Those holding foreign nursing licenses must still pass Taiwan's national nursing examination and obtain a nursing certificate before they can practice in Taiwan.
The qualifications for taking the examination for the Senior Professional and Technical Examinations Regulations for Nurses are as follows:
1. Graduated from a public or registered private college or above, or a foreign college or above that meets the requirements of the Ministry of Education for the nursing, nursing midwifery, or midwifery department or department, and completed the internship period with a passing grade and obtained a graduation certificate.
2. Those who have passed the general nursing or midwifery examination and have worked in relevant positions for four years with documentary proof. (Effective until January 25, 2019, no longer applicable)
3. Those who have passed the Senior Education Examination in Nursing or Midwifery.
Therefore, if you have graduated from a nursing, nursing midwifery, or midwifery department or major from a foreign institution recognized by the Ministry of Education of Taiwan, you can apply for the nursing license examination in Taiwan.
Documents to be submitted by applicants with foreign academic qualifications
1. Applicants applying for the examination for the first time with foreign academic qualifications:
(1) Graduation certificate, all academic transcripts and internship certificate
- Original copies of graduation certificates, academic transcripts, internship certificates and other relevant supporting documents should be authenticated by the Chinese embassies, consulates, representative offices, offices and other authorized agencies of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- The Chinese translation should be verified by our embassies, consulates, representative offices, offices, and other institutions authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (hereinafter referred to as overseas missions), or authenticated by a domestic notary public.
- The original documents held by foreigners, such as graduation certificates, academic transcripts, and internship certificates, if not in Chinese or English, should be translated into Chinese or English. The translation should be verified or authenticated by the overseas mission of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China or the diplomatic and consular authorities of the country to which the original document was issued.
(2) A copy of the passport showing the applicant’s name in Chinese and English, date of birth, and entry and exit stamps during the period of study abroad with a photo attached is required.
(3) A copy of the certificate of entry and exit during the study period issued by the Immigration Bureau of the Ministry of the Interior. Overseas Chinese or foreigners are not required to attach.
2. Those who have passed the examination qualification review
If the candidate's foreign academic qualifications have been reviewed by the Examination Yuan and he/she holds a "Notification of Examination Qualification", when applying for the same subject again, he/she only needs to provide a copy of the notification within the validity period of the notification or before the qualification is changed.
The examination is conducted in Chinese.
If the above information is incomplete or different from the website of the Examination Yuan, the website of the Examination Yuan shall prevail.
https://wwwc.moex.gov.tw/english/content/SubMenu.aspx?menu_id=3330
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持有國外護理師執照者，仍須通過臺灣的護理師國家考試並取得護理師證書，方可在臺灣執業。
依《高等考試專門職業及技術人員考試護理師考試規則》，報考資格如下：
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畢業於公立或立案之私立專科以上學校，或教育部認可之國外專科以上護理、助產或護理助產相關科系，完成實習並成績及格，取得畢業證書者。
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曾通過普通護理師或助產師考試，並具備四年相關工作經驗且有書面證明者。（該條自2019年1月25日後不再適用）
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曾通過高等教育護理或助產考試者。
因此，若畢業於教育部認可之外國護理、助產或護理助產相關科系，即可申請參加臺灣護理師執照考試。
國外學歷報考者應繳文件
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首次以國外學歷報考者：
(1) 畢業證書、全部成績單及實習證明
- 畢業證書、成績單、實習證明及其他相關文件正本須經我國駐外使領館、代表處、辦事處或外交部授權機構驗證。
- 中文譯本須經上述駐外機構驗證，或經國內公證人認證。
- 若原始文件（畢業證書、成績單、實習證明）非中文或英文，應翻譯為中文或英文，並經我國駐外館處或原發文國外交部及其駐外單位驗證。
(2) 護照影本（含中英文姓名、出生日期、留學期間之出入境章），並附照片。
(3) 內政部移民署出具之留學期間出入境證明影本（僑生或外國人免附）。
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已通過報考資格審查者：
若外國學歷已經考試院審查並持有「應考資格通知書」，再次報考相同考試類科時，僅須檢附通知書影本（於有效期限內或資格變更前）。
注意事項
更多資訊可參考：https://wwwc.moex.gov.tw/main/ExamQual/wfrmExamQual.aspx?menu_id=153&examqual_id=790