Licensure Examinations are part of the process of application for registration/enrolment with SNB.  Foreign trained nurses/midwives are required to sit for the SNB Registered Nurse (RN), Enrolled Nurse (EN) or Registered Midwife (RMW) Licensure Examinations. The examination is designed to evaluate their competency to practise nursing/midwifery in Singapore.

The SNB Licensure Examination (LE) are held on scheduled dates. Please refer to Important Dates for more details.

SNB will provide a Notification Letter to candidates of Licensure Examination of their Examination date and venue. The SNB Fee for Licensure Examination is applicable.

You are required to be at the examination venue at least half an hour before the examination starts. You may NOT be allowed into the examination venue if you are late, in which case a new application for registration/enrolment will be required.

The examination is a one-hour paper. 

Venue of Licensure Examinations

Items to bring for Licensure Examination

a) Your NRIC OR passport and work permit (if applicable)
b) Your nursing/midwifery registration certificate and current practising license/certificate
c) SNB’s Notification Letter of Licensure Examination
d) 4B pencil and eraser
e) Calculator without cover
 Candidates are required to refer to the LE Notification Letter for more details

Items that are strictly NOT allowed

a) Reference books
b) Handphones, smart watches, camera or other digital devices
c) Bags etc
 

About SNB Licensure Examinations