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- Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Surgeons
- Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Nurses
- Contact the Advice Team
- XL Bully dog ban
- 'Under care' - new guidance
- Advice on Schedule 3
- Controlled Drugs Guidance – A to Z
- Dealing with Difficult Situations webinar recordings
- FAQs – Common medicines pitfalls
- FAQs – Routine veterinary practice and clinical veterinary research
- GDPR – RCVS information and Q&As
Change of category fees
If you're a veterinary surgeon and you wish to change category, please refer to the table below for the fee that you need to pay.
Changing category during annual renewal
Change of category | 1 - 30 April 2024 | 1 - 31 May 2024 |
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From 'UK-practising' (standard fee) to 'Practising outside the UK' | £200 | £336 |
From 'UK-practising' (standard fee) to 'Non-practising' | £66 | £269 |
From 'Practising outside the UK' to 'UK-practising' (standard fee) | £402 | £437 |
From 'Practising outside the UK' to 'Non-practising' | £66 | £168 |
From 'Non-practising' to 'UK-practising' (standard fee) | £402 | £437 |
From 'Non-practising' to 'Practising outside the UK' | £200 | £235 |
Change of category applications carried out as part of the annual renewal must be received by 31 May each year, which is when the annual renewal period ends. If the full fee is not received by this date 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 £402, in addition to your 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.
Please note: if you have already paid your annual renewal fee for this year, then you may apply to change your category.