Internationally qualified podiatric surgeons

Registration and Endorsement

To work as a podiatric surgeon in Australia, you must be registered as a specialist podiatric surgeon with the Podiatry Board of Australia (the Board).

All internationally qualified podiatric surgeons must have their qualification(s) assessed.

Following assessment of your qualification(s), if you’re advised that your qualifications(s) are equivalent to an approved qualification, you can then apply for specialist registration.

Applying for registration

To apply for registration as a podiatric surgeon in Australia you must meet the requirements for specialist registration as a podiatric surgeon.

When you apply for specialist registration, we review your application to ensure you meet the Registration Standards that apply to podiatric surgeons. These include:

Registration standard for specialist registration for the podiatry specialty of podiatric surgery
criminal history
English language skills
recency of practice.

After you are granted registration, you also need to meet these standards:

CPD
professional indemnity insurance
recency of practice.

Further information is also available in FAQ and fact sheets and on the international health practitioners page of the Ahpra website.

All the Board’s application and reporting forms along with supplementary information for applicants are available on the forms page.

Skills assessment and visa requirements

You may also need to have a visa to work and live in Australia. We cannot advise you on visa eligibility.

For more information on visas, visit the Australian Government Department of Home Affairs website.
For information about skills assessments for podiatric surgeons moving to Australia, visit the Skills assessment for migration page.

We recommend that you do not apply for work or set up a practice until you are registered. We cannot influence employment outcomes or help you find employment.