Nurse licensing · SCFHS Saudi Nursing License and SCFHS Registration from Pakistan
Your Saudi nursing application turns on the SCFHS classification file. The Pakistan Nursing Council record and education papers form its starting point.
Nursing council
SCFHS
Source verification
Dataflow PSV
Competency test
Prometric
End-to-end time
Typically 2 to 4 months end to end, with current processing confirmed on the SCFHS portal
Document route
Embassy
Building the SCFHS nursing file from Pakistan
Saudi hospital recruiters require all foreign nursing staff to obtain professional classification through SCFHS.
The process begins with HEC attestation of your BSc Nursing or General Nursing diploma, followed by direct verification of your Pakistan Nursing Council (PNC) registration and hospital experience letters through Dataflow.
We manage the entire Pakistan-side document chain, from board and university attestations to Dataflow case coordination, freeing you to prepare for your nursing Prometric exam.
Send your credentials for review
Send us your nursing diploma and PNMC registration. We confirm the attestation chain, the verification submission, and the agreed scope plus quote before you book.
Start the scope checkEligibility
Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS)
Nursing diploma or BSN from a recognised institution, with current registration.
Experience requirements vary by classification tier, as set by SCFHS.
Documents the nursing board wants
The papers your nursing file depends on, each with its own reference page where available.
The attestation sequence for nurses
MOFA attestation or apostille
MOFA attestation or apostille
MOFA confirms the HEC e-attestation, and the apostille covers most filings, with the embassy or Cultural route where the employer requires it.
How the nursing council works
Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS)
Regulates nurses across Saudi Arabia.
Primary-source verification
- Dataflow verifies your nursing qualification, registration, and experience at source before the exam.
Competency and language
- The SCFHS Professional Practice Licensure Exam (Professional Nurse blueprint) runs on the Prometric platform, in published exam windows through the year.
- English proficiency is assessed as part of the eligibility file where required.
Council filing and documents
- SCFHS Mumaris+ portal account, classification application, then exam registration after Dataflow clears.
Processing estimate
Typically 2 to 4 months end to end, with current processing confirmed on the SCFHS portal.
Registration renewal
SCFHS requires continuing education hours and periodic renewal for nurses.
Nursing licence filing help
Send your nursing diploma and PNMC registration, and we confirm the attestation, verification, and coordination scope plus the quote before you book.
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Member since 7 Dec 2022. The MOFA apostille is accepted for most filings, but the embassy and Mosadaqa (Cultural) routes remain in common use. Mosadaqa (the official Saudi Cultural Mission e-service for educational-certificate verification) has been mandatory for employment, professional registration, and SCE applications since 25 December 2025.
Insured document handling
Cover for loss or damage in transit
Free doorstep collection
From anywhere in Pakistan
What we file and what the council decides
A nursing licensing file splits into document work and a regulator decision. We keep the two separate, and this page states the boundary in writing.
Attestdone performs
- ·HEC attestation of the nursing degree and transcript
- ·MOFA attestation or apostille
- ·document preparation for the SCFHS file
Partner steps in the nursing file
Where the council names an outside verification or translation partner, we coordinate that handoff.
- ·Dataflow primary-source verification under your reference
You do
- ·SCFHS portal account and classification application
- ·the Prometric exam itself
PNMC or the destination council decides
The nursing council controls eligibility, assessment results, registration, and renewal.
- ·eligibility and classification tier
- ·exam results
- ·licence grant and renewal
What nursing-file support does not include
We do not issue registration, guarantee an assessment result, or substitute for your professional declarations.
- ·licence approval
- ·exam conduct
- ·visa or immigration outcomes
Reviewed by Attestdone Compliance & Content Review · Last reviewed 2026-08-12
Sources: SCFHS Professional Practice Licensure Exams (dates and blueprints) · Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS) · Dataflow (SCFHS primary-source verification partner)
Regulatory requirements change. Verify eligibility, fees, and timelines on the regulator's portal before applying.
Nurse licensing questions
Common doubts for the Saudi Arabia nurse licence route, answered before you book.
What documents does SCFHS want from a Pakistani nurse?
Is the Dataflow step mandatory for nurses?
Who decides my nursing classification?
The Saudi Arabia document files that pair with this journey
The licence application runs alongside a visa file. Open the work visa file to see the full document set and route.
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What professionals say about this route
Clients who took the nurse file through SCFHS and the Pakistan-side document chain.
“SCFHS asked for Dataflow verification before my Saudi nursing licence. Attestdone prepared the degree and licence documents in the format Dataflow wanted and couriered them under my reference number. The report came back in about four weeks.”
Saima Noor
Lahore
“The DHA needed a primary source verification for my Dubai licence. Attestdone checked the required format, coordinated the university submission, and handled the courier. The PSV came through without a single query.”
Dr. Adeel Yousaf
Rawalpindi
“MOFA attestation sat between HEC and the Saudi Embassy. Attestdone ran all three stages together and I tracked everything on WhatsApp from Riyadh. The MOFA sticker was on in two days.”
Engr. Bilal Kakar
Riyadh (from Peshawar)
Start your Saudi Arabia nurse licence file
Send us your nurse documents and we take them through the required verification, MOFA, and the Saudi Arabia embassy in Islamabad's Diplomatic Enclave, then coordinate the verification steps under your regulator reference. The regulator alone decides eligibility and the licence. The agreed scope and quote are confirmed after review.