You are eligible to apply for general registration with the Veterinary Practitioners Registration Board of Victoria (the Board) if you have a recognised veterinary qualification in this list:  Qualifications general recognised (download from AVBC website). International applicants: in addition to holding a recognised veterinary qualification, check the list to see if you also need to have passed the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination (NAVLE) to be eligible.

If you are not sure you qualify to apply for general registration, please contact the Board.

The Board consider applications once a month. See the list of cut-off dates for submitting applications below. On payment of an additional fast-track processing fee, you can ask for your application to be fast-tracked if you miss a cut-off date or want to be registered earlier than a monthly registration date.

• 26 March 2024 for registration on 9 April 2024
• 30 April 2024 for registration on 14 May 2024
• 28 May 2024 for registration on 11 June 2024
• If transferring interstate registration which expires 30 June, 14 June 2024 for registration on 1 July 2024
  EXCEPTION: Vets registered in the SA or the ACT must register immediately after relocating to Victoria
• 25 June 2024 for registration on 9 July 2024
• 30 July 2024 for registration on 13 August 2024
• 27 August 2024 for registration on 10 September 2024
• 24 September 2024 for registration on 8 October 2024
• 29 October 2024 for registration on 12 November 2024
• 26 November 2024 for registration on 10 December 2024
• If transferring interstate registration which expires 31 December, 6 December 2024 for registration on 1 January 2025

You do not have to pay your fees now. After you submit your application and we have checked it, we will send you an email containing a link to pay your fees.

Fees include an application processing fee and registration fees (either for a full or half year's registration depending on the time of year you will start practising in Victoria). Registration fees cover the period to 30 June, the end of the practising year. You can see fees for the current practising year at Registration fee schedule

1. Arrange for the registration or licensing authority where you are currently registered to email a letter of professional standing or license verification directly to the Board. You cannot send the letter to the Board yourself. The authority where you are registered must send the letter directly to us.
   • If you have active registration with more than one registration or licensing authority, you must arrange for all of those authorities to send the Board a letter of professional standing or license verification.
   • If you are not currently registered with any authority, you must arrange for the authority where you were last registered to send the letter or license verification.
     
     
2. Prepare high-quality colour PDF scans of the following documents to upload to the application form:
   

   NOTE: for documents in the list below that must be certified, this means an authorised certifier of documents must state on the copy that it is a true copy of the original document. The copy must be certified on the front page (not a blank back page) and each page must be certified if there is more than one page. The certifier must add their details to the document, including the occupation they hold that authorises them to certify the document, e.g. veterinarian. Please note that the Board does not accept documents that have been certified by a relative, housemate, or someone with whom you are in a relationship. For a list of people who can certify documents, see: certified copies of original documents (Department of Justice, Victoria) OR if you are in the UK, see Certifying a document.

1. VPRBV statutory declaration form - download the General registration statutory declaration linked below, complete the declaration, then sign it in front of an authorised statutory declaration witness who must also sign the document and add their details (the document contains more information about this process): 
• General registration statutory declaration - WORD version
• General registration statutory declaration - PDF version
2. Personal resume (CV) listing all your education, work and veterinary activities up to now. If there are any gaps in your veterinary work or activities, please explain why. Include your place of birth, and your places of primary, secondary and tertiary education. If English is not your primary language, include a section detailing your English language education. 
3. Certified high-quality colour scan of current photographic identification such as a passport page (all international applicants) or the front and back of a driver's licence (Australian applicants only). For information about who can certify documents and how they must be certified, see Department of Justice website: certified copies of original documents.
4. Certified high-quality colour scan of your degree testamur (graduation certificate) or a copy of an academic transcript which specifies the date your degree was awarded.
• Alternatively, graduates of some Australian or New Zealand universities may share a secure digital copy of their testamur directly from the My eQuals platform to the Board.   
• Additionally, if your international qualification is only recognised in Australia if you also have the NAVLE, please arrange for the Veterinary Information Verifying Agency to email a score transfer certificate to the Board.
5. Proof of English language competency: all applicants must detail their English language education in their personal resume. If you were an international student in Australia or New Zealand, the Board accepts that you may have taken an English test to be admitted to your course, studied in English, and lived in Australia or New Zealand while studying and after graduation. In addition to detailing your English language education and experience in your personal resume, please upload a certified copy of any English test you took within the last 2 to 5 years.



Privacy of your information: The Board will only use and disclose personal information collected in the registration form for the purposes of registration, unless the Board has obtained your consent to use the information for additional purposes. More information: Privacy and data protection policy