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
Are all Filipinos required to do the BP in Oz? What if the Filipino has licensed in the US, Canada and Cayman Islands, the latter two being a Commonwealth countries, and the nurse having 3 yrs acute hospital experience in a world class facility.
Yes, and the latter two being commonwealth countries means zilch..unless the Queen is around for a garden party, unfortunately.....even the UK treats Aussie nurses as international nurses so as far as 'sisterhood' between the countries in relation to nursing....it is non existent....except if you are a citizen of these countries, then you can get work visa's etc.
Your nursing experience it will get you in as a skilled immigrant visa but I am sure every nurse educated in the Phillipines even with much more experience than you will need to do an education course of some kind to be registered.......as we do not have a national exam as the other countries you have mentioned they insist on bridging course instead.
Yes, and the latter two being commonwealth countries means zilch..unless the Queen is around for a garden party, unfortunately.....even the UK treats Aussie nurses as international nurses so as far as 'sisterhood' between the countries in relation to nursing....it is non existent....except if you are a citizen of these countries, then you can get work visa's etc.
Your nursing experience it will get you in as a skilled immigrant visa but I am sure every nurse educated in the Phillipines even with much more experience than you will need to do an education course of some kind to be registered.......as we do not have a national exam as the other countries you have mentioned they insist on bridging course instead.
Hope the Queen would intervene. lolz! :)
Hmm.. too bad. BP wouldn't have been a problem if not for the cost. No plans of migrating there as I have my residency in Canada as well. Just that I started this application thing from a couple of years ago and it just took so long for them to assess my application that my paper even reached the transition from the local board to APHRA. Worst, all my papers were sent to me all the way back here in the Carribean just to tell me I have to resubmit everything that they sent me back to APHRA this time. Coulnd't have they done this for me and just ask me to fill out the new APHRA form and send it as an additional document to APHRA this time. Too much hassle but it's their ballgame. What can I do, right? Now they gave me six months to resubmit everything and the fee will be waived. Not sure if I still should go ahead with it or cancel it totally. A friend of mine applied with me and because of their decision to send back all our papers to us, my friends documents, all of it, got lost in the mail and didn't reach us at all. Just thinking of all my friends effort to secure all those papers from back home, having all of them notarized, which cost us about a thousand dollars, gone just like that. And APRHA just said they can't do anything about it and just get and submit the ducuments all over again.
Yes it seems our National board AHPRA are pretty useless compared to all other countries nursing authorities apparently, take too long, don't answer emails, cost too much, I often think, compared to what other country, exactly?
As the Nurse and midwifery board of Australia and the previous state nursing boards have and are being totally inundated by international applications for the past 2 - 3 years, I doubt that they would employ someone to fill out the new forms for international applicants, so they just asked them (international applicants) to start again and waived the fee for compensation, when they couldn't even register their own in 3-4 months in the early stages.
So AHPRA sent all the old individual state forms back to all applicants, it was unfortunate that you were in the carribean, which I would think is farthest away that you could have been from an AHPRA office.#
It is up to you to try again, if you have worked in Canada for at least 6 months I did read somewhere it could get you out of one of the requirements....cannot remember which one, maybe the bridging course.
Yes it seems our National board AHPRA are pretty useless compared to all other countries nursing authorities apparently, take too long, don't answer emails, cost too much, I often think, compared to what other country, exactly?
As the Nurse and midwifery board of Australia and the previous state nursing boards have and are being totally inundated by international applications for the past 2 - 3 years, I doubt that they would employ someone to fill out the new forms for international applicants, so they just asked them (international applicants) to start again and waived the fee for compensation, when they couldn't even register their own in 3-4 months in the early stages.
So AHPRA sent all the old individual state forms back to all applicants, it was unfortunate that you were in the carribean, which I would think is farthest away that you could have been from an AHPRA office.#
It is up to you to try again, if you have worked in Canada for at least 6 months I did read somewhere it could get you out of one of the requirements....cannot remember which one, maybe the bridging course.
If your last paragraph is true then I might likely endure the harrowing application process again. It would really be wonderful to have a license in Oz. It is a wonderful country. I'm thinking of applying for a temporary work permit someday to get away from the cold winter months of Canada.
Anyone who finished/earned his/her nursing degree in the Phils., even if you have 100 years experience in UK = undertake the Bridging Course.. and IELTS..
Autumn is here, winter is coming.. bring your winter clothes.. We do not wear srubs uniform here (unlike in the Phils. and USA).. NANDA... Reviewer book (Bersabe, Gapuz)..
Autumn is here, winter is coming.. bring your winter clothes.. We do not wear srubs uniform here (unlike in the Phils. and USA).. NANDA... Reviewer book (Bersabe, Gapuz)..
wow it's my first time to experience autumn! summer is here. when i go to sm dept store and ask for winter clothes, i hope i can find something amidst all the summer clothes on sale. i'll just take some of my nle/nclex reviewers. :)
Anyone who finished/earned his/her nursing degree in the Phils., even if you have 100 years experience in UK = undertake the Bridging Course.. and IELTS..
IELTS won't be a problem. BP? No thanks. Will settle where I am now. Will just visit Oz for pure leisure when I get the chance.
for those who finished their IRON: how long did it take you to get your registration from aphra?
and for those with 456 visa: what did you do after the IRON? did you go back to your country before your visa expires while waiting for registration??:confused:i hope someone could answer me..
Hello this is my first time posting here i actually read many of the previous post's but i still can't get how you can work at au or get to the bridging programs... I got a cousin in Adelaide wanting to sponsor me for Bridging studies.... Can anyone help me on what i need to process or exams that i would take and i certainly know i need an IELTS of 7 across the board... is IELTS all i need?
Autumn is here, winter is coming.. bring your winter clothes.. We do not wear srubs uniform here (unlike in the Phils. and USA).. NANDA... Reviewer book (Bersabe, Gapuz)..
What kind of uniforms do they use there? Here in Brazil we only wear white clothing...
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Yes, and the latter two being commonwealth countries means zilch..unless the Queen is around for a garden party, unfortunately.....even the UK treats Aussie nurses as international nurses so as far as 'sisterhood' between the countries in relation to nursing....it is non existent....except if you are a citizen of these countries, then you can get work visa's etc.
Your nursing experience it will get you in as a skilled immigrant visa but I am sure every nurse educated in the Phillipines even with much more experience than you will need to do an education course of some kind to be registered.......as we do not have a national exam as the other countries you have mentioned they insist on bridging course instead.