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

[belle_v2g, BSN, RN]

This forum really helped me a lot... I just want to ask help regarding where i'll submit my AHPRA application in VIC or in NSW? im finding a hard time choosing between the two... and if in case I will submit my application in AHPRA VIC , i can study in another state for my bp? like in CON in Sydney? or should be in VIC as well? Thanks in advance! Anyway it's TRUE that OET is easier than IELTS based from experience. :)[/quote']

Yes. You can submit your application in any ahpra and you can go in any school in any state afterwards.

[om'sarah]

Thank you so much... :)

[sbeattrix]

It's great to hear feedback from the ones who have already finished their BPs. Are you already registered with AHPRA? If you are, how long did it take? Thanks!

It took 5 working days for me and my 2 classmates. 1 of my classmate has her AHPRA registration at Queensland. For me and my classmate it was At Victoria. We studied at Lonsdale Victoria. All i can say, registration outcomes depends on your case officer. I thought my officer was pretty strict and I predicted that I would get my registration after 2 weeks...but that wasn't the case at the end.

One suggestion also is to have CONSTANT communication with your officer. it is important when you recieve your eligibility letter and to let your officer KNOW that you will take Bridging Program. Inform the officer which school you will attend. Inform the officer when you arrive in AUstralia. Inform your officer the day you started your BP. Inform your officer that you are about to finish BP and the documents you have gathered for the proof of identity points. Inform your officer that you have finished BP. Inform your officer that you will submit your proof of identity requirements.

Hopefully, with this constant update with your officer, it might get faster. But I doubt it coz everyone has different outcomes.

[vitamin_n]

It took 5 working days for me and my 2 classmates. 1 of my classmate has her AHPRA registration at Queensland. For me and my classmate it was At Victoria. We studied at Lonsdale Victoria. All i can say, registration outcomes depends on your case officer. I thought my officer was pretty strict and I predicted that I would get my registration after 2 weeks...but that wasn't the case at the end.

One suggestion also is to have CONSTANT communication with your officer. it is important when you recieve your eligibility letter and to let your officer KNOW that you will take Bridging Program. Inform the officer which school you will attend. Inform the officer when you arrive in AUstralia. Inform your officer the day you started your BP. Inform your officer that you are about to finish BP and the documents you have gathered for the proof of identity points. Inform your officer that you have finished BP. Inform your officer that you will submit your proof of identity requirements.

Hopefully, with this constant update with your officer, it might get faster. But I doubt it coz everyone has different outcomes.

Thanks for the tip! :)

[funnybanana1989]

Hi everyone :) its been a long time since I logged in to this site. This site really helped me a lot, just recently Registered here in AHPRA NSW as Nurse Division 1. Currently, im on the hunt for a job, meanwhile, to those fellow nurses that would like to ask about "college of nursing", "Ahpra NSW", and "visa 600", well ill do my best to answer those queries. god bless

[om'sarah]

Hi everyone :) its been a long time since I logged in to this site. This site really helped me a lot, just recently Registered here in AHPRA NSW as Nurse Division 1. Currently, im on the hunt for a job, meanwhile, to those fellow nurses that would like to ask about "college of nursing", "Ahpra NSW", and "visa 600", well ill do my best to answer those queries. god bless

Hi! i just want to ask about the registration in NSW. how long did you wait before you receive your LOE? and another thing is i am really interested to take my bp in CON, is it true that they offer the program for 8 weeks which cost around 10k AUD? How many months did wait for the school application? Thanks in advance! Goodluck and Godbless!:)

[funnybanana1989]

Hi! i just want to ask about the registration in NSW. how long did you wait before you receive your LOE? and another thing is i am really interested to take my bp in CON is it true that they offer the program for 8 weeks which cost around 10k AUD? How many months did wait for the school application? Thanks in advance! Goodluck and Godbless!:)[/quote']

hi om'sarah

I started my application last august 2012

received my LOE - December 2012, but on the letter it was released 1 month earlier.

applied for the bp at CON january 2013

received the offer letter last June 2013 (for July intake)

Regarding on the CON fees, yes it's 10k AUD for 8 weeks,

[om'sarah]

hi om'sarah

I started my application last august 2012

received my LOE - December 2012, but on the letter it was released 1 month earlier.

applied for the bp at CON january 2013

received the offer letter last June 2013 (for July intake)

Regarding on the CON fees, yes it's 10k AUD for 8 weeks,

Thank you so much.. :) i am just asking about it because currently i am working here in saudi arabia and my contract will due nexr year august 2014, i am thinking if there will be another intake for the CON after july, when i am on vacation maybe that will be the time i'll fix my visa and everything...

[cherrynba]

for those who finished arntp program, was it hard finding a job in SA area..? tnx

[ossimanila]

Same here cherrynba, 'coz visa for ARNTP will only give you one month to scout for that job. Very interested how the graduates managed this timeline, inputs pls.....TIA

[ceridwyn]

You will have to do what others are too afraid to tell you to save face,, you will have to return home and apply for sponsored work from there, Apply for the skilled visa - need ANMAC assessment first and 3 years experience at home.\Or do what many are doing, what for? costs stacks of money and I cannot see how this changes things and immigration was supposed to stop giving visas, for study straight after another.....apply to do another course, so that you can remain in Australia.

You can apply for a tourist visa and revisit for up to 3 months on and off, to try and get work which to me makes far more sense as it would be cheaper to pay for airfares than other courses to do, which you must attend and do assessments and takes away time from job hunting.

[ossimanila]

thank you ceridwyn for calling a spade, a spade.....so if one has a 2-year experience, how does this stack up in getting an outright job offer prior the expiration of the student visa? again TIA.