Re-register in Victoria

IF YOU ARE RENEWING GENERAL REGISTRATION, do not re-register. Instead, sign into your account at www.vetboard.vic.gov.au/myaccount and click the button, 'Renew your registration'.

IF YOU HOLD NON-PRACTISING REGISTRATION before you re-register for general registration, contact us first so we can remove your non-practising renewal fees.

• STEP 1 - Prepare all documents to upload to the application form:
Click here for required documents
Document to be emailed to us directly by other organisation:
• If you are working as a vet (or have previously worked as a vet), please arrange for the registration authority where you are currently or were last registered to email a letter of good standing or license verification to [email protected]. The letter will only be valid for 3 months and must still be current on the day you are granted registration.
Documents to be uploaded to the application form:

IMPORTANT Certification of documents:
• Some documents listed below must be certified by a person authorised to certify documents. Certified copies are documents that have been authenticated as true copies of the originals. They must be authenticated in person, not electronically.  For a list of types of persons who can authenticate documents in Australia, go to: certified copies of original documents (Department of Justice Victoria). If you are not in Australia, the documents must be authenticated by someone authorised to do so in your country. An Australian Consulate or Embassy in your country may be able to certify your documents: Notarial services (legalising documents) overseas
1. Your veterinary qualification document. Please either contact us to confirm that we have this document on file from your previous registration or upload a new version. This is the official certificate/testamur awarded after you completed your veterinary qualification. Note for UK applicants, an RCVS registration certificate is not a qualification document - your testamur will have been awarded by your University.
   • If you graduated from an Australian or New Zealand university, we will accept a download link shared directly from the My eQuals portal instead of an uploaded document.
   • If you are an international graduate or an Australian or New Zealand graduate not sharing your document via My eQuals, upload a high quality colour PDF copy of  your qualification document which has been certified as a true copy of the original by a person authorised to certify documents (see information about certification of documents above).
2. Proof of your identity via one of the two methods below:
   • Electronic verification: if you have an Australian driver's licence or passport or you have a foreign passport plus an Australian visa and are currently in Australia, you can verify your identity electronically
   • Certified ID: if you have a foreign (not Australian) passport but no visa or do not wish to verify your identity electronically, you must upload a high quality colour certified copy of your passport page or (Australian residents only) the front and back of your driver's licence (see certification of documents information above).
3. An up-to-date personal resume (CV). This should include all your education, work and veterinary activities up to now. The resume should explain any gaps in your veterinary work or activities. The resume should include your place of birth, and your places of primary, secondary and tertiary education. If English is not your primary language, the resume should provide details of your English language education.
4. A change of name document if you are re-registering under a different name than the name on your photo ID or degree testamur. The copy must be certified as a true copy of the original by a person authorised to certify documents (see information about certification of documents above).
5. Only if you have previously done an accredited English language test, results of IELTS, PTE Academic, OET, or TOEFL iBT. The results must be certified as a true copy of the original by an authorised certifier of documents (see information about certification of documents above).
6. If you have not practised as a veterinary practitioner for 3 or more years, evidence of training undertaken to prepare to return to practice.
• STEP 2 - Sign into your account via the 'Application form' link below. Your username is your old registration number (starting with V). You can reset your password using the 'Forgot password?' link. Re-set links will be emailed to the email address last recorded on your account. If you need to update your email address or you get a message that your account is disabled, please contact Vetboard staff.
• STEP 3 - Update your personal information if required, then click the NEXT button to proceed to the application form.
• STEP 4 - Complete the application form, uploading prepared documents as required.
• STEP 5 - Pay required fees via credit or debit card (MasterCard or Visa). Fees include an application processing fee and registration fees (to 30 June). Other fees may be charged if your application is complex or received after the application cut-off date for your preferred registration date (see dates above). Current fee schedule: Vetboard fees

After you submit your application form and pay required fees, you will receive an email acknowledgement from Vetboard Victoria. If you do not receive an email, please contact us.

Privacy of your information: The Board will only use and disclose personal information collected in the application form for the purposes of registration, unless the Board has obtained your consent to use the information for additional purposes. More information: Privacy policy