If you are seeing it in the INB portal, and it is allowing you to move forward with your EOI submission when you chose that option as your connection, then yes, it is allowed.Thank you for your reply. But is this criteria still followed? Because I came across few posts which says it has been removed.
I personally know of 3 people who had attended information sessions in the past 2 years who have used the online portal to submit an EOI and have received ITAs to apply for NBPNP