry’s website and submit fee online via your debit card and with prints receipts of online payment and appointment letter. They will entertain you in their office on your appointment date and will record your Biometrics( pictures,signature,finger prints etc). Garry’s will take your documents and send to Irish consulate Karachi and then to Dublin for VISA decision.This may take 4 to 6 weeks and you can check you application status on irish naturalization and immigration website. They display a list of visa decisions every week or two. Here is the link(go to VISA and then Visa decision , you will find list at the bottom of page)What to do once you get an Employment VISA?I forgot to mention before but go to DHO office get your self polio vaccination card after drinking 2 drops of OPV. Funny but it is necessary before you leave country other wise immigration will creat hurdles in your way. ;-)Second most important thing is to get a certificate called ‘’protector certificate’’ on you passport from Beuro of immigration Pakistan.It must be remembered that Protector is needed for Employment Visa only. All other type visa for eg spouse, family reunion, studies etc don’t need this process.It will take a day or two but this also a hectic process. You can google protector office location in your city , and it will cost you 6500 rupees. NICOP(national identity card for overseas Pakistani) is a mandatory document for application of Protector certificate so DO apply for NICOP from any NADRA office and keep its TOKEN and data base form attested and saved with you.If you are employed in Government or Army you will also need an NOC from them.Best option is to take help of a protector agent here as well, They will charge you 1000 to 1500 rupees extra and will make your work fast, since you have to deposit fee at 3 different places so better let them do all this trouble work.Once you get protector stamp on your passport, arrange Air line tickets and inform your hospital and agent about your expected joing date and flight.My very best wishes for all doctors who want to move Ireland for better future and excellence in this noble field. My friends and juniors if further guidance is needed do not hesitate to ask your seniors and doctors in Ireland.
What to do once all initial documents are ready and GF-1 is filled accordingly?
After completing documents and filling application form, you can send it via TCS or DHL to Irish medical council
Postal Address is mentioned at the top of Generic Application Form. ( TCS is more economical than DHL so act wisely)
Track your documents online via Tracking no. issued by TCS or DHL.
IMC will send you a reference number (which later becomes your registration number) via email once they receive it and will put your application in process if every thing is in order and valid.
It will take 3-6 month for process and once process is complete you will be given registration in general division and they will inform you via email to submit your registration fee.
Registration fee can be paid via credit card and also via bank draft and cheques.
You will have to submit public notary attested copy of passport.
Registration process will take a couple of days and once you are registered you will hard copies of registration certificates on your postal address mentioned in GF-1. You can apply for Jobs when you are registered. You can also apply once you get acceptance email for Registration but mostly hospitals will prefer interviewing a Irish Medical Council registered doctor.
How to apply for job in Ireland?
There are many website from where you can search for jobs via agencies and also directly from HSE website.
For direct application make your profile on HSE site and keep looking for jobs, here is the link
If you want to forward your CVs to agencies that’s a better way since the agent will guide you every step of the way and will keep in touch with you right from job interview to your joining in Ireland. Agents are helpful in the way that they will also teach you how to make your CV more presentable and also how to score a good interview.
My agency was HEAD HUNT INTERNATIONAL and I found them extremely helpful in every step. I will share email addresses of them at the end so that you can also take help. Here is link of head hunt international and you can search many new job here also.
other agencies are as
frs recruitment, ttm health care, PGE global etc. Google them and contact what ever suits you more you can find jobs on these sites and also many other sites as well.
Contacts of my agents are as under, Email them once you get your registration or even acceptance email for registration.
You can even give reference of any doctor who went to Ireland via their help, this way they will be more serious in your job search.
Donovan Lock (manager)dl@headhuntinternational.com
Daniel Ryan (recruiter) dr@headhuntinternational.com
Amita Betgerikar (recruiter) amita@headhuntinternational.com
Sheena Morgan (recruiter) sheenam@headhuntinternational.com
Flavia Ardelean (recruiter) flaviaa@headhuntinternational.com
What to do once you get SHO job in Ireland?
Three things should be done once you are offered a job after successful interview.
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