Meeting AHPRA requirements as a International Trained Nurse from the Philippines

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Im supporting this not for.myself cuz many employers is waiting for me, im doing this for future applicants who have financial difficulties.

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been waiting since Oct 2013.

I think we all just to have to wait and see.. Who's been waiting the longest here? Me since mid Feb
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To Mr/Ms Ald..... 20

Well, if you have lots of employers waiting to sponsor you and any one of them can show they cannot get a local with same quals and experience needed for all those jobs offered to you, then it is an easy process of being accepted as a sponsor then sponsoring you for the many jobs you have been offered.

People even report being offered 457 when they just know a relo who works at a future employer!

There has not been extra red tape put on the 457 the sponsor is supposed to show that advertising did not give a suitable local applicant, as shown on this forum, there are still os nurses offered sponsorship, just not as many as was due to Australians not getting jobs. Better go back and talk to your future employer s showing labour test in the market, and getting you one of those 457 visa, s. Good luck! Think one needs to look inward as well as outward.

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Specializes in Pediatrics.
Im supporting this not for.myself cuz many employers is waiting for me, im doing this for future applicants who have financial difficulties.

I think we are moving away from the purpose of this thread... which was supposed to be helping each other out with meeting the Australian requirements for becoming a registered nurse, not the other way around. Unfair immigration rules? Join the lot and hop in the band wagon it's a long ride, I've met people who have been jumping from one visa to the next because they cannot meet the criteria for PR, let alone the language profeciency requirement for becoming a Div 1 after 3 full years of uni. Australia is not changing unless it is in their best interest, that's just the way it is so everyone caught in the process will just have to suck it up and that includes you and me.

So you're fighting someone else's battles because you have a sponsor waiting for you? I'm sorry but that doesn't add up. Help me out here because I cannot see how financial difficulties can affect your chance at a 457 when you find a sponsor willing to take you in?

I would refer you back to iamnomad's post in page 450, that should clear things up for you.

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Far enough, good post!

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Specializes in Acute Care. ER. Aged Care/LTC. Psyche.

So I read the petition made by the Filipino nurse and it is flawed.

1. It is not the Australian government's fault that she took a very expensive bridging program. A simple research of the whole process, from registration, to employment situation, to immigration would have guided her to decide whether to pursue it or not.

2. There are job vacancies but it can also be attributed to movement of people. Nurses quit jobs and have to be replaced. It's not because a lot of hospitals just decided to beef up their staffing.

3. Comparing Filipino new grads to Australian new grads is flawed as well. We all know that we don't have a real system of new grad programs in the Philippines. Australian new grads apply for a new grad position, get new grads salary, gain experience in the process. That's how it works. They have on-site nurse educators to follow through the progress. That's how they gain experience. It's flawed to suggest them to work for free just so they can get experience. That would disrupt the whole system.

4. The petitioner asked in the end to tell her if she has the right to work to Australia just because she had difficulties in life. The answer is no. It is not her RIGHT to work in Australia. Period.

5. The petition is asking to remove the "red tapes" imposed on 457 visa processing. I don't see any red tape of some sort in the process. What I'm seeing is the government trying to protect its own workforce.

6. Lastly, the petitioner even commented about basic human rights and equality for all. In what way? Is it not fair to look after a country's own citizens first before overseas professionals? Equality on what? To be able to work wherever? Does she really think it's possible?

I just don't get it. There's to much whinging going on around here. All your efforts would be more productive if you focus on what to do to overcome the difficulties. I know I'm sounding a bit negative with my post but if Filipino nurses continue act like this, on international discussion boards, we would become the most hated group of nurses everywhere.

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Specializes in Pediatrics.

Hey guys,

I've been reviewing the twitter chat on Sept 5 (#ahpraqanda) and I found this very interesting post:

If 150 had already been approved then the queue had begun to move. Let's keep our hopes up and pray that this waiting will come to an end soon. Don't forget to share when you get yours. :D

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First of all I did not made the petition, maybe the writer did it in a jiffy. I dont care about the grammar, syntax, etc. What is impt is we can understand it. If you dont want to support thats fine no one is forcing you.

Kababayan, I never said that you wrote it, I think we all understood that and everyone knows you didn't write it.

But it's the way the petition and her thoughts came across and actually imnomad points out the same issues that I had also.

Playing on the emotions and usage for lack of better wording of the calling out of being "guilty and rude" was not the proper terms and it sounded more unprofessional and this alone diminishes the petition's effectiveness, especially to both the potential signers and more so to the intended persons she's trying to draw the attention too.

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Specializes in ICU/MS.

if it continues to go on like this this thread might be locked. stop whining guys. Australia does not need nurses who complain a lot. I've been gone for only a year and jeez so much has changed in here.

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Specializes in Renal, dialysis.

theres a page where you can make a web inquiry at ahpra.

it will ask for your details and says, it is expected to get back to you within 2 business days.

i suppose no harm in trying, they will probably give you a generic answer.

maybe ask whether theres a date set for the board to discuss your application.

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Specializes in Pediatrics.

I contacted my RO and got a generic response (not surprised), it's as good as talking to a machine. I'll try and pop in Melbourne office when I get the chance. I'll be sure to let you guys know of whatever information I get.

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Specializes in Renal, dialysis.

Thank-you for your online enquiry.

The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (National Board) introduced a new model for assessing qualifications of internationally qualified nurses and midwives (IQNMs) in February 2014.

The assessment of the qualifications of IQNMs is a complex process with several review stages. We published new information about how your application is assessed under the new model on the National Board website on 1 July 2014.

The new model includes eight criteria that your qualification(s) must meet in order to be considered substantially equivalent to a Board-approved Australian qualification for registration. The National Board is aware that some applicants may not meet the evidentiary requirements for criteria 2 and 3 and has explored the options that will enable nurses such as you to meet these requirements. Where a qualification meets all requirements other than criteria 2 and 3, the National Board may refer the applicant to a Board-approved bridging program.

The outstanding matters have now been resolved and a concerted effort is underway to address the applications that accumulated during the period that the National Board was considering these requirements.

Due to the current high volume of applications from internationally qualified nurses and midwives we are unable to provide a timeframe for a decision on your application. An AHPRA staff member will contact you once a decision has been made.

Please be assured that the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and AHPRA continue to work to expedite the assessment and determination of your application for registration.

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