Pharmacists currently registered in Great Britain who wish to apply for registration to practise in another country require a letter of good standing to be sent on their behalf to the relevant registration authority. The letter will confirm your good standing with the RPSGB, and also outline details about your registration, namely university education and preregistration training details.
The letter is valid for six months from the date of issue. Most boards and societies around the world request this document as part of their registration process. Further information regarding registration in specific countries is available at the bottom of this page.
Applicants for the Republic of Ireland should note that it is not the Society's policy to complete the EUR 3 and EUR 4 forms as supplied by the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland. The letter of good standing will meet all the registration requirements set out by the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland
Please note, a letter of good standing takes two to three weeks to be issued from the date of receipt of a completed and correct application form. You should ensure your submission is both timely and accurate.
Pharmacists wishing to obtain a letter of good standing should complete and return the application form. To download a form, click here.
Contact:
Letters of Good StandingTel: 0207 572 2322
Fax: 0207 572 2306
e-mail: records.disclosure@rpsgb.org
Pharmacists deciding to travel or work abroad are advised that retention fees must be paid as normal if they wish to retain membership of the Society. They should ensure that the address registered with the Society will enable them to receive communications in a timely manner.
If a pharmacist decides that they do not wish to continue their membership while they are away they must notify the Registrar in writing of their wish to retire from the Register. In this situation a pharmacist may be restored to the Register on payment of the appropriate retention fee.
Pharmacists should note that failure to notify the Registrar in writing of a wish to retire from the Register and failure to pay a retention fee will result in the erasure of their name from the Register in accordance will the usual procedures for non-payment of fees. In this situation subsequent restoration to the Register will require payment of the restoration fee and outstanding retention fees. For fee scales, click here.
Some registration authorities will request further material such as a certified passport-sized photograph and countersigned sealed envelopes. Information about the registration requirements of individual countries are available on this website as PDF files.
Please click on the links below:
| Austria see EEA | Ghana | Malaysia |
| Australia | Gibraltar | Netherlands see EEA |
| Bahamas | Greece see EEA | New Zealand |
| Barbados | Guernsey | Nigeria |
| Belgium see EEA | Hong Kong | Norway see EEA |
| Bermuda | Iceland see EEA | Portugal see EEA |
| Botswana | India | Singapore |
| Canada | Ireland see EEA | South Africa |
| Cayman Islands | Isle of Man | Spain see EEA |
| China | Israel | Sweden see EEA |
| Cyprus | Italy see EEA | Switzerland see EEA |
| Denmark see EEA | Jamaica | Tanzania |
| European Economic Area (EEA) | Jersey | Uganda |
| Fiji | Kenya | United Arab Emirates |
| Finland see EEA | Liechtenstein see EEA | USA |
| France see EEA | Luxembourg see EEA | Zimbabwe |
| Germany see EEA | Malawi |