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!

hi,

been surfing the internet.

nz nursing council: http://www.nursingcouncil.org.nz/

where you can find all the steps you need to take to be able to have a practicing certificate in nz

contact: [email protected]

i e-mailed them and got a reply the day after. it is best to e-mail the only authority in nursing in nz before asking somebody else. ;)

pinoy blog: http://a-pinoy-in-nz.blogspot.com/

he is not a nurse but this blogger has informative entries on practically everything about nz, you can find other pinoy blogs in nz linked on his site too. interesting journal.

yahoogroup: pinoyz2nz at yahoogroups dot com

please don't bother them with questions unless you have looked at their file section and still can't find an answer. they have this cool word file for nurses, look it up, it's really helpful.

lastly, 4 out of 5 people i know have been advicing against agencies. they say the process is tedious but you can do it by yourself. save your money for the continuing education the council will be requiring you.

good luck to us!!

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Hello, Yoo Jin! The council is really very accomodating. In less than a week of requesting for forms via email they sent me two (you just need 1, of course) packets. This contains all the infos and forms you need for registration. The competence assessment program, btw, is 6-8 weeks.

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to nalene and bonsai,

maybe i could help you by giving you some tips regarding(application process, schools, visa steps, and expenses) for the competency program for NZ. my wife is currently working on her visa for the compentency program at waiariki tech in rotorua that will start on june 5. if you have the time and money you can do all the paper works by yourself. no need for an agency. email me or send me a PM. thanks and have a nice day

hi wishin4NZ,

I want to know how i can do all the paperworks by myself and the expenses also. Please share your info with me.

One thing that bothers me a lot are the expenses. Is it better to go through a placement agency (reliable placement)? I saw the amount they'll be asking from one of the posts and I dunno if I'll have that big money to pay them. What can you suggest?

Big thanks!!!

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may I know how long will the NZ NSg Council do the assessment of our credentials after we submitted it to them? Will it take 2-3 months? thanks for any info. Am in the process of getting all the reqts for the NZ nsg council.

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to RN_05 - i sent you a PM

to janet - after you have submitted all the necessary papers it usually takes about a month or two for the council to process your papers . they should have received the ff papers before they could start the processing

1. IELTS results -- must be mailed by the testing center

2. Transcript - must be mailed by your school

3. PRC papers - must be verified and mailed by PRC

4. birth certificate, and or marriage cert , passport and PRC board certificate- you must have it authenticated by malacanang , dfa , nz embassy and to be mailed by you.

5. completed application form - must be mailed by you

6. professional and character references - must be mailed by your referees

just send me a PM if you have any questions tnx

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to RN_05 - i sent you a PM

to janet - after you have submitted all the necessary papers it usually takes about a month or two for the council to process your papers . they should have received the ff papers before they could start the processing

1. IELTS results -- must be mailed by the testing center

2. Transcript - must be mailed by your school

3. PRC papers - must be verified and mailed by PRC

4. birth certificate, and or marriage cert , passport and PRC board certificate- you must have it authenticated by malacanang , dfa , nz embassy and to be mailed by you.

5. completed application form - must be mailed by you

6. professional and character references - must be mailed by your referees

just send me a PM if you have any questions tnx

tnx for the very valuable info. hope to be there soon.

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Wow! These informations are very helpful guys... I hope i can get in to new zealand too...

God bless!

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hi, so NZ doesn't require work experience since they may advice nurses to take the competency assessment program?

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to nalene and bonsai,

maybe i could help you by giving you some tips regarding(application process, schools, visa steps, and expenses) for the competency program for NZ. my wife is currently working on her visa for the compentency program at waiariki tech in rotorua that will start on june 5. if you have the time and money you can do all the paper works by yourself. no need for an agency. email me or send me a PM. thanks and have a nice day

Hi, can you also PM me your tips on how to do all the paperworks for New Zealand? Thanks in advance.

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I also have talked with an agency, and they said that I will be shelling out atleast 200,000 pesos for all the paperwork and ofcourse as payment for their assistance. I want to do this also on my own if possible, to save money. I hope someone can help me and PM me some tips. Thanks.

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i just want to clarify if i got the infos right from my agency.

After passing the IELTS exam, they will be processing our appilcation for abou 3-6 months. We will be granted a student visa and will be required to undergo a 2-month training. AFter that, we will be granted a working visa.

Is this right? I mean, is this possible?

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hi,

been surfing the internet.

nz nursing council: http://www.nursingcouncil.org.nz/

where you can find all the steps you need to take to be able to have a practicing certificate in nz

contact: [email protected]

i e-mailed them and got a reply the day after. it is best to e-mail the only authority in nursing in nz before asking somebody else. ;)

pinoy blog: http://a-pinoy-in-nz.blogspot.com/

he is not a nurse but this blogger has informative entries on practically everything about nz, you can find other pinoy blogs in nz linked on his site too. interesting journal.

yahoogroup: pinoyz2nz at yahoogroups dot com

please don't bother them with questions unless you have looked at their file section and still can't find an answer. they have this cool word file for nurses, look it up, it's really helpful.

lastly, 4 out of 5 people i know have been advicing against agencies. they say the process is tedious but you can do it by yourself. save your money for the continuing education the council will be requiring you.

good luck to us!!

ei, thanks for this.

i just have a few questions, anyone please help...

is any hospital experience needed first before undergoing the competence assessment? if i'll do it the processing myself, can you give me a ballpark figure of how much it will cost me? what about the housing, will we also personally look for a place to stay there? is cg also required? thanks....

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