To Filipino Nurses in NEW ZEALAND? Have questions please..

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Good day!

I am considering trying my luck as a nurse in New Zealand.

Can anyone here help me and tell me what to expect in the 2-3months competency assessment? Is it really like attending formal school where you have lectures, exams, reports? Anyone ever failed that??

How long does it take to get a working visa after registering with NCNZ, provided of course one passed the assessment? How long does it take to get permanent residency?

How do I find a good consulting agency that can help me with the processing? Or dont I need one anymore?

I also would appreciate it if Filipino Nurses can share their experiences in NZ. Was the transition hard? How do you like the weather?

Any practical tips about starting my application to work as a nurse there besides looking at the NCNZ website?

Thanks a lot in advance!

Specializes in ms,pacu,pdn.

Hi! Good day! Im also interested to work as nurse in nz however i got some difficulties on my way. id like to ask any advice on my case. im working as a nurse for almost 4 years now. passed nclex and ielts with band score of 7 in all categories which will expire on may 2009. went to an agency for nz july 2008 with so much promises but they just wasted my time and money because they just kept my papers inside their cabinet. i withdrew my application and went to another agency this jan 2009 desperately because i fear that my ielts would soon expire. they told me i will need about 300,000 pesos for this application, this new agency assisted me in my ncnz registration, i paid 15,000 pesos for initial payment, then 15,500 pesos for ncnz registration fee. later, my agent ask me if id like to work as healthcare assistant in nz while waiting for the result of my papers from the nursing council. He told me i will leave philippines with working visa as healthcare assistant.once i recieve the result fron ncnz ill take the competency course then shift as registered nurse. He told me then that the placement fee for working visa as healthcare assistant is 340,000. i feel uncomfortable with that and as i surf the net i discovered that i can go there in nz even without an agency. but i felt i needed the help of an agency because i thought it will take me longer if i go on my own considering that im losing time, for my ielts is near expiry. i dont have the luxury of time to look for a principal, a hospital that could sponsor me, worse i dont know where to start. then i asked my agent regarding the details of the 300,000 pesos. i asked if the plane ticket, the course fee, accommodation etc is already included. His answer is that 300,000 pesos is just for the placement fee. ive read some blogs and discovered other applicants just paid 180,000? this agency is legal, i checked their status in poea. now my job offer for healthcare assistant is coming very soon and he asked me if he should hold my application? He told me theres a penalty if i back out too late. now i dont know what to do. please anyone i need advice... thank you.

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please be advised that the NZ embassy in Manila does not issue student visa to HCA student anymore. I have a friend whose student visa was denied. SOme of my classmates who went to NZ to study HCA/caregiving course about a year or two years ago, are now ready to go back to the Philippines since their work visa/permit as caregiver were not renewed by NZ immigration. They were told that the Essential Skills Policy is in effect, caregiving jobs should be given first to NZealanders, that is why their visas were not renewed.

They were promised the same thing by their agency, the problem is some of them were denied by the ncnz, since they are 2nd coursers. And some of them took the IELTS in Nz and failed several times. Up to now they were not able to get the approval of the nursing council so they ended up working as caregivers for two years. Now they are going home na because they can not renew their work visa.

I would not pay an agency 300k of my hard earned money just to look for work as a caregiver in NZ. Instead I will use that money for RN registration in NZ. IMHO. just my two cents

goodluck

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majority of countries are no longer issuing visas for healthcare providers or nursing assistants as they do not have shortages in this area.

i do hope that others will read here and see what is going on.

please do not give one peso to any agency to handle things for you. the fees will not pay for anything but go to their pockets only.

and quite shameful as well.:angryfire:angryfire:angryfire:angryfire:angryfire

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to narsmeow:

why waste your 300k to be able to work in NZ as HCA (caregiver) while waiting for your ncnz approval. Why not just wait for your approval? do not worry about your IELTS expiring. As long as the NCNZ received your application and IELTS results before it expires they will still consider it. you paid 15k twice for your NCNZ application? geez it only cost 485 nzd.

Shame on your agency, I hope other Pinoys will read this post , so that they will not be victimised.

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Specializes in ms,pacu,pdn.

To chicano,

Thank you so much for the info. now i dont have to worry about my IELTS.

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Hi!

A job offer doesnt mean that NZ embassy will grant you a visa.

I lodged my application for work visa and got denied last FEB 11, 2009.

And am still trying to recover from the disappointment.

Reason was.. there are enough locals to fill the post..

Priority is for locals .. not overseas applicants..

and I think 300k is way toooo much just to get an employment abroad

which doesnt even guarantee financial security..

just learned my lesson the hard way..

Im just sharing this so you dont fall prey to those who take

advantage of clueless desperate nurses...

Hi! Good day! Im also interested to work as nurse in nz however i got some difficulties on my way. id like to ask any advice on my case. im working as a nurse for almost 4 years now. passed nclex and ielts with band score of 7 in all categories which will expire on may 2009. went to an agency for nz july 2008 with so much promises but they just wasted my time and money because they just kept my papers inside their cabinet. i withdrew my application and went to another agency this jan 2009 desperately because i fear that my ielts would soon expire. they told me i will need about 300,000 pesos for this application, this new agency assisted me in my ncnz registration, i paid 15,000 pesos for initial payment, then 15,500 pesos for ncnz registration fee. later, my agent ask me if id like to work as healthcare assistant in nz while waiting for the result of my papers from the nursing council. He told me i will leave philippines with working visa as healthcare assistant.once i recieve the result fron ncnz ill take the competency course then shift as registered nurse. He told me then that the placement fee for working visa as healthcare assistant is 340,000. i feel uncomfortable with that and as i surf the net i discovered that i can go there in nz even without an agency. but i felt i needed the help of an agency because i thought it will take me longer if i go on my own considering that im losing time, for my ielts is near expiry. i dont have the luxury of time to look for a principal, a hospital that could sponsor me, worse i dont know where to start. then i asked my agent regarding the details of the 300,000 pesos. i asked if the plane ticket, the course fee, accommodation etc is already included. His answer is that 300,000 pesos is just for the placement fee. ive read some blogs and discovered other applicants just paid 180,000? this agency is legal, i checked their status in poea. now my job offer for healthcare assistant is coming very soon and he asked me if he should hold my application? He told me theres a penalty if i back out too late. now i dont know what to do. please anyone i need advice... thank you.
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Specializes in ms,pacu,pdn.

hi! Thank you for the info. Just wanted to know, you applied for working visa for what position? Thanks again!

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hi! Thank you for the info. Just wanted to know, you applied for working visa for what position? Thanks again!

I applied for HCA :)

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Specializes in Medical surgical nursing.

helloooooooooooooo!!!

my dear filipino nurses, nz doesn't need any hca (health care assistant) or caregivers coming from any country. why? because lots of locals here (the citizen and with permanent resident) can fill in the post. do you know that lots of filipinos here are already sent home after their visiting visa expires because the immigration denied to give them a working permit? even if you have a job offer, the immigration will not give you a working permit. again, why? because you are not a skilled worker. they don't need you. you are just a liability. you are not asset to the country.

nz is not like america that even if it's not your line of profession, as long as you are willing to do the job, you're in. if you are a nurse, they want you to work as a qualified nurse. if you are a computer science or engineer, doctor, mechanic or a telecommunication technician, then they want you to work on that profession.

at the same time, lots of locals here are applying for the hca/caregiving job, especially now that there's a recession.

one thing more, for you to be hca or caregiver here, you don't necessarily need to have a hospital experience (or worse, a so-called 6 month caregiving course that our country is using to get money from the students) . trainings and seminars are provided continuously here for the hca and caregivers.

it's so sad to hear some bad stories ei? this is the truth. so, for those desperate nurses, pls, don't be fooled, if your ielts is near to expire, you don't have any choice but to repeat it. there's no shortcut method here.

again a job offer doesn't mean that you will be given a working permit. the immigration is very strict now for the sake of the country.

cheers!!!

:bugeyes::angryfire:coollook: don't rush! plan carefully and do your homework. reasearch! not just listen to hearsay or sweet tongues of the enemy.

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hi..im also interested with all the important information i need in applying as a nurse in new zealand....can you please also PM me? thank you so much! =D

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it is required to have an ielts to be to be assesed. which is better to take ielts first before applying for cap competency or the other way around.

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What would be the case if a Filipino international student gets his qualifications (bachelor's degree) as a nurse? Would that make a difference in registering?

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