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# Importing Applicants in Bulk

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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 Applicants** instead of adding them one by one.

* From the **Applicants** page, click **Import Applicants.**
* Click **Download the Template** to get a spreadsheet with the correct columns for the Registration Type you're importing (`First Name`, `Last Name`, `Email`, and an entity name column for organisation-type registrations).
* Fill in one row per Applicant, 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 applicants 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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Note: Bulk import is only available for Applicants. There is currently no option to import Verifiers/Institutions in bulk — they need to be added one at a time. See [Adding a Single Applicant](/knowledge-base/administrator-help-guides/registration-management/importing-and-adding-applicants/adding-a-single-applicant.md) for the Verifier/Institution equivalent.
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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)