Health and character checks are mandatory. And since you will be entering a hospital or health facility as part of the clinical placement you will need to undergo a full medical exam. CXR, hiv, hep b, hep c, u/a. That's the mininum. If there are other abnormal findings in your urine or if you have high blood pressure, or if the Medical Doctor thinks you need further tests you will be advised what steps to take and sometimes the process can take weeks or even months. Search the DIAC website for the health requirements and list of accredited panel doctors. It is advisable to have the medicals at least two to three months before you lodge your 456 visa application. DIAC is very strict with CXR. Just to be sure there are no medical issues and if there are, they could be remedied while you not pressed for time. Any way you have nothing to lose because your medicals are valid for a year. Dont worry much about the no further stay. NO FURTHER STAY means you cannot apply for another type of visa whilst in Australia, with the only exception of 457 visa sponsorship if you are already registered as a nurse. If you can't find a 457 sponsor and your visa expires, you just have to go home. By then you are already registered and just continue looking for a sponsor while in the Philippines. You will find an employer if you just don't stop looking even if you have no experience. Just get that registration, and let tomorrow worry about tomorrow.
got your message. but sorry that I can't send private messages yet. I am not sure it's allowed to send my private mail address. If it's allowed, I would be more than happy to help in anyway possible.
I applied to NBV and found out that William Light Institute here in Adelaide offers Uni Ballarath's bridging program which is a good thing for me as I am a student here in Adelaide.
If there is a mistake in your application form or some information is missing, then NBV would return the form and advice you to send it back after correcting it. So no worries.
In my case, I have applied to NBV on 1st of April and so far they have contacted me twice about my initial registration and work statement. I have yet to submit a work statement which is up to their standard. I hope I'll be able to send it before NBV ceases to exist.......
If you were trained in your home country and you have worked at home, I don't think you will face so much difficulties. Try to get the things right in the first go. Remember, there will not be NBV after the end of June..........so if you want to get that letter from NBV, act fast.
Good luck.
thank you so much nasruasim! but i think ill have to start by July 1 and take my ielts first.
Don't worry about nbv. Most of its employees will be retained. All applications prior to July 1 will still be assessed by nbv but under a new name. But those received by nbv at Jul 1 will now be assessed under nmba. Btw, standards of nmba is almost the same with nbv and the whole nursing boards in all states anyway so nothing to worry about. All boards will just be simply renamed and follow nmba's addtl standards. As with the phils, our 10 yrs educ system is at risk. Does that mean conversion? Who knows...
Conversion is a 1 yr program instead of the 3 mos bp. In wa, bp was closed bec it doesn't need anymore nurses (no budget actually) so overseas nurses go for the conversion instead. Upon graduating you'll receive a Bachelor degree (BSc) and is now considered a local nurse. Cost: 18-23k and you need 18k pocket money. Conversion is originally for enrolled nurses to become registered nurses. EN is 2 yr nursing program. A step lower than RN.
health and character checks are mandatory. and since you will be entering a hospital or health facility as part of the clinical placement you will need to undergo a full medical exam. cxr, hiv, hep b, hep c, u/a. that's the mininum. if there are other abnormal findings in your urine or if you have high blood pressure, or if the medical doctor thinks you need further tests you will be advised what steps to take and sometimes the process can take weeks or even months. search the diac website for the health requirements and list of accredited panel doctors. it is advisable to have the medicals at least two to three months before you lodge your 456 visa application. diac is very strict with cxr. just to be sure there are no medical issues and if there are, they could be remedied while you not pressed for time. any way you have nothing to lose because your medicals are valid for a year. dont worry much about the no further stay. no further stay means you cannot apply for another type of visa whilst in australia, with the only exception of 457 visa sponsorship if you are already registered as a nurse. if you can't find a 457 sponsor and your visa expires, you just have to go home. by then you are already registered and just continue looking for a sponsor while in the philippines. you will find an employer if you just don't stop looking even if you have no experience. just get that registration, and let tomorrow worry about tomorrow.
im confused about these two things -health and character requirements. you said these should be done prior to lodgement of the application but when i searched the immi.gov.au. to check the panel doctors, it says:
when do i visit a panel doctor?
you should not have your visa medical examination until you have been formally requested to do so by the office processing your visa application.
applicants outside australia
you must arrange your health examination with a panel doctor and/or panel radiology clinic nominated by the australian government. unless otherwise indicated, health examinations conducted overseas are only acceptable if conducted by a panel doctor/radiologist.
you will be advised by the department if a medical and/or radiological examination is required as part of your visa application.
if you require both a medical and radiological examination you can arrange an appointment with a panel clinic that performs both medical and radiological examinations. alternatively you can initially arrange an appointment for your medical examination with a panel doctor who will refer you to an associated panel radiology clinic for your chest x-ray.
if you only require a radiological examination, you may need a referral from a doctor in order to make an appointment with a panel radiology clinic or you may be able to make an appointment directly with a panel radiology clinic. if you are unsure, contact your preferred panel radiology clinic to see if a referral is necessary. if a referral is required, you do not need to attend a panel doctor to obtain a referral. instead you may obtain a referral from your local doctor.
after you have lodged your application, the processing office may provide you with the health examination forms and a list of panel doctors.
you can also obtain a list of panel doctors and radiology clinics in your country, territory or region that are authorised to perform medical and radiological examinations by following the link below.
do not attend a health examination before you lodge your visa application unless the information about your visa specifically asks you to do so. otherwise, you will be advised by the department if and when to attend a health examination.
what is the character requirement?
everyone who wishes to enter australia must be assessed against the character requirements.
meeting the character requirement for temporary and permanent migration
for the australian government to determine whether you are of good character, you may be asked to provide police certificates for each country you have lived in for 12 months or more over the last ten (10) years since turning 16.
if you are applying outside australia, you do not have to provide this information when you apply. you will be advised when it is required.
im confused on when to submit these things. i will be lodging my application in the phil thru a rep. (im currently outside the phil). if i do submit medical check-ups prior to lodgement is there any form as a guideline or do i just go to the panel doctor? -fortunatley there is an approved panel doctor here.
character requirement - do i just submit a copy, certified true copy or original nbi/police clearance.
but then...
the information i have gathered suggests that these should be satisfied upon the request of the consulate. on the other hand, i don't wanna cause any delay by not poviding these initally. confused!
when i applied for a student visa a year ago i had my medical exam done in st. lukes clinic in manila.. the tests done were chest xray, whole body PE exam, u/a, blood exam for hep b,c and aids, and v/s.. just tell the guard that you need medical exam for australian visa processing and they'll ask you to go to the 4th floor (or 3rd? not sure). anyway you'll see there desks assigned for US, canada, new zealand and australian visa. they will automatically assign you to a certified panel doctor so you need not worry about it..
back then i think i spent about 5-7k.. that's because you need to pay extra for the hep c test.. never go there if you pulmo prob.. even if its just a minor cough coz once they see you have nastys on ur lung they'll subject you for a sputum exam (might cause a delay there).
the results will not be shown to you.. it will immediately be forwarded to the embassy.. they will just call if there are any probs.
by the way, i remembered something. I'm not sure if this is correct but i think it would take a max of 1 or 2 weeks before the embassy gets a hold of the med exam results. so i think it's better ya do the med exam first before you lodge the application.
@ NewMac: Congratulations, bro for getting a seat for ETEA's October intake. If you'd accept the offer, looks like we'd be classmates after all... Hehe! Would've been nicer if drednag could join us but he'd beaten us to an earlier slot. Hehehe! See you then and stay in touch, bro!
@ drednag: Any word from you, bro? Have you lodged your visa application already? I'm still waiting on word from ETEA if they could give me an earlier intake but it looks like no one from your class plans to withdraw... Otherwise, I'm giving myself a few weeks to lodge my visa application... For the meantime, I'd do my immunisation then my medicals first... A PM would suffice, bro. Thanks!
For subclass 676 tourist visa, you may include in your application the history of the previous account so there's nothing to worry about. Include the previous bank statements.What is important to show to the case officer is that you have ready and unlimited access to that account while you are in Australia. That means you have an international atm card in your name attached to that account. If you have a supplementary credit card, include it as well. Your mom can also make a notarized affidavit stating that she is aware of your intended visit to Oz and that she has the capacity and will support you financially for any unexpected and emergency expenses that you may incur beyond your means while in Oz. Support documents may include her income tax returns, bank statements, financial audit report of her businesses, lease contracts of owned rental properties, land titles, stocks, bonds etc.. You may also include affidavits of support from relatives who have much moolah and attach supporting documents as well. However the 676 validity period really depends on the case officer and the reasons you state for your visit. Some are granted only 3 months, others 6 to 12 months. One colleague applied for 676 for the sole reason of taking the BP program and the case officer called her to change her application to 456 because the reason is for a short term business activity. btw undergoing a BP is considered a business activity.
You may also apply for a subclass 679, which I think is the family sponsored visa. A friend of mine from Cagayan got approved for this visa when she had to do her Part B challenge test in CQU Rockhampton,QLD. She had an aunt in Townsville,QLD who became an Australian citizen years back. My friend didn't have to show any financial documents. It is really up to the sponsor. In her case, her aunt was just required to post a bond worth 10k AUD. The 679 is only good for one travel and the holder is not permitted to extend her stay. So if you have to take this path you have to make sure that you apply for at least 6months validity. Normally what is given is only three months though in some cases, a validity period of one year may be given. Again that would depend on the reasons your sponsor will supply DIAC.
So it's really up to you which visa to apply. But I think the most appropriate visa is 456. My friends who had the 676 visa got their visas even before they thought of BP program. They got their visas for visit purposes only and it was only incidental that they decided to avail of the BP program. If you have at least two years of specialist experience under your belt, like ICU, ER, OR, Pacu,Nicu or ortho, you can easily get 457 sponsorship. Finding 457 sponsorship just takes a long time if you have no hospital experience. Some of us had to go back home after being registered and have to do applications online. It is much cheaper to stay in the Phils than wait for months here in Oz even if you are just crashing a friend's place or live with your relatives. Cheers!
thank you javRN. :up: whew i think ill be weighing options from here on. but one more question, when given a chance of obtaining either 676 or 679 visa, will I be allowed to take the BP? are there any restrictions under these visas aside from the length of stay?
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Health and character checks are mandatory. And since you will be entering a hospital or health facility as part of the clinical placement you will need to undergo a full medical exam. CXR, hiv, hep b, hep c, u/a. That's the mininum. If there are other abnormal findings in your urine or if you have high blood pressure, or if the Medical Doctor thinks you need further tests you will be advised what steps to take and sometimes the process can take weeks or even months. Search the DIAC website for the health requirements and list of accredited panel doctors. It is advisable to have the medicals at least two to three months before you lodge your 456 visa application. DIAC is very strict with CXR. Just to be sure there are no medical issues and if there are, they could be remedied while you not pressed for time. Any way you have nothing to lose because your medicals are valid for a year. Dont worry much about the no further stay. NO FURTHER STAY means you cannot apply for another type of visa whilst in Australia, with the only exception of 457 visa sponsorship if you are already registered as a nurse. If you can't find a 457 sponsor and your visa expires, you just have to go home. By then you are already registered and just continue looking for a sponsor while in the Philippines. You will find an employer if you just don't stop looking even if you have no experience. Just get that registration, and let tomorrow worry about tomorrow.