Meeting AHPRA requirements as a International Trained Nurse from the Philippines

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Hi nursecessary , do you mine if I'll ask few questions regarding BP school at burnwood? Are you staying in sydney ? can I email or call you instead?

TOS says we cant give out emails and phone nos here. Shoot me a PM instead, i'll be glad to answer your questions. I stayed in Sydney for the BP and now I am back here in the Phils.

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also, if you have questions related to the main topic, I've been working here for over a year now.

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hi guys, what's the equivalent of Justice of the Peace here in the Philippines? cause my RO emailed me regarding a variation of my name (basically, it's just my middle name printed after my last name before a y) in my supporting document, and she wants me to submit an affidavit / statutory declaration that it's the same person. Anyone who've gone through with that too?

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hi guys, what's the equivalent of Justice of the Peace here in the Philippines? cause my RO emailed me regarding a variation of my name (basically, it's just my middle name printed after my last name before a y) in my supporting document, and she wants me to submit an affidavit / statutory declaration that it's the same person. Anyone who've gone through with that too?

Who certified your documents? A notary public should qualify for that.

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Who certified your documents? A notary public should qualify for that.

thanks!

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I can sympathize but rather than a cuppa I reckon I'd appreciate more consideration. I e-mailed my RO yesterday regarding IELTS/OET validity expiring before the BP is concluded. Took him a while to respond but I was given an official document stating that I will have to present valid scores for tye language proficiency. Sad, I was lucky with the IELTS but I'm not sure if I can pull it off again so I'm looking at that painful 587$ OET exam. :(

The thought of taking IELTS exam after it expires also terrifies me. I mean it's not that we can't use our previous experiences of reviewing for it and successfully making the desired marks in the end but whether we like it or not, there is still that element of luck (e.g. topic familiarity in writing task) that goes with taking the exam along with so many other factors that could significantly affect everything or even at least one of the test bands no matter how good you really are. It's really frustrating that neither the British Council nor AHPRA takes this matter of putting an "expiration date of two years" into consideration especially during times like these when delays are not really caused by the applicants themselves. I just hope we all get our LOEs before the year ends. By the way, I have been reading your posts since I became a member and judging by the way you write, I'm sure taking another IELTS exam for you will be a breeze especially that most takers fall short on the writing part. Not that I want you to take the exam again but I just want to raise your hopes up and that I meant what I said. :) Good luck to all of us!

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Specializes in Pediatrics.

I can sympathize my friend. The document attached in my RO'S response was this:

http://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/documents/default.aspx?record=WD14%2f14644&dbid=AP&chksum=%2b5MoS9b1fDYWgbTYGNDiFA%3d%3d

Depending on the circumstances, I would like to make an impassioned appeal to the board to relax their requirement as the unfortunate delay was triggered by unforseen changes in administrative policies and the delay has consumed half (or more for some), of the exam report's validity.

I was fortunate in my last exam as the questions were about child development and I happen to be a pediatric nurse, I could write volumes about the topic; unlike when I first took the exam, the topic was about preserving a book in a museum... :(

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I can sympathize my friend. The document attached in my RO'S response was this:

http://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/documents/default.aspx?record=WD14%2f14644&dbid=AP&chksum=%2b5MoS9b1fDYWgbTYGNDiFA%3d%3d

Depending on the circumstances, I would like to make an impassioned appeal to the board to relax their requirement as the unfortunate delay was triggered by unforseen changes in administrative policies and the delay has consumed half (or more for some), of the exam report's validity.

I was fortunate in my last exam as the questions were about child development and I happen to be a pediatric nurse, I could write volumes about the topic; unlike when I first took the exam, the topic was about preserving a book in a museum... :(

An appeal would be a wise undertaking. It's true that the recent changes which temporarily halted all applications since October 2013 should call for a humane consideration on their part.

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Is it possible to apply for PR as skilled independent migrant without AHPRA Registration?

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Is it possible to apply for PR as skilled independent migrant without AHPRA Registration?

Let me see, SKILLED INDEPENDENT MIGRANT. How would you be able to prove you are actually skilled without getting registered in the field you are in?And no, you don't have to answer this as this is a rhetorical question.

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Specializes in Pediatrics.
Let me see, SKILLED INDEPENDENT MIGRANT. How would you be able to prove you are actually skilled without getting registered in the field you are in?And no, you don't have to answer this as this is a rhetorical question.

Prior to the changes if I remember correctly AHPRA and ANMAC was less entwined. I remember more than a year ago, I attempted to do the skills assessment for nursing which determines if you are suited for migration; this is conducted by ANMAC (not AHPRA). If you obtain a positive assessment, regardless of registration with AHPRA, then you can apply for PR. This was then. Special circumstances were when a Philippine-trained nurse who happen to hold a US or UK registration and practiced in those jurisdiction/s, then they have an option to have their credentials assessed by ANMAC.

To give an example, my classmate whose husband was a Philippine-trained nurse but holds a UK registration (through bridging) and has 1 year of acute experience in UK was granted registration by AHPRA and subsequently, a positive skills assessment (I am not sure if he could have obtained skills assessment without registration but that is what the website suggests). Again, this was then These stories were not very far and may resound even now as my classmate's husband was granted registration in late 2012, it's just been two years since then.

I was not suited for skills assessment as even though I hold an active US registration, I do not have experience in the US.

Under the new system I'm not really clear (yet). Here, have a go at the standards, just got home from work, need to rest:

http://www.anmac.org.au/sites/default/files/documents/Revised_Standards_for_Assessment_of_Nurses_and_Midwives_for_Migration_Puposes.pdf

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Let me see, SKILLED INDEPENDENT MIGRANT. How would you be able to prove you are actually skilled without getting registered in the field you are in?And no, you don't have to answer this as this is a rhetorical question.

@pogzRN. It's still a valid question from my standpoint. If you don't wish to answer, just ignore it. We don't need anymore patronizing and condescending answers in this forum. You may have already been granted a visa but some of us are just starting our journey. I am just trying to explore possible options. Thanks for your response though.

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