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For renewal no need to send the transcripts. With IELTS you need to retake the exam and on one of their questionnaires, there is an option which authority you need to send the results of your IELTS. No need to pay anything.

I think it would most likely be the one your expecting.

It wasn't too bad for my experience with CGFNS. I haven't rang them even once. I always just opened my online account for updates. They were even the ones kept sending me emails reminding me to send all my documents. Once everything was supplied it took them a month to sent my certificate.

I would assume you are registered with AHPRA. If you are really determined to go to Australia I would suggest coming here on a student visa and studying cheap courses not necessarily related to nursing. This route though requires a significant amount of money as the cost of living is not on the cheap here in australia. But this is an option given you have extra money and if you have a relative where you can stay would significant lower the cost. Then by starting at an aged care facility which can sponsor for a 457 visa. Once settled then you can start applying to major hospitals. I know of people who had used this option and they succeeded in becoming aussie RNs. Hang in there and Goodluck.

This is still necessary especially with initial application. I still have to do it again for my recent renewal. In my experience approval time is around 3-4 months. Depending how quick you send all the requirements as they will not start reviewing until all the needed documents is available. Goodluck.

IMHO jems a mix of documents would suffice. This is based on my recent PR application and previous 457 visa.

Afaik with my dealings with AU immigration is that they are accepting scanned original documents as long as it is coloured.

I think its much of a hassle if you go through it all over again. It would be easy and cheaper just to renew it. Hoping that in that span of 5 years your PD will come. What I did since you've got a year to meet the renewal requirements is I submitted all my documents on the 11th month. In that way I was to somewhat extend the expiry to a total of nearly 6 years. Because the date of 5 year expiry will depend on when you fulfil all the requirements... Good luck...

If you have paid for the renewal before it expire then you have a year to fulfil the requirements for the visascreen.

You will still be able to renew without a US license. You still need to sit ielts again and request the philippine professional regulation commission for your license status in the philippines.

I'm very well pleased by what you are doing in extending your help to patients. You might think it's just a mini mission for you but it's really something big to the patients. You are really doing a good job. When we are in a difficult situation we remember what nursing is really all about. It's not always about having a good salary but it is about the patient we are caring for and how we can make a difference in their life by giving the best care we can given. Keep it up and hope that you working abroad as a nurse your view will not change and you'll uphold the standard of excellence for all of us Filipino nurses...

In our facility we usually use sterile gauze for moderate ooze wound especially for the first 2 days post op. Then just a padded tegaderm afterwards...

Yes the one year experience is really a requirement. But you can do all of the processing by yourself. You can search the internet for websites, blogs, or forums that can help you with the processing and you can really save lot of money.

Yes. Usually we have just 5 patients. Because when you get six its already very busy. I think its very busy because I'm just a little new but I think when I'll get a few months experience then thats the time I'll have a good time management and good prioritization. Goodluck on you first week.

Although most of our patients are ortho patients we still get medical and surgical patients as well. Because most of the cases we have are elective surgeries thats why the ward is not always full so are an overflow ward. If the medical is full then we accept patients from other wards.