WESTMACK,RN

Hi 'tian Yep, i did it on my own under "direct/name hire". If you have completed the documents needed including the PDOS certificate then the process will be within 1 day. PDOS will be on weekly or monthly basis, so you need to check with your local POEA/OWWA office. Medical Certificate is required by the POEA. Results will be after 3 days. That is why you need to at least plan for POEA processing 1 month prior to intended departure.

Hi Christian, I do not have an agency in the Philippines. My agency is based here in UK. So i have processed the POEA thing on my own. In my own opinion, if you are going to let the PH agency do the process, it might be a little delayed since you cannot work at your own pace. Hi Sunmoonstar, While working in the middle east, they have interviewed me and got the post. Everything went so fast that in less than a month after I have resigned from my work I finally arrived here in UK. Most of the hospitals here will let you work as Healthcare Assistant while processing your NMC PIN.

Hi Christian, No worries bro, just want to help since I myself have been struggling before. I know it is really hard especially if you are in the middle east. Just a reminder that once you have the Visa, you have to be in UK within 1 month or else you will have to re-apply for a new one. Once you are here in UK they will issue your Biometric Residency Permit. Been here since December 2015. I am scheduled for OSCE this Feb. I am under University College London Hosp. All the best to you bro.

oops IHS means Immigration Health Surcharge. Sorry :)

Hi 'tian, Yep, no need for medical exam or TB exam since you are in a country that is not listed in UKVI's site that needs TB testing. I did not submit any medical certificate. Yup that's it, be sure that you have the UKVI IELTS before you apply. If I am not mistaken, you will just need a score of 4 in all area. I presume that you are already done with the NMC registration which requires a score of 7. If you are going back to PH prior deployment to UK then you need to go to POEA for processing. But if you will go directly to UK from UAE, I am not sure but I think you can just go to OWWA later on when you arrive here. The immigration officers in UK are not really checking the Overseas Employment Certificate, they will just check your valid visa and your contract. Anyway, if ever that you need to process the Overseas Employment Certificate as a direct hire (no agency) Then this is the process: -prepare your contract/offer letter- 2photocopies -photocopies of passport and UK visa - 2 copies -employment certificate from previous employer -details of your employer: what hospital, address, contact number. e-mail, you might want to include a printed google map of the hospital/office. -photocopy of your diploma -NBI clearance -medical certificate (ask them about accredited labs/clinic) -payment : prepare around 6 thousand pesos. Other payments: Pag-ibig, Philhealth, OWWA. -If pre-approved then they will endorse you to OWWA for PDOS. After obtaining your PDOS then go back to POEA for the final OEC. This is the process in the provincial office of POEA, I am not sure how they do it in Manila.

Hi 'tian, You can check this site of VFS global. You will submit the documents to your local VFS office without the need to go to the UK embassy. https://www.vfsglobal.co.uk/global/index.html You might need to include the following for submission: -Cert of Sponsorship -Cert of employment -IELTS original copy (should be UKVI) -If you are in a foreign country: copy of residence permit (with original translation if not in english) -Original passport -2 Pictures (UK visa) -Print the accomplished form after registration in VFS-global site. -Credit Card: You need to pay around 600pounds for Visa application and another 200pounds per year for IHS (international Health Surcharge) Your IHS number will be used just in case that you will be needing NHS services. In my case, my contract is 3 years so I have paid 600pounds for 3 years. Total: for VISA application around1,200 pounds. (*note: IHS is compulsory ). There are agencies or other employer that pays for the visa processing. You might wanna check that out. But if you want faster processing time, then you might as well do it on your own and let your employer later reimburse what you have spent.

Hi Faith, Most likely it would suffice since you have your marriage contract as a proof. But I have another suggestion if you want to be sure, you can go to the Philippine Embassy it is somewhere near Trafalgar square in London. Do the finger printing there, tell them that you need it for NBI clearance. Once done and certified by the embassy, you can send the NBI request form with your fingerprint on it and with your new name to the Philippines. Same process, include your authorization letter and IDs. For the referees, you can have 2 referees from your 1st employer which I also did when I am also dealing with the paper works. Hope this helps :)

welcome!

For NBI clearance: If you have your expired NBI clearance, send it to the Philippines including your signed authorization letter (explain that you are out of the country) and copy of valid IDs like PRC and Passport. Once received by your family, then they have to go to NBI main office for processing. This is what I did while I am in Saudi Arabia.

Yes you can process it there as long as you have your Certificate of Sponsorship. The application there will be faster and more convenient since you don't have to submit any medical clearance or certificate as opposed to the process in the Philippines. I have obtained my UK visa in Saudi Arabia prior going to back to PH.

Wow congratulations. I am guessing that you have based your username-timeisbrain from the Stroke online Resource LOL. (Currently reviewing that part) I am scheduled on February 10 for OSCE. Best of Luck and Godbless to all takers out there.

Got the result within the day that I took the exam. You can check in the Pearsonvue platform it is indicated there if Pass or Fail. Received the confirmation from the NMC within 24hrs.

Hi Amberley, You need to contact Northampton University. Just inform them that you already have your Decision Letter and also provide your NMC candidate number for them to easily confirm that you are eligible for OSCE. After confirmation, they will send the link and password for the payment (you will need a credit card for online payment or you can simply go to Northampton to pay in cash-which I did since I don't have any credit card yet). Once the payment is received, they will send the link for booking. ***This process may be different if your employer will process the payment*** After you have booked for the exam, they will send the link for the Internal Learning Platform (wait within 5 working days). This is what you are going to use for OSCE review. They recommend 2 weeks preparation prior the actual date of OSCE, some even say that they need 1 month for this. You can contact them here: [email protected] I hope this will help you.

My friend sent his Saudi documents from the Philippines and it went well. So, I think that would just be fine. I just thought before that sending the documents from SCFHS will just give me a bit more of a "peace-of-mind" since at times it is really hard to process the paper-works when you are not in Saudi anymore.

Hi Shaney04, Just print a copy of Certificate of Good Standing from Saudi Council and send it to NMC together with the blank Registration Authority Verification form that correlates to Saudi Council. What I did is that I went to Saudi Council Riyadh and asked for Saudi Council envelop which is free and then sent the documents thru SMSA express (fedex) which is located on the ground floor of the SCFHS. I hope this will help you. By the way, I have worked as Staff Nurse in Saudi for 4 years. I have resigned last November, and I've been here in UK since December. I will be having my OSCE on February 2nd week. Any advice there for OSCE? I mean Any latest additional info? Thank you.