Newly grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand

Hi 4vida! i'm sure you did just fine.. Now relax and pray, that's the best weapon of all! God Bless you..

hi medicx! what kind of help are you offering? is it about the application?

I believe you're half way through with the registration process. Just keep it goin'. About accommodation - need not to worry about this too much at this point of time.

Hi! thanks for the reply.. i've noted your email and phone num.. i'll just email you updates soon. Once again thanks!

Hi everyone, I'm new here and I have read around 80% of this thread and have learned a lot. Thank you for your kindness and patience to help people like me groping for answers. Aelith and the others, you guys are an angel

Like some of you here I have passed NCLEX and have my visa screen but because of the retrogression they have all expired. I have also tried applying in NZ nursing council but because I'm a 2nd courser, I was denied registration. And now I'm thinking of trying Australia but with much apprehension because I have already spent a lot, but still I feel as though I am not ready to give up.

Just want to ask if I understood correctly the pathways:

1. To study pre-registration for two years or getting a masteral degree will allow you to apply for a resident visa after 2 years, and not be pressured to find a sponsor especially if one is an inexperienced nurse in the Philippines. The whole process of applying to a university and getting a student visa, is less complex and barely has any risk (like failing shallenge test/clinical test or being denied) but will cost me a whole lot of money. Time equivalent in taking other pathways is relatively the same (as compared to CAS, BP program plus finding a sponsor and getting the work visa) around 2 years.

2. Queensland CAS - Assuming that the nursing council finds you eligible - you can take the challenge test or educational module. It is so so much cheaper . if you take the challenge test you have to pass part a and part B (in brisbane). There is a chance here that you will not be able to registered (when you fail). If however you pass, you try to find a sponsor when you are finally registered as a nurse in Queensland. Some people in this thread have been blessed to find a sponsor. The visa you will get is not a residents visa though, but a working visa. I wonder what are the chances for inexperienced nurses in getting a sponsor? Does anybody here know of anyone who was registered already but had a hard time finding a sponsor?

3. NMBWA/others and BP Programs - The nursing council will give you the go signal to enroll in a BP (e.g. in Curtin) which is more or less 6 mos. worth around 10K but this is only for nurses with experience here (atleast 1 year) but there have been exceptions where in inexperienced nurses was taken in the BP. Also this is offered only 3 times a year only.

This is where im confused. The Conversion Program is a one year course - but you will still need to register to a nursing council and get their letter saying that you can enroll? And also upon completion of this program - you can be eligible to register, and once you are registered, you need to find a sponsor for your visa since you studied only one year and not two years.

Thanks again for all the help. God bless.

Can I please again remind members not to post email addresses or other contact information on the forums. They will be removed

Hi, ArmiRN and Bling, Im a little confused. Did you apply to the Nursing Board of Western Australia first before you applied to Curtin? Or did you apply to Curtin even without getting the nursing board's assessment?

thanks, UR49, I am actually submitting my application this week. It is taking so long for the hospital where Im working now to give me my Employer reference, I'm getting frustrated as the year is almost over. Can I just submit my application even without the employer reference?

Hey, may I join you? I'm still going to submit my application to NBV. Although I am planning to submit to WA as well...

hi, ryan09, can you pm me the number of the agency, too? please ?