Applying for eligibility to complete an Overseas Pharmacists

Assessment Programme (OSPAP)

Guidance on completing your application
March 2021
If you want to register as a pharmacist with us and you have
completed an international pharmacist qualification which is not a
‘relevant European qualification’, and you have completed all the
education and training requirements to be eligible to register as a
pharmacist in the country where you qualified, you will need to carry
out additional education and training in Great Britain before you are
able to apply to register.
This is to make sure that patients can have confidence that the
individuals who appear on our register are fully qualified and meet all
our standards.
The first step towards meeting the criteria to register in Great Britain
is to complete an OSPAP course. Please read the Registering as a
pharmacist in Great Britain: internationally- qualified pharmacists
factsheet for more information about the other steps you will need to
complete to meet the registration criteria.
We will use the information you give us in your application to assess
if you meet the criteria to apply for an OSPAP course, and if there is
anything which would prevent you from registering as a pharmacist in
Great Britain. If you are eligible, we will pass on some of this
information to the university/ies you have chosen as your preferred
OSPAP course provider.
Please read this guidance carefully to help make sure that you provide
all the information we need, in the correct format.
We recommend you print out this guidance document as you will need
to complete and submit paper copies of the forms at the end as part of
your application.
In this guidance
1. The application process
2. The outcome of your application
3. Providing evidence of your qualifications and experience
4. Providing evidence of your identity
5. Certifying your documents
6. Making a statutory declaration
7. Knowledge of English language requirements
8. What will delay my application?​
1. The application process
To apply for eligibility to complete an OSPAP course, you will
need to:
1. Identify the documents you will need to provide, including
evidence of your qualifications and of your identity, and get
copies legally certified (see sections 3 to 5)
2. Request documents about your pharmacy qualification and
experience from the university where you qualified and from the
pharmacy regulator in that country. You may need to send these
with your application, or ask for them to be sent directly to the
GPhC (see section 3)
3. Complete a paper copy of the application form. You can fill in
the main form and the payment form using a computer if you
want, but you will need to print out and sign them. You will need
to print out and fill in any other forms by hand. Make sure you
write clearly in block capitals. Do not make any alterations or
use correction fluid.
4. Make a payment of an application fee of £687.00. The
application fee covers the processing of your application and is
non-refundable, even if your application is not successful. Once
we have received your application, and confirmed that we have
all the information we need to begin processing it, we will
contact you to request the application fee,. You will receive an
email from ‘shopper@worldpay.com’ containing instructions
and a link to pay the total online.
5. Post your completed application form and your supporting
documents to us.
Post your application and documents to us using a trackable service
such as Royal Mail ‘Signed For’. Use your tracking number to find
out when your application has been delivered.
Once we receive your application, the applications team will:
• assess the information you provide in your form to make sure it is
complete
• email you to request the application fee payment
We will let you know by email if we need you to provide more
information.
Making a payment
When we receive your application, we will request the application
payment fee. You will receive an email from
‘shopper@worldpay.com’ containing instructions and a link to pay
online. The email you will receive will look like this:

The payment link in the email will be valid for 28 days. If you need
any additional time to pay the fee, please email us at
registers@pharmacyregulation.org. Make sure you give your name,
pharmacy postcode and the type of application you have submitted so
we can find and update your application promptly.
2. The outcome of your application
If your application is successful, we will send you a letter to confirm
that you are eligible to complete an OSPAP course. We will notify the
university/ies you have chosen as your preferred OSPAP course
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with them to manage your application directly. You must start your
OSPAP course within two academic years of receiving your
confirmation letter. For example, if you receive your letter before
September 2020, you must start your course in 2020, or in 2021.
If your application is unsuccessful, we will write to you to explain
our decision. We will keep a record of your application.
3. Providing evidence of your qualifications and experience
You must include documents about your pharmacy qualification and
experience as a pharmacist as part of your application, and you must
also request some documents to be sent directly to the GPhC from the
organisations that issued them. We will use these to verify your
pharmacy qualification, that you have met the criteria to practise as a
pharmacist in the country where you qualified, and that there are no
issues which would affect your ability to practise safely and
effectively in Great Britain.
Your name on these documents should match the one on your identity
documents. If it does not, you will need to make a statutory
declaration, and you may need to provide documents to confirm the
change. See section 6 for more information.
If your documents are not written in English, you must provide a
professional translation. You should include this with your
application, if you send the documents to us with your application. If
the documents must be sent directly to us, we will send them to you as
a PDF to be translated. See section 5 for more information about
providing translations.
What you must provide with your application
1. Your original degree certificate
You must send us your original degree certificate – we will not
accept a copy or a provisional version of this document. We will
verify your certificate and make a copy. We will send it back to you
to the address you give us in your application, using the secure
mailing service Royal Mail Special Delivery.
The name on your degree certificate must match the one on your
identity documents, word for word, letter for letter. If it does not,
you will need to complete a statutory declaration. See section 6.
If your university has not issued your degree certificate yet, ask
them to write directly to us, to confirm:
• that you have successfully completed the degree course
• that they have not yet issued the certificate
• the date when the certificate will be issued
We will process your application for eligibility to complete an
Overseas Pharmacists Assessment Programme (OSPAP) without
your degree certificate, if we have confirmation from your
university of when it will be issued. But you must provide your
original degree certificate to register with us. If you have not sent it
to us before you apply to register, it could delay your registration.
2. ENIC statement of comparability
This is an official document that states how your qualification
compares to a UK qualification. You will need to apply to UK
European Network Information Centre, who will assess your
qualification and issue a statement of comparability. There is a
charge for this service.
You must send the original version of the statement of
comparability as part of your application. We will send it back to
you to the address you give us in your application, using a secure
mailing service called Royal Mail Special Delivery.
How your qualification compares
If your qualification is assessed as at least equivalent to a UK
Bachelor’s Degree in pharmacy, with at least three academic years of
pharmacy content, you do not need to provide any more information.
If your qualification is assessed as not equivalent to a UK Bachelor’s
Degree in pharmacy, you will need to include extra evidence with
your application. You will need to send us:
1. a copy of the syllabus that you studied for your degree. This
must show the title of the organisation where you studied, and the
dates of your study there. The syllabus must be the one that you
followed during your study – not just the current version.
2. an assessment of the syllabus that you studied, using the
international comparative assessment framework. We will
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3. any other documents or certificates from other pharmacy
qualifications or training you have completed which help to show
that you have studied the topics in the assessment framework.
Make sure you include additional training and qualifications in the
framework assessment form to show which topics they relate to in
the syllabus.
We will send these documents and evidence to the university/ies
where you want to study your OSPAP course. The university will use
these to decide whether to offer you a place. They may also ask you to
provide more information about your education directly to them to
help them decide.
What you must ask to be sent directly to the GPhC
We must receive these documents directly from the organisation that
issued them-we can’t accept copies from a third party. If they are sent
by email, the sender’s address must include the organisation’s official
domain name. If any of them are not in English, we will send them to
you to be translated.
1. Your academic transcript
Request a full transcript of your academic record for your
pharmacy qualification, from the university where you studied. It
must include a list of all the modules or topics you studied and the
marks you achieved. The transcript must be signed by the relevant
university member of staff.
We will check the information you provide in your application
against the transcript. If there are any differences, we will need an
explanation from a representative from your university. We will
store the transcript securely for six months and destroy it if we
have not received an application during that time from someone
with the same name.
 2. A letter of good standing (LGS) from the regulator in the
country where you qualified
This is a document (sometimes called a ‘certificate of current
professional status’) which should include:
• your name, date of birth and registered address
• the name of the university where you completed your pharmacy
qualification
• the date when you obtained your pharmacy qualification
• confirmation that you are registered as a pharmacist (if you have
not registered or practised in the country, the letter should
confirm that you are eligible to register),
• any fitness to practise or disciplinary issues, current or past
We must receive the LGS within three months of the date it is
issued, and it is valid for six months from the issue date. We may
check the information on this document with the organisation
which issued it. If your application is not complete before it
expires, you will need to request another LGS.
3. Two references from professional or academic referees
One reference must be academic – from a university tutor, or a
professional who has instructed or supervised you on an internship,
placement or period of training.
The other reference must be from your current or most recent
employer.
You should include a third reference if you have been:
• working in pharmacy in the United Kingdom (UK) – the
reference must be from your supervising pharmacist or
pharmacy technician
• studying in the UK – the reference should be from your tutor
Make sure all references include:
• the date they were written
• the full name of the referee
• their registration number if they are a registered professional
• that the reference is given in support of your application to the
GPhC
• your full name
The reference should be written on headed paper and have an
official stamp of the organisation the referee represents. If it has
been sent by email, the sender’s address must include the
organisation’s official domain name. They should not come from a
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their contact details as part of your application and that we may
contact them to verify the information they have provided.
Important: your referee can’t be related to you.
Registration with other healthcare regulators
If you are currently registered with any other healthcare regulator in
the UK or overseas, or have been registered during the last five years,
you must provide a LGS from that organisation. It should include:
• your name, date of birth and registered address
• the name of the university where you completed your pharmacy
qualification
• confirmation that you are registered as a pharmacist (if you are
not currently registered in the country, the letter should confirm
that you are eligible to re-register),
• any fitness to practise or disciplinary issues, current or past
We may check the information on this document with the organisation
which issued it. The document is valid for six months from the date it
is issued.
4. Providing evidence of your identity
Under the law, we must confirm the identity of the pharmacy
professionals on our register, and that they meet the criteria to be
registered. To meet this requirement, we ask you to provide certified
copies of your original identity documents to verify your identity.
Although you are not applying to register, we carry out these checks
as part of this application to help confirm your identity as the person
who completes all the education and training requirements to meet the
criteria for registration.
Please read section 5 to make sure your documents are certified
correctly and remember that if they are not in English, you must
provide a professional translation.
What documents do I need to provide?
1. A certified copy of the identity page in your current valid
passport
We only need a copy of your passport page showing your photo,
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name, date of birth and the expiry date. If you have extended the
validity of your passport, include the page with that information as
well.
2. A duplicate or certified copy of your birth certificate
If you were born in England, Wales, or Scotland you must
submit an original copy of your birth certificate, which you can
request from the General Registers Office for England and Wales
 or the General Registers Office for Scotland.
If you were NOT born in England, Wales, or Scotland you must
submit a certified copy of your birth certificate. See section 5 to
find out how your documents should be certified.
If you are using a name other than the one on your birth certificate,
if your birth certificate is not written in English, or if the
registration date on your birth certificate is not within one year of
your date of birth, see section 6 to find out what additional
documents you need to provide.
Your birth certificate must state your full legal name, date and
place of birth and indicate that your birth was registered within 12
months of the date you were born. This is because birth certificates
issued after 12 months of a birth can’t be relied on as an accurate
record of the event on their own.
If your birth certificate is not written in English, you must provide
a translation unless the registration date on your birth certificate is
not within one year of your date of birth. If the registration date is
not within one year, you will need to complete statutory declaration
A (see section 6).
3. Two countersigned passport photos
You will need one photo for this application, and one which we
will send to the university/ies you plan to complete your OSPAP
course. See section 5 to find out how your photos should be
countersigned. Complete a photograph certification sheet included
in this application pack and attach your photo.
Changes to your name
If you are using a name other than the one on your birth
certificate, you should submit an official document which confirms
the change. For example, this could be:
• a General Registers Office duplicate of a marriage or civil
partnership certificate if the ceremony took place in England,
Wales or Scotland
• a certified copy of a marriage or civil partnership certificate if the
ceremony took place elsewhere
• or a certified copy of a ‘deed poll’: this is a certified copy of the
original change of name deed
If you do not have an official document to confirm the change, you
must fill in a statutory declaration- see section 6.
5. Providing certified documents, countersigned photos, and English translations
If you are living in England, Wales Scotland or Northern Ireland
when you apply, the copies of your documents must be certified by a:
 • solicitor (registered and in good standing with the Law Society of
England, Wales and Scotland, or the Law Society of Northern
Ireland)
• Commissioner for Oaths (in good standing with their regulatory
authority and based in England, Wales, Scotland or Northern
Ireland)
A Commissioner for Oaths is a person who is authorised to verify
legal documents, and can be a:
• notary public
• solicitor
• barrister
• legal executive
• licensed conveyancer
We will not accept documents certified by anybody other than
members of the legal professions, registered in the UK and listed
above.
If you are not living in England, Wales, Scotland or Northern
Ireland when you apply, they should be certified by a similar legal
professional in the country where you are living. Make sure they
include contact details (and their registration number if they have one)
so that we can verify their status if we need to.
How should my supporting documents be certified?
Once you have shown them the original document, the legal
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professional certifying your documents should write on the copy of

your supporting document:
i. ‘I certify that I have seen the original document and that this is a
true copy’.
ii. Their signature.
iii. Their name in block capitals.
iv. Their professional registration number (if they have one).
v. The date
Important: We may check the registration of the legal professional
who certifies your documents with their regulatory authority. Make
sure you are satisfied that they are a regulated legal professional.
Providing correctly countersigned passport size photos
a) Who can countersign my photos?
Both your photos should be countersigned by the solicitor or legal
professional who is certifying your other documents.
b) How should my passport photos be certified?
The person certifying your photos should write on the back of it:
i. ‘I certify that this is a true likeness of [Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms or other
 title, followed by your full name]’.
ii. Their signature.
iii. The date.
They must also fill in the photograph certification form at the end of
this guidance. The same person should certify both photos. You will
also need to sign the photograph certification form in the presence of
the person certifying the form.
Providing translations of documents not written in English
If any of your documents are not in English, they must be
accompanied by a translation. The translation must be carried out by a
professional translator (you can contact your embassy for a list of
translators).
The translation must be a literal translation, not an interpretation of
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the original document. It must include the text from all certifications
and ink stamps on the original document.
As well as providing the translation text, the translator must:
• sign and date the translation
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• provide their name and business address
• certify that they are authorised to translate from the language into
English
• certify that the translation produced is true and accurate
This information can be on the same page as the translation text, or be
on a separate sheet attached to the translation.
6. Making a statutory declaration
We need to be able to verify your identity and your qualifications to
assess your application. A key way we do this is by confirming your
identity using your birth certificate, confirming any changes through
marriage or civil partnership certificates, or deed poll, and then
matching your name across all your other supporting documents. This
means that if, for example:
• there are issues with your birth certificate (or you do not have
one)
• your name is written differently on any of your supporting
documents
• you want to register using a different version of your name than
the one on your birth, marriage or civil partnership certificates,
or deed poll
you must complete and submit a statutory declaration form which is
included in this application pack. Your name must be written in full on
all your supporting documents- initials are not acceptable.
Check the scenarios below to see if you need to complete and submit
a statutory declaration. You may need to complete more than one.
If you need to complete a statutory declaration, you must do this with
a solicitor present. The solicitor must then fill in the final section of
the form.
Complete declaration A if:
• you do not have a birth certificate
• your birth certificate is not written in English
• the registration date on your birth certificate is not within one
year of your date of birth
Complete declaration B if:
• you have changed your name from the one on your birth
certificate (by marriage, civil partnership or deed poll for
example) and you are not able to provide a document as evidence
of your change of name
• you want to register in a name other than that on your birth or
marriage certificate (for example if you have added or dropped
any names or letters, or if your names appear in a different order
on your certificate)
Complete declaration C if:
• the name on your qualification certificate is not identical to the
one on your birth certificate (word for word, letter for letter)
• the name on your proof of identity document(s) is not identical to
the one on your birth certificate or the document which confirms
you have changed your name (word for word, letter for letter)
7. Knowledge of English language requirements
To register with us, you must be able to show that you have sufficient
English language competence to practise safely and effectively. This
requirement applies to everyone on our register and is set out in the
Health Care and Associated Professions (Knowledge of English)
Order 2015.
Although you are not applying to register, we carry out these checks
as part of this application to help confirm that you meet the
requirements to complete the OSPAP course, and will meet the criteria
for registration.
There are three different ways you can demonstrate your English
language competence.
1. A pass result of and acceptable English language test
2. A pharmacy qualification, that has taken three or more years to
complete, and has been taught and examined in English, in a
‘majority English speaking’ country other than the UK. The
qualification must be one which would allow you to practice as
 a pharmacist in the country where you completed it.
3. Practice for at least two years as a pharmacist or pharmacy
technician in a ‘majority English speaking country’.
The gov.uk website lists the countries defined as ‘majority English
speaking’.
Download the Providing evidence of English language skills guidance
pack from our website to find out more about how to provide
evidence, and the types of documents you will need.
Important: if you chose options two or three, make sure you check
with the university where you plan to complete the OSPAP course
about their English language evidence requirements. They may not
accept these types of evidence as part of your course application and
require you to complete an acceptable English language test.
8. Submitting your application
Use the application checklist to make sure you have included all the
documents you need to when you send your application to us. Keep
this guide for reference until you know the outcome of your
application.
Your application will be delayed if:
• you do not submit all the required documents
• your documents have not been certified by an appropriate person,
as specified in this guidance
• your supporting documents are incomplete
• you have a fitness to practise issue which needs to be assessed
We recommend that you collect the information you need in good
time to apply, and to check that the referees you want to use are
available.
What if I am not able to provide all the documents in the format
you request?
If you are not able to provide all the evidence documents to confirm
your identity, qualifications and experience, you should contact us
before submitting your application. We may consider alternative
evidence but we do not have an obligation to do so.
If you are not able to provide information about your qualifications
directly from the university where you studied, or your LGS, contact
us. In exceptional circumstances, we may be able to accept them
directly from you, but you may need to provide additional
information, for example by completing an assessment of the syllabus
that you studied, using the international comparative assessment
framework.
If we decide to accept alternative evidence, or evidence provided
directly to us, we will explain this to the university where you plan to
complete your OSPAP course. There is no guarantee that they will
also accept it, and we recommend that you check directly with the
university.
Sending us your application form
Send this form and your supporting documents to:
International Applications
General Pharmaceutical Council
25 Canada Square
LONDON
E14 5LQ
You should also ask the organisations and people who are sending
other documents to us as part of your application to send them to this
address. They can also email these directly to
international@pharmacyregulation.org. The sender’s address must
include the organisation’s official domain name. They should not
come from a private individual email account.
Important: Post your application and documents to us using a
trackable service such as Royal Mail ‘Signed For’ in the UK. Use
your tracking number to find out when your documents have been
delivered. They will be confirmed as delivered to ‘Citigroup’. Keep
your tracking number and delivery confirmation until you know the
outcome of your application.
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Applying for eligibility to complete an Overseas Pharmacists

Assessment Programme (OSPAP)
Application form
1. Personal details
Tell us your personal details so that we can identify you and verify that you are eligible to complete an
OSPAP. The name you include in this application form should match the one on your identity
documents, and your qualification documents. See sections 4, 5 and 6 of the application guidance for
more information.
We will use your email address and the phone number(s) you give to contact you about your
application, if necessary. We will use the postal address you give us to return your original documents.
We recommend that this is a UK address so that we can use a tracked delivery service to return your
documents safely.

1.1 Title Mr Mrs Ms Miss Other      

1.2
Surname(s)      

1.3 First name      

1.4 Middle name(s)      

1.5 Date of birth (DDMMYY)                  

1.6 Correspondence      

address

1.7 Postcode      

1.8 Country      

1.9 Nationality      

1.10 Personal phone       Work phone      

1.11 Email address      

2. Proof of identity
Tell us the details of the documents you are using as evidence of your
identity.
2.1 Your passport
a) Passport number      

b) Date of issue (DDMMYY)                  

c) Date of expiry (DDMMYY)                  

d) Name on your birth certificate      

e) Date of issue (DDMMYY)                  

3. Registration qualification
Tell us the details of the qualification you completed to register as a
pharmacist, and the ENIC assessment of how this compares to a UK
pharmacy qualification. We will use this to verify the education that
you have completed and that you are eligible to complete an OSPAP
course.
a) Qualification title      

b) Date started (DD MM YY)                  

c) Date awarded (DD MM YY)                  

d) Name of university      

e) I have requested my academic transcript for this qualificationPageto8 ofbe27

sent to the GPhC
f) I have included a ENIC statement of compatibility about this
qualification with my application
g) ENIC reference number                    

4. Proof of eligibility to register

Tell us the details of the healthcare regulator which can verify that you
completed the education and training needed to register as a
pharmacist in the country where you completed your qualification.
Even if you did not register with this organisation, we will use this
information to verify that you meet the criteria to register. We may
contact the organisation to do this.
a) Name of body      

b) Registration number (if      

applicable

I have requested a letter of good standing to be sent from this

organisation to the GPhC

5. Registration with other healthcare regulatory bodies

Tell us about any other healthcare regulatory bodies you are currently,
or have been registered with in last five years. Continue on a separate
sheet if there are more. We will use this to verify you are fit to practise
as a pharmacy professional. Although you are not applying to register,
we carry out these checks as part of this application to make sure that
you will be able to meet the criteria for registration, if you complete
the additional education and training requirements.
5.1. Areyou currently or have you previously been registered
with:
 a) any UK healthcare regulatory body (any member body of
the Professional Standards Authority), other than the GPhC
or former RPSGB?
Yes ​No
If you have answered ‘yes’, please give details of your
registration below. You will need to provide a letter of good
standing from this organisation. See section 3 of the guidance
for more information.
Name of body      

Registration number      

I have requested a letter of good standing to be sent from this

organisation to the GPhC

b) a healthcare regulatory body outside the UK?

Yes ​No
If you have answered ‘yes’, please give details of your
registration below. You will need to provide a letter of good
standing from this organisation. See section 3 of the guidance
for more information.

Name of body      

Registration number      

I have requested a letter of good standing to be sent from this

organisation to the GPhC

6. Employment history
Tell us about your previous employment, starting from when you
were first able to work as a pharmacist. Continue on a separate sheet
if you need more space.
Please include the country as part of the address. If you did not work
as a pharmacist for a period, include any other work as well. If you
were not working, please include the dates of this break and give a
brief explanation (such as ‘maternity’ or ‘career break’ for example).
We may contact the organisations to verify the information you give
us.
6.1. Please
give your employment history, starting from when you
were first able to work as a pharmacist.
Employer’s name and address Job title From Until
(MMYY) (MMYY)
                       

                       

7. Referees
Give details of at least two referees who can support your
application. If you have been studying or working in the UK, you
should also include a third reference. See section 3 of the application
guidance to check who can be a referee. We will keep their contact
details as part of your application and may use them to contact your
referees.
7.1 Academic reference details
Referee name      

Job title      

Phone number      

Email address      

Organisation address      

Post code      

Country      

I have asked this person to send their reference directly to the

GPhC

7.2 Professional reference details

Referee name      

Job title      

Phone number      

Email address      

Organisation address      

Post code      

Country      

I have asked this person to send their reference directly to the

GPhC
7.3 Are you currently (or have you recently been) working or
studying in the UK?
​ yes, I have been studying in the UK
yes, I have been working in pharmacy in the UK
​ no, I have not been working or studying in the UK
If you have answered ‘yes’, please provide an extra reference. If you
have been working, this must be your supervising pharmacist or
pharmacy technician. If you have been studying, this must be your
tutor.
7.4 UK reference details
This referee is my: ​ supervising pharmacist or pharmacy
technican ​ tutor
Referee name      

Job title      

Phone number      

Email address      

Organisation address      

Post code      

I have asked this person to send their reference directly to the

GPhC
8. Application declaration
In this section we ask you to make declarations about:
• any previous applications you have made
• the information you have provided as part of your application
• your consent for us (the GPhC) to process and act on that information
• your understanding of the process of meeting the criteria for registration as a pharmacist
Make sure you read and understand each section before you sign your application. If you have any
questions about meeting the requirements set out in these declarations, please contact us.

8.1. Have you made any previous applications to either the GPhC
or former RPSGB, for any of the steps in the process leading
to registration as a pharmacist or pharmacy technician?
(This should include any previous applications for eligibility to
start an OSPAP course, or to register as a pharmacy technician,
 for example)
Yes ​No
If you answered ‘yes’ above, please provide:
                 
a) the date of your application (MM YYYY)
  
b) any application or registration reference you were given (if
you know it):

8.2. I understand that:

a) the GPhC will make any enquiries it considers necessary to make
a decision about my eligibility to complete an OSPAP course,
and this is likely to include contacting the organisations and
people I have named in my application
b) the GPhC may discuss or disclose personal or sensitive data it
holds about me with any other third party if it considers it to be
necessary and justified, either in the public interest or to ensure
patient safety. This may include:
• referees
• education organisations
• professional representative bodies
• professional regulators
• government departments
• law enforcement agencies
• immigration agencies
c) if I am found to have given false or misleading information in
connection with my application, the GPhC may:
• refuse this application
• report this to the relevant law enforcement agency, or any
other third party it considers to be relevant
• refuse an application to register I may make in the future
• remove me from the register, if I am registered
d) the GPhC assessment of my application does not include any
assessment of my fitness to practice in terms of good character
and health, but this will be assessed as part of my registration
application
e) if the GPhC decides that I am eligible to apply for an OSPAP
course, this assessment does not provide a guarantee or
assurance that I will be able to register as a pharmacist with the
GPhC
 f) if I successfully complete all of the education and training steps
to meet the registration criteria, my fitness to practise will be
assessed as part of my application to join the register

8.2 I declare that the information that I have provided in this

application, including my supporting documents, is complete,
true and accurate and relates to me

Signed ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Date

OSPAP preference form

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If your GPhC application is successful, we will send certified photograph
here.
this form to the university/ies where you want to Have you included the
complete your OSPAP course. We will also send a correct text on the
back?
letter to confirm that we have assessed that you are
eligible to apply for an OSPAP course.
The university may contact you, but we recommend that you get in
touch with them to manage your application directly and to find out if
you need to send any more information to them.
1. Personal details
Full name      

Date of birth                   (DD MM YY)

Current address      

Post code      

Phone number      

Email address      

2. OSPAP course provider preference

Tick to indicate where you want to study your OSPAP course. We
recommend that you choose at least three options.
Aston University (Birmingham)    University of Hertfordshire   

University of Brighton    University of Sunderland   

Application cover sheet

Name*:      

1. Documents I enclose with my application

As part of my application for eligibility to complete an Overseas
Pharmacists Assessment Programme (OSPAP), I enclose:
a) Evidence of my qualification and eligibility to practise
pharmacy
​my original degree certificate
​ENIC statement of compatibility
As my qualification was not assessed as equal to at least a UK
bachelor’s degree in pharmacy, I enclose:
​a copy of the syllabus I studied for my degree
​an assessment of the syllabus using the international comparative
assessment framework
​any other documents or certificates showing that I have studied
the topics in the framework
As the name on my qualification certificate does not match the one on
my birth certificate, I enclose:
​a statutory declaration form with declaration B or C completed
b) Proof of my identity
 a​ certified copy of the page(s) of my current valid passport,
showing my photo and the expiry date
and either
​a General Registers Office for England and Wales or a General
Registers Office for Scotland duplicate birth certificate (as I was
born in England Scotland or Wales
or
​a correctly certified copy of my birth certificate (as I was born
outside of England Scotland or Wales
As my birth certificate is not in English, I have enclosed one of:
​a declaration form with section A completed as the date of the
certificate is not within 12 months of my birth date
​an official English translation of my birth certificate
As I am using a name other than the one on my birth certificate, I
have enclosed:
​ ​a certified copy of an official document confirming the
change, such as a General Registers Office duplicate marriage or
civil partnership certificate
or
​ ​a statutory declaration form with declaration B completed as
I do not have a document confirming the change
c) Certified passport photo
​two correctly countersigned passport photos, one stapled to a
completed photo certification form, and one stapled to my
OSPAP preference form
d) Evidence of English language competency
I enclose one of the following:
​ ​evidence of a pharmacy qualification that has been taught
and examined in English, in a ‘majority English speaking’
country other than the UK
​a completed English language competency reference form
e) Other supporting documents you may need to provide
​a professional translation of any documents above which are not
in English
2. Documents I have arranged to be sent to the GPhC
As part of my application for eligibility to complete an Overseas
Pharmacists Assessment Programme (OSPAP), I have requested the
following documents to be sent to the GPhC:
a) Evidence of my qualification and eligibility to practise
 pharmacy
​my academic transcript from my degree course
​an LGS form the pharmacy regulator in the country where I
qualified
​an academic reference
​a reference from my current or last employer
As my degree certificate has not yet been issued, I have also
requested:
​a letter from the awarding institution confirming that I have
successfully completed the qualification with an indication of when
the degree certificate will be issued
As I have been working or studying in the UK I have also requested:
​a reference from my current supervising pharmacist or pharmacy
technician or my academic tutor
As I have been registered with other healthcare regulators, in the UK
or overseas in the last five years, I have also requested:
​an LGS form each organisation I have been registered with
b) Evidence of my English language competency
​an acceptable English language test result original or duplicate to
be sent directly to the GPhC
​a certified copy of the document used as identification when
sitting the test, as I did not use my passport

Photograph certification form

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certified photograph
here.
Your photo should be countersigned by the solicitor or Have you included the
legal professional who verified your documents. Sign correct text on the
back?
below with the certifier present so that the they can
confirm your likeness and your signature.
Applicant’s signature:

To the certifier:
By countersigning this application, you agree that the GPhC may
contact you to verify the information that you have provided. Please
fill in your details below.
Name:      

Occupation:       Phone:      

Address:      

Email:      

I declare that the attached photo is a true Solicitor’s stamp here

likeness of

______________________________________________________
(write the applicant’s full name)

and that this person has signed the form above in my presence.
The information I have provided is correct.

Signed:

Date:

Statutory declaration form

Complete all the declarations in this form that apply to you. You may
need to complete more than one declaration.
You must complete the form in the presence of a solicitor, who must
then fill in the ‘Solicitor declaration’ section.
Complete declaration A if:
 • you do not have a birth certificate
• your birth certificate is not written in English
• the registration date on your birth certificate is not within one
year of your date of birth
Complete declaration B if:
• you have changed your name from the one on your birth
certificate and you do not have a legal document confirming the
change (such as a marriage or civil partnership certificate, for
example)
• you want to apply using a name other than that on your birth or
marriage certificate (for example if you have added or dropped
any names or letters, or if your names appear in a different order
on your birth certificate)
Complete declaration C if:
• the name on your degree certificate is not identical to the one on
your birth certificate (word for word, letter for letter)
• the name on your proof of identity document(s) is not identical to
the one on your birth certificate (word for word, letter for letter)
Declaration A
I, ______________________________________________________
(write your name in full as you want it to appear on your registration)

of
________________________________________________________
________________________ (write your home address)
do solemnly and sincerely declare to the best of my knowledge and
belief, that at my birth I was given the name
______________________________________________________
on ____/_______/_______ ​in
_______________________________________
(insert the your date of birth, DD/MM/YYYY) (​ insert the town)

and that I am unable to obtain a certified copy of my birth certificate,

or that my birth certificate is not written in English.

Declaration B
I, ______________________________________________________
(write your name in full as it appears on your birth certificate)

of
________________________________________________________
________________________ (write your home address)
do solemnly and sincerely declare that since ____/_______/_______ I
have used, and in future will be
known by, the name of
______________________________________________________
(Insert the full name you are now using – this must be identical to that on your application for registration)

Declaration C

I, ______________________________________________________
(write your name in full as it is written on your birth certificate, or if you do not have one, as you have written it in declaration A)

of
________________________________________________________
________________________ (write your home address)
declare that all documents submitted with my application for
registration including the copy of the qualification certificate relate to
me. All versions of my name relate to one and the same person.

Overall applicant declaration

I, ______________________________________________________
(write your name in full as you want it to appear on your registration)

make the declaration(s) above conscientiously believing the same to

be true and by virtue of the provisions of the Statutory Declarations
Act, 1835.
Signed:

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Date:

Solicitor declaration
Declared at
________________________________________________________
___________________
​(insert the address of your premises)
On this ____________________________________ day of
_____________________________________
before me
________________________________________________________
____________________

Signed: