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All veterinary surgeons practicing veterinary medicine in the UK must be registered with us. We also register veterinary nurses and practice premises. Veterinary professionals and practices must pay a fee to register with us and an annual fee to remain on the register. 

Fees for veterinary surgeons 2025-6

Registration fees

For applicants registering between 1 October 2024 - 31 March 2025 £200
For applicants registering between 1 April 2025 - 30 September 2025 £418
For applicants registering between 1 October 2025 - 31 March 2026 £208
New graduates* £208
Temporary Registration  £418
Temporary (restricted) - for practice restricted to 6 months or less £208

*Graduates graduating between 1 Jan 2025 and 30 Sept 2025 who are registering between 1 Apr 2025 and 30 Sept 2025

Annual renewal fees 

  On or before 30 April 2025 1 to 31 May 2025
UK-practising* £418 £454 (includes higher fee £36)
Practising outside the UK £208 £244 (includes higher fee £36)
Non-practising £69 £105 (includes higher fee £36)
Non-practising (70 years plus)** No fee No fee

*Annual renewal fees fall due on 1st April each year. If the renewal fee is not received in full by 31 May then your name will be removed from the Register of Veterinary Surgeons. In order to restore your name to the Register you will need to pay a restoration fee of £418, in addition to a registration fee. Please note, during this time you will not be able to use the postnominal MRCVS and UK-practising vets will need to cease practising immediately.

** To change your category to Non-practising (70 years plus), please contact the Registration Department.

Change of category fees during annual renewal between 1-30 April

Change of category 1 - 30 April 2025
From 'UK-practising' (standard fee) to 'Practising outside the UK' £208
From 'UK-practising' (standard fee) to 'Non-practising' £69
From 'Practising outside the UK' to 'UK-practising' (standard fee) £418
From 'Practising outside the UK' to 'Non-practising' £69
From 'Non-practising' to 'UK-practising' (standard fee) £418
From 'Non-practising' to 'Practising outside the UK' £208

Change of category fees and voluntary removals during the annual renewal between 1 May and 31 May

  Change of category 1-31 May 2025
Change of category applications carried out as part of the annual renewal should be received before 1 April which is when the new renewal year starts.  Members applying for changes between 1 May and 31 May will be charged the category they were on the 1 April before any requested changes can be carried out. From 'UK-practising' (standard fee) to 'Practising outside the UK' £349*
From 'UK-practising' (standard fee) to 'Non-practising' £279*
Voluntary removals carried out as part of the annual renewal should be received before 1 April which is when the new renewal year starts.  Members applying to remove their name between 1 May and 31 May will be charged the category they were on the 1 April before their name can be removed. Where no payment is received the member will be removed for non-payment. Voluntary removal as a UK-practising member £209**

*This fee also includes the fee of the category the member wants to change to

**Now that we are in the second month of the new renewal year, this is a proportion of the fee the member was on the 1 April

 

Restoration fees after removal for non-payment 2025-2026

  *Fee payable if restoring after removal for non-payment
UK-practising £836 (£418 + £418)
Practising outside the UK £626 (£418 + £208)
Non-practising £487 (£418 + £69)

*Annual renewal fees fall due on 1st April each year. If the annual renewal fee is not received in full by 31 May then your name will be removed from the Register of Veterinary Surgeons. In order to restore your name to the Register you will need to pay a restoration fee of £418, in addition to a registration fee. Please note during this time you will not be able to use the postnominal MRCVS and UK-practising vets will need to cease practising immediately.

Restoration fees after voluntary removal

 

1 October 2024 - 31 March 2025

 1 April - 30 September 2025
UK-practising £325 £547
Practising outside the UK £224 £337
Non-practising £157 £198

In order to restore your name to the Register you will need to pay a restoration fee of £129, in addition to a registration fee. Please note, during this time you will not be able to use the postnominal MRCVS and UK-practising vets will need to cease practising immediately.

Change of category fees 

Date of change of category: 1 April - 30 September 2025 1 October 2025 - 31 March 2026
From 'Practising outside the UK' to 'UK-practising' £210 payable £105 payable
From 'Non-practising' to 'UK-practising' £349 payable £175 payable
From 'Non-practising' to 'Practising outside the UK' £139 payable £70 payable
From 'UK-practising' to 'Practising outside the UK'  £105 credit n/a
From 'UK-practising' to 'Non-practising' £175 credit n/a
From 'Practising outside the UK' to 'Non-practising'  £70 credit n/a

Note: This table shows the fee payable or credit due when changing registration category. If you change category before 31 March, you will need to pay the annual renewal fee for your new category from 1 April. Credits arising from a change of category are held on account and deducted against future fees.

Voluntary removal credits

Date of voluntary removal: 1 April - 30 September 2025 1 October 2025 - 31 March 2026
UK-practising £209 n/a
Practising outside the UK £104 n/a
Non-practising £34.50 n/a

Note: If you voluntarily remove from the register between April and September you are entitled to a credit according to the category of annual fee paid as set out in the table above. If you voluntarily remove from the register between October and March you are not entitled to any credit. Credits arising from voluntary removal may be refunded.

Certificate fees

Replacement Membership Certificate £54
Letters of Good Standing £19
Letter of Good Standing (urgent request) £39

Note: The above certificate fees include a VAT charge of 20%.

Fellowship RCVS (FRCVS) fees

Fellowship application fee £109
Fellowship annual fee £111

Membership RCVS (MRCVS) fees 2024

Whole exam £2,500

Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice fees

Initial enrolment fee £87
CertAVP annual fee  £44
Synoptic exams £1,175
Accreditation fee up to 6 modules £439
Accreditation fee 7-12 modules £1,269
Accreditation fee over 12 modules £1,317

Specialist fees

Application: covers application process and assessment (does not include annual listing fee) £109
Specialist annual listing fee  £109
EU Application: Covers application process and assessment (does not include annual listing fee) £55
EU Specialists annual listing fee  £55
Re-application fee £109
Restoration fee (plus annual listing fee for the year) £109

Advanced Practitioner fees

Application: covers application process and assessment (does not include annual listing fee) £109
Annual listing fee  £109

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Fees for Registered Veterinary Practice Premises (RVPP) & Practice Standards Scheme 2025

RVPP fees

Initial registration £38
Annual fee £38

Practice Standards Scheme fees

Initial joining fee £79
Initial assessment fee £646
Annual fee: main/standalone practice* £582
Annual fee: branch practice* £157
Equivalent assessment rate £646

*Includes £38 RVPP fee if relevant.

Note: Practice premises must pay the relevant RVPP fee(s) until accredited.
Fees do not include chargeable expenses, including travel and hotel costs incurred.

Also, please note that the PSS assessment is in three parts, the pre assessment stage, the assessment day, and the post assessment stage. The assessment is allocated 4 hours of time on site.

The annual fee for a main/standalone practice covers 1 day of the assessment day every 4 years. A branch premises does not accrue an assessment day. Any additional assessment time exceeding 4 hours will be charged at a minimum of half the equivalent assessment rate, currently £646 to cover the assessor's time. 

The pre and post assessment stages will together be charged at half the equivalent assessment rate per assessment day.

Chargeable expenses may apply where travel costs and hotel costs are incurred.

Awards assessments will be charged based on assessor time, which will be charged at a minimum in half-day blocks of the equivalent day rate plus travel costs and expenses.

Practice Standards fees include a VAT charge of 20%. RVPP fees are exempt.

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Fees for veterinary nurses 2024-25

Student enrolment fees

  On or before 31 July 2025 From 1 August 2025
Enrolment (for all students) £219 £228
Enrolment extension (for 1 year) £98 £102
Temporary enrolment (for temporary or visiting students) £37 £38

In addition to the RCVS enrolment fee, students must pay a qualification registration fee to the relevant awarding organisation or university. Your college or university will be able to advise you further.

Registration & annual renewal fees

  Fee
Registration fee (for registrations between 1 November 2024 and 30 April 2025)  £150
Reduced Registration fee (for registrations between 1 May 2025 and 31 October 2025) £110
Registration fee (for registrations between 1 November 2025 and 30 April 2026)  £156
Reduced Registration fee (for registrations between 1 May 2026 and 31 October 2026) £114
  From 1 Nov 2024 From 1 Nov 2025
Assessment of qualifications - overseas application £182 £189
Assessment of qualifications - overseas Acovene VN applications £90 £94
Annual renewal fee  £82 £85
Period of supervised practice (PSP) enrolment fee £101 £105

The registration fee/reduced registration fee covers initial entry to the register and the annual fee up to 31 October. The annual renewal fees cover the period 1 November to 31 October in the following year.

Restoration fee after voluntary removal

If you restore to the Register within 18 months of voluntarily removing your name, you must pay the annual renewal fee only.

Fee payable if restoring between 1 November 2024 - 30 April 2025 

£82 (Annual renewal fee)

Fee payable if restoring between 1 May 2025- 31 October 2025

£41 (Reduced annual renewal fee)
If you restore to the Register more than 18 months after voluntarily removing your name from the Register (including those who have completed a Period of Supervised Practice (PSP)), you must pay the annual renewal fee plus a restoration fee.

Fee payable if restoring between 1 November 2024 - 30 April 2025

£150 (Restoration fee plus annual renewal fee)

Fee payable if restoring between 1 May 2025 - 31 October 2025

£110 (Restoration fee plus reduced annual renewal fee)

Restoration fee after removal for non-payment

If you restore to the Register after removal for non-payment (including those who have completed a Period of Supervised Practice (PSP), you must pay the annual renewal fee plus a restoration fee.

Fee payable if restoring between 1 November 2024 - 30 April 2025

£150 (Restoration fee plus annual renewal fee)

Fee payable if restoring between 1 May 2025 - 31 October 2025

£110 (Restoration fee plus reduced annual renewal fee)

Certificate and badge fees

Replacement veterinary nurse badge £59
Replacement certificate £54
VN Letter of good standing £20

Veterinary Nursing examination fees

Pre-registration practical (10 OSCE) £478
Pre-registration written £275
Pre-registration assessment: assignment or NPL £59
Familiarisation event £58
University examiner training - per day £2,662

Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Nursing fees

Enrolment fee £87
Certification fee £220

New Centre & Course accreditation (for 5 yrs) and reaccreditation fees

Cert AVN accreditation £7,696
Licence to practise qualification £13,000
Each additional qualification or programme £520
Pre-accreditation support package £1,300

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