FAQ: I'm moving abroad, what do I need to do?
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"The golden rule when planning to spend time outside the UK is to plan your re-entry before going.

Please contact your responsible officer (usually via your appraisal team) for advice at least three months before you leave.

If your plans change while you are away, contact [the team] to discuss.​"
​Guidance for a GP planning to spend time abroad (ROAN, April 2018)
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UK evidence only

"​We expect you to collect supporting information from practice you undertake in the UK.

Only in exceptional circumstances would a doctor with supporting information drawn wholly or substantively from overseas practice be able to maintain their UK licence to practise.

Responsible officers or suitable persons may decide to accept supporting information from overseas practice if they are satisfied that it meets the same standards as those expected in the UK and so gives them assurance about your continued fitness to practise.

​Speak to your responsible officer or suitable person if you intend to practise overseas while holding a UK licence to practise."
Guidance for doctors: requirements for revalidation and maintaining your licence (GMC, March 2018)

Induction & Refresher Scheme
​Portfolio Route ​for returners to the UK

The Portfolio route is designed for: 
  • doctors who have previously worked independently and unsupervised as a general practitioner in the UK and have had a break of up to ten years from NHS general practice, while working as a general practitioner overseas, and now want to return to work in England
  • doctors who moved overseas to work as a general practitioner soon after gaining their CCT or CEGPR in the UK and have had a break of up to ten years from NHS general practice, while working as a general practitioner overseas, and now want to work in England.
RCGP webpage
​​For more information visit the General Practice National Recruitment Office.


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