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# Importing Applicants in Bulk

This article is for Administrators who would like to import multiple Applicants into Tahua at once from a spreadsheet.

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Only adding one Applicant? See [Adding a Single Applicant](/knowledge-base/administrator-help-guides/registration-management/importing-and-adding-applicants/adding-a-single-applicant.md).
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If you have a list of Applicants to add in bulk, use **Import Registrants** instead of adding them one by one.

* Click **Registrations** in the top navigation, then click **Import Registrants.**
* Click **Download the Template** to get a spreadsheet with the correct columns. The template has a sheet for each of your Registration Types (`First Name`, `Last Name`, `Email`, and a name column for organisation-type registrations).
* Fill in one row per Applicant on the sheet for their Registration Type, then upload the completed file.
* Tahua will show you a preview of every row before anything is created, flagging each one as **"This record will be imported"** or **"This record will not be imported."** Review this carefully — rows with missing or invalid information won't be imported, and duplicate emails within your file will be flagged.
* Leave **Invite registrants to the system?** ticked if you'd like everyone in the file to receive their invitation as soon as the import completes, or untick it to add them without inviting them yet.
* Click **Import.**

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Note: If a row's email address matches an existing user, Tahua attaches that existing user instead of creating a duplicate — the same behaviour as adding a single Applicant.
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Note: Email addresses only need to be unique within your own organisation. The same email address can exist for an Applicant in a different organisation.
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## Importing Verifiers/Institutions

You can import Verifiers/Institutions in the same file as your Applicants. If Verifiers are enabled for your organisation, the template includes a sheet for your Verifier type (named using your organisation's term, e.g. Institutions).

* Add one row per Verifier user on that sheet, with the Verifier's name, and the user's **First Name**, **Last Name** and **Email**.
* Leave **Invite registrants to the system?** ticked if you'd like them invited straight away. Invited Verifiers receive the **Institution Invitation Email**.

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If assessments are enabled for your organisation, the template also includes an **Assessors** sheet, so you can import Assessors at the same time.
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## What's Next?

* [Adding a Single Applicant](/knowledge-base/administrator-help-guides/registration-management/importing-and-adding-applicants/adding-a-single-applicant.md)
* [Registration Email Templates](/knowledge-base/administrator-help-guides/registration-management/registration-email-templates.md)