looking for someone who could help me out

anectine02 · Feb 21, 2006

hi wenndy.. mabuhay.. like u i am a BSN RN US and philippines and now NSW(sydney Australia.. I read ur inquiry and so i joined this forum..

well.. i dont know if this will help u.. but i hope it will..

I am a RN philippines and US.. I wanted to wrok in sydney too so i applied for a registration.. its very easy.. just go to its website.. Nurses and midwives board.. New south wales (sydney) and just download the form.. and send the requirements they need..

U just need to pay for the registration fee which i believe is 180 australian dollars. u can pay internet with the use of your credit card.. then just send ur documents (u dont need to send the originals.. just the notarized ones are OK..

I did everything by myself.. no help from anyone in Australia.. so I think u can do that too.. all u need r the necessary documents. after u get registered.. u can now look for a job in sydney.. then go from there..

info about me.. which could help u out.. Iam a BSN graduate (manila) and a Board passer too.. after the boards in manila I went to US and took the NCLEX and became a RN.. work there for 2 years as a RN.. then decided to work in other countries like australia since I have been there when i was a child and wanted to experience working in Sydney.. now.. I am a registered nurse in Australia(sydney) and waiting for my work visa...

by the way.. the nurses board (sydney will require u to take the IELTS.. they are very strict with it.They asked me for my IELts even though I came from US.. they said.. its bec I was educated in Philippines.. luckily I already took that test and so I was able to provide my scores with them right away.. the whole processing of my license took 6 weeks.. =)

hope this helps..

goodluck. just let me know if theres anything else i can help u with..

estuh · Aug 4, 2006

Hi

Am a registered nurse from kenya. I sent my application to the Queensland nursing Council after downloading the necessary forms from the website. Within three weeks they had sent me a letter to say that they've recieved my application and to wait for them to communicate. That was about 5 weeks ago and am still waiting. I've heard that they take long but am hopeful that I won't have to wait for too long. I think the most important think is to send everything that is required at once to avoid delays. there's a checklist for overseas trained nurses on their website. You can have a look.

gwenith, BSN, RN · Aug 4, 2006

Unfortunately it seems the Queensland Nursing Council is backlogged with registration at the moment and it may take some months to process.

lavalin · Aug 4, 2006

hi wenndy.. mabuhay.. like u i am a BSN RN US and philippines and now NSW(sydney Australia.. I read ur inquiry and so i joined this forum..
well.. i dont know if this will help u.. but i hope it will..
I am a RN philippines and US.. I wanted to wrok in sydney too so i applied for a registration.. its very easy.. just go to its website.. Nurses and midwives board.. New south wales (sydney) and just download the form.. and send the requirements they need..
U just need to pay for the registration fee which i believe is 180 australian dollars. u can pay internet with the use of your credit card.. then just send ur documents (u dont need to send the originals.. just the notarized ones are OK..
I did everything by myself.. no help from anyone in Australia.. so I think u can do that too.. all u need r the necessary documents. after u get registered.. u can now look for a job in sydney.. then go from there..
info about me.. which could help u out.. Iam a BSN graduate (manila) and a Board passer too.. after the boards in manila I went to US and took the NCLEX and became a RN.. work there for 2 years as a RN.. then decided to work in other countries like australia since I have been there when i was a child and wanted to experience working in Sydney.. now.. I am a registered nurse in Australia(sydney) and waiting for my work visa...
by the way.. the nurses board (sydney will require u to take the IELTS.. they are very strict with it.They asked me for my IELts even though I came from US.. they said.. its bec I was educated in Philippines.. luckily I already took that test and so I was able to provide my scores with them right away.. the whole processing of my license took 6 weeks.. =)
hope this helps..
goodluck. just let me know if theres anything else i can help u with..

https://allnurses.com/forums/f123/newly-graduate-nurse-pls-give-me-advice-163762.html

This is post from candy

d. If you are deemed eligible (wait a couple of weeks), the NMB will send you a letter saying that you are qualified to undergo the OVERSEAS QUALIFIED NURSES PROGRAM conducted by the College of Nursing in Burwood, NSW.
e. Send this letter of eligibility to enroll to the College of Nursing in Burwood. Register/enroll for their Overseas Qualified Nurses Assessment Program. It is a seven week program which comprises of a 3 week theoretical and 4 wk clinical assessment. The program costs AUSD 6000 (More details on this via the College of Nursing website--->search google for their website. )
f. If you pass this Assessment program, then you can now be recommended by the College for Registration.
g. Once you're registered, now you are in the position to look for jobs everywhere :) Your employer would then sponsor you for your visa.

All foreign nurse need to undergo OQN - Overseas Qualified Nurses Assessment Program.

Did you undergo OQN anectine? Just to clear that OQN requirement becuase it will be much more expensive to undergo that OQN at 6000 AUD:uhoh3:. :idea: