Sorted by speed — find the fastest route for your qualifications
Specialist Recognition
Fastest route for experienced GPs. Specialist recognition via RACGP/ACRRM fellowship assessment. Minimal supervised practice required.
🏥 Start Work
2-3 months
🎓 Full Reg
6-8 months
💰 Cost
~$2.5k+
✓ Requirements
RACGP/ACRRM comparable training • Fellowship-level experience
Expedited GP Pathway
Streamlined registration for doctors from UK, Ireland, USA, Canada, and New Zealand. No AMC exams required. 6-12 months supervised practice.
🏥 Start Work
3-4 months
🎓 Full Reg
10-14 months
💰 Cost
~$2.7k+
✓ Eligible Countries
🇬🇧 UK (GMC + CCT) • 🇮🇪 Ireland (IMC) • 🇺🇸 USA • 🇨🇦 Canada • 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Most Common Pathway
The pathway most international doctors use. Full AMC assessment including MCQ and Clinical examinations.
🏥 Start Work
12-14 months
🎓 Full Reg
24-30 months
💰 Cost
~$10.8k+
Required for
🇩🇪 Germany • 🇪🇺 EU/EEA • 🇮🇳 India • 🇵🇰 Pakistan • Other countries
Some IMGs come to Australia for service delivery rather than GP fellowship training. These workforce roles use Limited Registration, Area of Need designation, and MP item billing (items 52-65) — not the GP training items.
Registration
Limited Registration
Billing
MP Items (52-65 series)
19AB
After-hours exemption
Looking for GP fellowship? The workforce track does not lead to General Registration or GP fellowship. If your goal is full registration and GP training, see the three GP pathways above.
The After-Hours Exemption is the key insight
Work evenings (after 6pm), weekends, and public holidays in any location — including Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane — and bill Medicare.
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The 10-year Medicare moratorium doesn't mean you can only work in rural areas. These exemption pathways let IMGs work in metropolitan areas.
After-Hours Exemption
Work evenings, weekends, public holidays in any location
Spousal Alignment
Exemption based on spouse employment location
Academic/Teaching
For approved academic positions
Approved Placements
Fellowship programs and supervised positions
10 years
Medicare moratorium period
New IMGs cannot bill Medicare in metro areas for 10 years — unless they work in Distribution Priority Areas (DPAs) or qualify for exemptions.
Answer a few questions to see which registration pathway fits your qualifications — and estimate your potential income.
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$7
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One-time Purchase
$99-499
one-time
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