Due to recent changes regarding applications for International nurses to Australia and the combining of the nursing boards to one central nursing board in Australia AHPRA I have started a new thread for people to discuss the new process on working in Australia.
Currently New Zealand is not accepting new applicants from International trained nurses except those that meet the Trans Tasman Mutual Recognition Agreement {TTMR} this will be updated once the New Zealand nursing board reopen their books to International nurses.
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency AHPRA
Ship? Not for me... I don't know how to swim. Try Air Asia, JetStar or Tiger Air. Direct flights are really expensive but these carriers usually have promos.
Yeahhh I would be cautious about it. This is what I was referring to back then about certain agencies which try to feed on nurses who plan to go to Australia. Just be careful because the words "recruiting agency" and "free" usually means something else. Good luck!
Ship? Not for me... I don't know how to swim. Try Air Asia, JetStar or Tiger Air. Direct flights are really expensive but these carriers usually have promos.
hello needlefoxRN! thank you for your suggestions! can you recommend me more airlines? i've researched them. malaysia is the only destination of air asia. both tiger airways (php15k) and jetstar (php18k) are really cheap, but tiger only has direct flight to perth and jetstar to melbourne. i've experienced traveling from sydney to melbourne and back by a 12 hour train ride, so aside from PAL, i'll also include jetstar to my options. have you tried these airlines? :)
No problem. Yes Air Asia and Tiger Air (not sure about Jetstar) do not have direct flights. You take a connecting flight to Australia instead. It's the same with Cathay. They land you first in Hong Kong then from there take you to Oz.
No problem. Yes Air Asia and Tiger Air (not sure about Jetstar) do not have direct flights. You take a connecting flight to Australia instead. It's the same with Cathay. They land you first in Hong Kong then from there take you to Oz.
thank you needlefoxRN! how do i book a connecting flight? :angel:
Oh I booked mine online. The carriers have their own respective pages for booking. It's actually pretty straight forward. Just make sure you don't book online using a public computer like the ones from cafes (keyloggers) or from pcs which you suspect have malicious software (trojan). This is because online bookings require a credit card (or a mileage card). Here is Air Asia's link for instructions on how to book http://www.airasia.com/my/en/booking/howtobook.html
No problem. Yes Air Asia and Tiger Air (not sure about Jetstar) do not have direct flights. You take a connecting flight to Australia instead. It's the same with Cathay. They land you first in Hong Kong then from there take you to Oz.
From my experience, Jetstar do not have direct flights to Australia as well. You have to connect a flight to Singapore.
Oh I booked mine online. The carriers have their own respective pages for booking. It's actually pretty straight forward. Just make sure you don't book online using a public computer like the ones from cafes (keyloggers) or from pcs which you suspect have malicious software (trojan). This is because online bookings require a credit card (or a mileage card). Here is Air Asia's link for instructions on how to book http://www.airasia.com/my/en/booking/howtobook.html
thank you needlefoxRN for answering my queries. you are very helpful. :yeah:so it's not really a "connecting flight" but a "separate flight". for example i have to book 2 flights, 1st for phil to KL, then 2nd for KL to melbourne. did i got it right? most cheap asian airlines don't go to sydney, it's always perth/melb/darwin/etc. now i have to research too how to book a train from melb to sydney!
Oh I thought they were one and the same. Yep that's two bookings. Sorry I can't help much with Sydney... I only have experience on booking a flight up to Melbourne.
Oh I thought they were one and the same. Yep that's two bookings. Sorry I can't help much with Sydney... I only have experience on booking a flight up to Melbourne.
thank you. how did you arrange your accommodation in melbourne?
Try Air Asia, JetStar or Tiger Air. Direct flights are really expensive but these carriers usually have promos.
most cheap asian airlines don't go to sydney, it's always perth/melb/darwin/etc. now i have to research too how to book a train from melb to sydney! 
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Ship? Not for me... I don't know how to swim.
Try Air Asia, JetStar or Tiger Air. Direct flights are really expensive but these carriers usually have promos.