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
deal and engage with IDP which will definitely assist you with everything as part of the services they render.. if you do deal with them, then do not waste your time reading this thread.. let IDP handle everything.. of course, you have to pay expensive service/processing fees to IDP... yes, expensive:eek: is the word..
option "b" .....
do your own, with the help of this thread and other members here.. however, you must take effort to read and follow the thread.. but you will save thousands of pesos because we do not charge any service fees, just love will do:heartbeat..
good luck... cheers!
thanks for the answer =)
just what i thought. i can not afford to have additional financial burden as i have learned, education is Australia is so expensive, not sure yet if it is the same in NZ. im having a hard time gathering infos about international students in NZ, what courses are offered related to nursing, their fees, etc. is it going be less costly if i just pursue NZ? well in Sydney at least i have relatives there and a cut off in accommodation cost could help a lot in my budget. but if i take NZ i would pay for all my expenses but i think tuition there is cheaper and so as with the show money (i think).
is it true that clinical experience is not required in bridging courses in Aus?
during our NLE review, some agency came to our venue offering assistance to student visa applications in NZ for new RNs even wthout experience. saying there is an easy chance of getting a perm visa after the course or even only after a 6 month stay there as a student. i didnt ask what course or what school they are talking about because i am not yet interested before. they said tuition is going to cost around 280K pesos for a year duration.
i really have a lot of questions in mind and im sure im gonna be posting a lot in here. i thinks this is the rite site i should be in in order to get valued infos.
thank you again for all the contributors. still, gonna be scanning this whole thread. =) but not sure if the newer posts were still valid as for i know immigration policies frequently change. but still thanks for all the posts
Please all would be nurses wanting registration in Australia or New Zealand.
......no one can get you a visa or place in bridging or cap course any easier than you can, when you apply.
Getting work, especially when you need a sponsor is not EASY and the government is cutting down on who can be a sponsor....so do not believe ANY agency when they say they can easily get you nursing registration, visa, pr and a job, no way hosay.
People may post as many advertisements as they want, but if you look further they all want applicants with work rights, they do not want to sponsor.
Not saying sponsorship jobs are not there, its just not that easy anymore.....I know of one big aged care here in trouble for sponsoring when, already local applicants applied and they were denied work.
As for New Zealand, their nursing council is advising that their bridging programs (CAP) are all full up for the next year and their approval letters are only good for a year so......how can an agency fix this problem.....they cannot,
wow. u painstakingly sent sets of certified docs and assesment fees to each of these institutions?
Well among those schools, only ETEA has application fee... And I only had to scan the requirements once and send it to the different schools.. basically the required documents where the same...hehehe No work no gain, man....heheheh
Please all would be nurses wanting registration in Australia or New Zealand.
......no one can get you a visa or place in bridging or cap course any easier than you can, when you apply.
Getting work, especially when you need a sponsor is not EASY and the government is cutting down on who can be a sponsor....so do not believe ANY agency when they say they can easily get you nursing registration, visa, pr and a job, no way hosay.
People may post as many advertisements as they want, but if you look further they all want applicants with work rights, they do not want to sponsor.
Not saying sponsorship jobs are not there, its just not that easy anymore.....I know of one big aged care here in trouble for sponsoring when, already local applicants applied and they were denied work.
As for New Zealand, their nursing council is advising that their bridging programs (CAP) are all full up for the next year and their approval letters are only good for a year so......how can an agency fix this problem.....they cannot,
You are absolutely right ceridwyn... I had to suffer from such belief when I applied in NZ through an agency... I had to pay them lots of money and to no avail... they told me they have affiliated schools but still couldn't get me in them because they're all full.. the sad thin is they actually advised me to apply for other schools which they are not affiliated on my own... this was crap since I paid them huge amounts to get me a school and they wanted me to it on my own.... This was very disheartening on my part.... now Im setting my eyes on Au without any agency... and I feel so much better... I can track my application by contacting AHPRA immediately and they'd give me a good response.. If it were an agency, they'd just tell you to wait!!!
hi everyone! im just a newbie and knows little thing about migration to aus. planning to apply for a student visa. i came accross with the IDP education website and made an enquiry. is it ok if you ask the IDP on what course you need to enroll that would land you a working or perm visa after completing the course? please help guys. and also is this IDP org assist future students for free as what is claimed with the email in response to my initial enquiry?
i am a fresh grad nurse. no experience yet. what is the most intelligent plan for me. i have relatives in sydney.
hopeful for any help =) tnx again
hello miss wawing... welcome to this forum...=) I don't know about your IDP website... and so i can't answer your questions on that part... what I do know and what nurses from this forum often do is apply for eligibility in AHPRA which would allow you to take a bridging program for you to be a nurse... Since your a new grad... maybe it would be nice if you could get an experience first even for just 3months before applying since this is one of the requirement, although there are others who says they got the eligibility without any experience...=)
Please all would be nurses wanting registration in Australia or New Zealand.
......no one can get you a visa or place in bridging or cap course any easier than you can, when you apply.
Getting work, especially when you need a sponsor is not EASY and the government is cutting down on who can be a sponsor....so do not believe ANY agency when they say they can easily get you nursing registration, visa, pr and a job, no way hosay.
People may post as many advertisements as they want, but if you look further they all want applicants with work rights, they do not want to sponsor.
Not saying sponsorship jobs are not there, its just not that easy anymore.....I know of one big aged care here in trouble for sponsoring when, already local applicants applied and they were denied work.
As for New Zealand, their nursing council is advising that their bridging programs (CAP) are all full up for the next year and their approval letters are only good for a year so......how can an agency fix this problem.....they cannot,
i am not sure if they are talking about the bridging course (the agency) as what i have said i did not ask what course or school they are talking about. but thanks a lot for the advice. but no worries, ive said to myself that im gonna do all of these myself and im not going to seek any recruitment agency for help, i know its risky and somewhat waste of money. why are u gonna seek for their help when u can learn the process in ur own, right?that is why i am doing a lot of readings, been facing the internet for almost a week now and gathered some ideas.
hello miss wawing... welcome to this forum...=) I don't know about your IDP website... and so i can't answer your questions on that part... what I do know and what nurses from this forum often do is apply for eligibility in AHPRA which would allow you to take a bridging program for you to be a nurse... Since your a new grad... maybe it would be nice if you could get an experience first even for just 3months before applying since this is one of the requirement, although there are others who says they got the eligibility without any experience...=)
thanks for the warm welcome mhai :)
whats keeping me from applying for eligibility from AHPRA is that the birding course is only given 3 months visa. Given that i would gain enough experience before my application, if ever i would finish the BP but worst case scenario fail the assessment, then i would be forced to leave the country. is there any way to extend my stay there, what visa to apply?
what if i enroll for a certificate III for example nursing (aged care) that is for 6 months i think, then enroll again for the certificate IV, would that be a good option? and if given the chance after completing the course, i would land a nursing home job and acquire as skilled temporary permit visa (not sure yet if aged care is qualified for this type of visa) then thats the time that i would plan again about the bridging program. i know this is going to be a long long way until i will be able to gain an AUS RN registration but still taking it into a consideration if ever this is possible.
my other option is to go for schooling in NZ. maybe follow the procedure i planned for australia (if ever possible). i heard that it is easier to apply for a NZ residence. and since NZ is a sister country of Aus and having a PR visa in NZ can provide u eligibility to work and stay in Aus indefinitely through the trans-tasman mutual arrangement (i guess, correct me if im not is it a PR visa or only NZ citizenship that would give u eligibility to do the such).
another question, is a skilled worker eligible to apply for a resident visa in NZ?
to many questions needed to be answered. im sorry for being so inquisitive.
thanks for all the future replies. love love love :heartbeat :heartbeat
Hi there Mhai! I contacted CON last July 13, a day after I received my eligibility letter from AHPRA Victoria by email. Scanned and sent my application form and other requirements (via email too) last July 14. My aunt in Sydney paid the fee on July 18. Then yesterday the person in charge (from CON) sent me the letter that I'm supposed to show the embassy. So that's like a week of processing. BUT I am not sure if they will still interview me for a placement/slot or what. I'm assuming that since they already accepted our payment, it means that I already have a slot for the September intake. But I'm not that certain though...
Anybody who went to CON who was still interviewed?
By the way Mhai, where are you planning on going for your BP?
I went with miks and the others at the CON for the April 2011 intake. I think you're pretty much in. They only accept payment once you are accepted in the programme. The letter they will send you will confirm your slot and for which date - this will support your visa application.
Hi all. I'm new to this forum and it's been a very interesting read. a cousin of mine (who's a nursing grad with no hospital experience) applied for a student visa in australia through an agency here in the philippines (she wouldn't tell me the name).. they really spent a lot of money (I think about 2M, including the proof of funds) but she says that she'll be taking up a 6 month business course in Accountancy then shift to a nursing course after that would take 1 year. Does anybody know if this is legitimate?? It makes me wonder why she has to take a business course first and if this nursing course she would take would enable her to convert her student visa to working visa or PR if ever?? any answers would be much appreciated. Thank you.. :)
hi everyone! im just a newbie and knows little thing about migration to aus. planning to apply for a student visa. i came accross with the IDP education website and made an enquiry. is it ok if you ask the IDP on what course you need to enroll that would land you a working or perm visa after completing the course? please help guys. and also is this IDP org assist future students for free as what is claimed with the email in response to my initial enquiry?
i am a fresh grad nurse. no experience yet. what is the most intelligent plan for me. i have relatives in sydney.
hopeful for any help =) tnx again
I'm here in Sydney! IDP processed my papers for free. Cheers =)
There has been big changes in allowing people to stay after studying in Australia from July this year.
It used to be that if you did at least 2 years study you could then apply to stay for a professional year and then after 2 years here apply for permanent residency.
Not no more.....you know have to put in an expression of interest to stay in Australia and then you are to be chosen to make an application.
Thats how independent skilled migration is going even for nurses. You put in an expression of interest after being assessed by ANMAC, then you will be asked to apply by immigration if they need nurses in your specialty or experience.
To stay in Australia and work after registration you must find a sponsor, willing to do this and approved by DIAC. It must be a full time position or near enough too, and they must show that no local is qualified or available to do the job. The emply=yer can sponsor frm 6 months tlo 4 years, however after 2 years you can apply fr permanent aresidency, please take note though no centrelink benefits for 2 years at least.
If you do not get a sponsor then you have to try the independent skilled worker route. Not many nurses will get through the points system if you have not worked for at least 3 years overseas first. To claim for language you must be tested by NAATI.
I have no idea why a nurse would study a 6 months accountancy course then go on to nursing, sounds like a set up by an agency trying to get her the 2 years study for the professional year visa? though this has all changed now, and it will get her nowhere even as a bookeeper with a 6 month course.
International students are known to pay out thousands of Australian dollars just to keep enrolling in courses trying to find a way of staying as a permanent resident. Then blaming the system when they do not succeed.
A nurse should just stick to nursing, and be honest about what they are really in Australia to do, otherwise, thousands of moolau later, they are nowhere better than someone that has done the bridging and worked hard and found a sponsor.
hi cerydwin.. thank you for your input.. are you a nurse in australia as well? that's what I have been telling my cousin. I also encouraged her to look up internet forums such as these. I was really puzzled why she had to take up a business course and she just said that it was a long story. would it be easy for her to shift from that accountancy to nursing? I've been hearing things that there are only certain slots for that? what do you think?
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needed to be answered. im sorry for being so inquisitive.
miss wawing
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thanks for the answer =)
just what i thought. i can not afford to have additional financial burden as i have learned, education is Australia is so expensive, not sure yet if it is the same in NZ. im having a hard time gathering infos about international students in NZ, what courses are offered related to nursing, their fees, etc. is it going be less costly if i just pursue NZ? well in Sydney at least i have relatives there and a cut off in accommodation cost could help a lot in my budget. but if i take NZ i would pay for all my expenses but i think tuition there is cheaper and so as with the show money (i think).
is it true that clinical experience is not required in bridging courses in Aus?
during our NLE review, some agency came to our venue offering assistance to student visa applications in NZ for new RNs even wthout experience. saying there is an easy chance of getting a perm visa after the course or even only after a 6 month stay there as a student. i didnt ask what course or what school they are talking about because i am not yet interested before. they said tuition is going to cost around 280K pesos for a year duration.
i really have a lot of questions in mind and im sure im gonna be posting a lot in here. i thinks this is the rite site i should be in in order to get valued infos.
thank you again for all the contributors. still, gonna be scanning this whole thread. =) but not sure if the newer posts were still valid as for i know immigration policies frequently change. but still thanks for all the posts