Applying for registration

Apply or renew your registration online

You can apply for registration and renew your registration online in the Ahpra portal. 

Create or log in to your portal to start an application, update your contact details, request a certificate of good standing or certificate of registration. If you need to change your principal place of practice or tell us about a notifiable event you can do so in the portal.

Internationally qualified occupational therapists

Before you start your application, check you’re on the right path. You can do this using the information and flowchart on the Registration pathways for internationally qualified occupational therapists’ page. 

Gather the information you need. You can find out more on the Ahpra Applying for Registration page.

Find the appropriate step-by-step guide and use it to answer the initial questions in the online form. This will help us find the right application form for you.

When you have everything needed for your application, click Start application to log in.

• Step-by-step guide: I hold limited registration and am now qualified for general registration (573 KB, PDF)
• Step-by-step guide: I hold limited registration, competence complete, transition to gen registration (645 KB, PDF)
• Step-by-step guide: I don’t hold registration, my qualification portfolio has been assessed, I can apply for general registration (1.17 MB, PDF)
• Step-by-step guide: I don’t hold registration, my qual portfolio has been assessed, limited registration (931 KB, PDF)
• Step-by-step guide: I don’t hold registration and am now qualified for general registration (1.16 MB, PDF)
• Step-by-step guide: I previously held limited registration and am now qualified for general registration (628 KB, PDF)
• Step-by-step guide: I previously held limited registration and need to complete a competence assessment (527 KB, PDF)

PDF forms

We are transitioning our PDF forms online. Some requests still need to be made on a PDF form.

Download the relevant form and once completed, log in to your Ahpra practitioner portal and upload it.

• Supplementary information form for recency of practice - SROP-96 (PDF 191KB)
• Request for change in circumstances for occupational therapists with limited registration - ACCL-96 (PDF 969KB)

Hardcopy forms soon to be retired 

If you wish to apply for registration or renew your provisional or limited registration using a PDF form, please go to our legacy forms page, search and download the relevant form.