Overseas application data
The Professional Qualifications Act requires that we publicly report data on overseas applications.
Overseas application data
Last updated: 24 July 2026
The Professional Qualifications Act requires that we publicly report data on overseas applications. We will update this information quarterly. Quarterly numbers can include the same individual applying more than once.
You can read a list of overseas social work qualifications we have assessed (since becoming the regulator in 2019).
2026 to 2027
Quarter 1 (April, May and June)
the number of individuals who have sought to become entitled to practise the profession by means of the process: 178
the number of individuals who have become entitled to practise the profession by means of the process: 102
2025 to 2026
The number of individuals who have sought to become entitled to practise the profession by means of the process: 341
The number of individuals who have become entitled to practise the profession by means of the process: 148
The number of individuals who have sought to become entitled to practise the profession by means of the process: 346
The number of individuals who have become entitled to practise the profession by means of the process: 162
The number of individuals who have sought to become entitled to practise the profession by means of the process: 278
The number of individuals who have become entitled to practise the profession by means of the process: 189
The number of individuals who have sought to become entitled to practise the profession by means of the process: 207
The number of individuals who have become entitled to practise the profession by means of the process: 182
2024 to 2025
The number of individuals who have sought to become entitled to practise the profession by means of the process: 421
The number of individuals who have become entitled to practise the profession by means of the process: 229
The number of individuals who have sought to become entitled to practise the profession by means of the process: 380
The number of individuals who have become entitled to practise the profession by means of the process: 230
The number of individuals who have sought to become entitled to practise the profession by means of the process: 348
The number of individuals who have become entitled to practise the profession by means of the process: 187
The number of individuals who have sought to become entitled to practise the profession by means of the process: 343
The number of individuals who have become entitled to practise the profession by means of the process: 181
2023 to 2024
The number of individuals who have sought to become entitled to practise the profession by means of the process: 505
The number of individuals who have become entitled to practise the profession by means of the process: 152
The number of individuals who have sought to become entitled to practise the profession by means of the process: 485
The number of individuals who have become entitled to practise the profession by means of the process: 230
The number of individuals who have sought to become entitled to practise the profession by means of the process: 381
The number of individuals who have become entitled to practise the profession by means of the process: 256
The number of individuals who have sought to become entitled to practise the profession by means of the process: 371
The number of individuals who have become entitled to practise the profession by means of the process: 210
2022 to 2023
The number of individuals who have sought to become entitled to practise the profession by means of the process: 473
The number of individuals who have become entitled to practise the profession by means of the process: 155
The number of individuals who have sought to become entitled to practise the profession by means of the process: 411
The number of individuals who have become entitled to practise the profession by means of the process: 217
The number of individuals who have sought to become entitled to practise the profession by means of the process: 495
The number of individuals who have become entitled to practise the profession by means of the process: 163