Meeting AHPRA requirements as a International Trained Nurse from the Philippines

[Silverdragon102]

New thread discussing meeting APHRA requirements if trained in the Philippines.

Resources

Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

International registration / Nurses / Home - Nursing Council of New Zealand

Part 1 thread New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand

Part 2 thread New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand

I have started a thread in the Immigration for Immigration requirements for Australia/New Zealand

[junorossi]

Ei Lani, thank you so much for your reply. Gee, sounds like it's going to be a problem for me as I can only submit those mentioned above at this time. The only time I will be able to submit my AGOS-40 form and other requirements will be around Nov. to Dec. this year and I will already be in Aus before that as I currently work and live there. Can I authorize another person, say my sister, to go to PRC, my university, and IDP, and request them to send my IELTS, TOR, and Cert. of Good Standing to AHPRA for me? So sorry for all these questions. Are u already working as a nurse in Aus? :-)

[emes05]

i have received an email from my registration officer and i have some problems with my papers. i hope somebody can enlighten me here.

First:

just send another notarized copy of your passport

Second:

Qualifications

send a TOR and RLE summary with the breakdown of NUMBER of HOURS per subject and a list of your clinical placements.

eg.

course units hours

anatomy and physiology 5 54

biology 3 40

Third:

Professional Reference

submit a new reference from your employer and meet their requirements, similar to a certificate of employment + job description - See more at: https://allnurses.com/nurse-registration/meeting-aphra-requirements-759253-page251.html#sthash.93EEKZFE.dpuf

hello TEYANG.

i had the same deficiencies (TOR/RLE and Professional Reference) when I was complying with AHPRA's requirement. For your passport, make sure your copy is correctly notarized (certified true copy, with lawyer details and seal, even a date when the certification was done just to make sure the details are complete). for your TOR and RLE, go to your school and chances are they have received similar requests from other students who have previously applied with AHPRA. They would know what exact documents are being asked for. For your professional reference, the letter should state your relationship with your reference (supervisor, dean, chief nurse, etc) and should state for how long your reference has known you. Also listed in the letter are your duties and responsibilities. To save time, what I can suggest is that you do the letter beforehand and bring it ready-to-be-signed by your reference (that is,if he/she approves it). You may download for sample reference letters, there are numerous that may prove helpful to you. Hope I was helpful as well.

[lani_g85]

Ei Lani, thank you so much for your reply. Gee, sounds like it's going to be a problem for me as I can only submit those mentioned above at this time. The only time I will be able to submit my AGOS-40 form and other requirements will be around Nov. to Dec. this year and I will already be in Aus before that as I currently work and live there. Can I authorize another person, say my sister, to go to PRC, my university, and IDP, and request them to send my IELTS, TOR, and Cert. of Good Standing to AHPRA for me? So sorry for all these questions. Are u already working as a nurse in Aus? :-)

Hi Junorossi,

Why can you not send your AGOS-40 now? What hinders you from doing that? Well, your sister can do that for you. Just give her letters of authorization to do those things in your behalf. She has to have a PRC license also if she were to transact with PRC. For your IELTS result, IDP sends the result to AHPRA electronically. It costs only P300. You just have to fill up a form of IDP for that request. You can get a copy of that from your review center or call IDP just to make sure.

As for your last question, I am not yet in Australia. Still hoping to be there this year. I am still waiting for response from the schools I have applied for bridging.

If you have questions, I will try my best to answer.

Lani

[stemcell101]

This may help :)

Website for Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency:

Link: http://www.ahpra.gov.au

Website for Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (for internationally qualified nurses):

Link: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia - Internationally Qualified Nurses and Midwives

Complete form AGOS-40:

Application-for-general-registration--graduated-or-trained-overseas--as-a-Registered-Nurse--Enrolled-Nurse-or-Midwife---AGOS-40

Link: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia - Forms

Overseas Assessment Charge is AUD $220

Link : Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia - Fees for Nurses and Midwives

For Supporting documentations which you need to attach with your AGOS-40:

Link: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia - Supporting Documentation

Guidelines in Certifying Documents:

Certified documents must:

• Be initialled on every page by the Authorised Officer.
  
• Annotated on the last page as appropriate e.g. "I have sighted the original document and certify this to be a true copy of the original" and signed by the Authorised Officer.
  
• List the name, date of certification, and contact phone number and position number (if relevant) and have the stamp or seal of the Authorised Officer (if relevant) applied
  

Link: http://www.ahpra.gov.au/Registration/Registration-Process/Certifying-Documents.aspx

The documents I provided for (certified true copies):

1. Evidence of Identity - NSO Birth Certificate

- SSS ID

- Sunlife Insurance bill form

- Passport

2. Academic Qualifications:

- TOR

- Course outline

- Diploma

3. Registration History:

- PRC certificate

- PRC ID

- PRC certificate of good standing(?)

4. Work history

- resume

5. Criminal History

- NBI clearance (travel abroad)

6. English Language skills

- IELTS 7 in all categories in one sitting.

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Documents when complete can be sent to AHPRA Offices:

I sent mine to Australian Capital Territory, some sent it to Victoria office which they said processes faster.

To follow-up the processing of your documents, you may do "Web enquiry" they reply mostly 2 days after.

Link: https://www.ahpra.gov.au/About-AHPRA/Contact-Us/Make-an-Enquiry.aspx

AHPRA Offices

Australian Capital Territory

Street address:

RSM Bird Cameron Building

103-105 Northbourne Avenue

Canberra

ACT 2601

Mailing address:

AHPRA

GPO Box 9958

Canberra

ACT 2601

Opening Hours:

Monday to Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm

New South Wales

Street address:

Level 51

680 George Street

Sydney

NSW 2000

Mailing address:

AHPRA

GPO Box 9958

Sydney

NSW 2001

Opening Hours:

Monday to Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm

Northern Territory

Street address:

Level 5

22 Harry Chan Avenue

Darwin

NT 0800

Mailing address:

AHPRA

GPO Box 9958

Darwin

NT 0801

Opening Hours:

Monday to Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm

Queensland

Street address:

Level 18

179 Turbot Street

Brisbane

QLD 4000

Mailing address:

AHPRA

GPO Box 9958

Brisbane

QLD 4001

Opening Hours:

Monday to Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm

South Australia

Street address:

Level 8

121 King William Street

Adelaide

SA 5000

Mailing address:

AHPRA

GPO Box 9958

Adelaide

SA 5001

Opening Hours:

Monday to Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm

Tasmania

Street address:

Level 12

86 Collins Street

Hobart

TAS 7000

Mailing address:

AHPRA

GPO Box 9958

Hobart

TAS 7001

Opening Hours:

Monday to Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm

Victoria

Street address:

Level 8

111 Bourke Street

Melbourne

VIC 3000

Mailing address:

AHPRA

GPO Box 9958

Melbourne

VIC 3001

Opening Hours:

Monday to Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm

Western Australia

Street address:

Level 1

541 Hay Street

Subiaco

WA 6008

Mailing address:

AHPRA

GPO Box 9958

Perth

WA 6001

Opening Hours:

Monday to Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm

National

Street address:

Level 7

111 Bourke Street

Melbourne

VIC 3000

Mailing address:

AHPRA

GPO Box 9958

Melbourne

VIC 3001

[stemcell101]

hi! who's for ACFE April intake? I emailed them to verify on their accreditation status and I was told that they do have their accreditation and it will be posted at AHPRA's website.

Me! I am for their April intake. you?

[junorossi]

To Lani_g85 :

I can't submit my application as yet as I wanted to finish the contract I have with my present job. :-) I wanted to focus on work as it is a bit stressful and when that's done, I can focus on the AHPRA application. Best of luck with the bridging course. I hope I get to work with u in the future. Thanks again for your help. :-)

[emes05]

Me! I am for their April intake. you?

I'm on the process of enrolling with ACFE. how did you send your payment? i can't find any money changer who has that large amount of AUD

[lani_g85]

To Lani_g85 :

I can't submit my application as yet as I wanted to finish the contract I have with my present job. :-) I wanted to focus on work as it is a bit stressful and when that's done, I can focus on the AHPRA application. Best of luck with the bridging course. I hope I get to work with u in the future. Thanks again for your help. :-)

Hi Junorossi,

I suggest maybe 3-4 months before your contract ends, you start with your AHPRA application. It takes an average of 3-4 months to get your Letter of Eligibility. I applied at AHPRA WA. I got mine after 4 months (it should have been 3 months if i sent the additional docs early). It isn't so stressful to process your AHPRA application for as long as you have all the documents they require. I see there's one posted above about the required documents. They only need certified copies of school docs, work docs, registration docs. PRC's Certificate of Good Standing should be original and must be sent by PRC directly to AHPRA. IELTS should be original and must be sent by IDP electronically. It takes an average of 2 weeks to process the Certificate of Good Standing. When you get your Transcripts, kindly request for Course Description that reflects the number of hours and description of subjects. I don't know how you call that in your school. But that's different from Transcript of Records because it's more detailed. By the time you finish your contract, your LOE is ready. Then you can start looking for bridging schools. Oh by the way, some schools even accept applicants with ongoing AHPRA assessment for as long as before the course ends, the LOE is already received.

[stemcell101]

I'm on the process of enrolling with ACFE. how did you send your payment? i can't find any money changer who has that large amount of AUD

Money transfer (wire Transfer) refer to their email with Invoice. "Electronic Fund Transfer Bank". If your in the Philippines, BPI (Bank of the Philippine Islands) is most helpful. Theyr the once more "experienced" with this. And they have a direct bank tie up in Australia.

[milakunis]

Hi there. Can I have the link for the list if schools that provide bridging programs? Can't seem to find it in the ahpra website? Thanks so much!

[stemcell101]

Hi there. Can I have the link for the list if schools that provide bridging programs? Can't seem to find it in the ahpra website? Thanks so much!

Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency - Approved Programs of Study

[sephine, LPN]

Hi ms lani ! I'm just hoping we could have the offer letter or outcome soon. Maybe be friday ..exactly a week after. Hopefully. Do you know the start date of their june intake? Thanks!