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I was on a 456 visa when I did the bridging program since the bridge program is only for 8 weeks. If you are going to enroll in a 6 months bridging program then you will need to apply for a student visa. It only took me 4 days for the visa to come out. I started submitting my documents to the nurses board last July 2007, recieved a letter recommending me to do the bridging program by the first week of August then I recieved an offer of place from the bridging course provider by the 3rd week of august, recieved my visa on august 23 then went to australia on sept 9 and started the bridging course on sept 15. I applied on my own ( no agents ). I dont know if ielts is easier here.

Hi, I have already finished the bridging course here in Australia and starte working in the theatre lasts january. If I were you, dont worry too much, filipinos are doing well in the bridging course. In my batch, my sister was the top 1 in the class. Today is the last day of my brother in the bridging course, there are 9 filipinos out of the 20 students, All performed well and was able to finish the bridging course in 8 weeks time. I can say that nursing here is easy. Unlike in the philippines, for example, circulating nurse is also responsible for assisting the aneasthesist. Here, in every theatre, we have the scrub, scout, anesthetuc nurse, ortho tech and other members of the team. In the Philippines, nurses are responsible for the cleaning and sterilization of instruments, here, you dont wash and sterilize your instruments, your responsibility is to check if the instruments that you are going to use were cleaned and sterilized properly. When I worked as an ICU nurse in the Philippines, the nurse patient ratio is 1:3, here, it's 1:1. You just have to get the hang of it and every thing is easy, easy money I can say. The equipment that we use are modern here and user friendly, if you dont know how to operate it while there's an on going operation, there is somebody who is responsible for the trouble shooting of equipment that we use, and that is his job inside the theatre. Everything here is made easy, the catch is, there's a long list of procedures to be done in a day, more than 60 operations per day:smokin:.

I think New Zealand are now accepting 7 for each band even if you were able to get it from more than one exam. What I am saying is that you just need to retake IELTS, even if you will get zero in all other subtests and get 7 in writing (which is your only problem now), you will still be qualified to apply. Being a second courser is not an issue, for as long as you have really taken nursing from a reputable school, not from "other" schools that offer "crash course" nursing degree. I am also a dentist, got denied last june 3, appealed my case, now I am approved. You just have to present your credentials properly. You have to convince the council that you finished a true nursing degree, not just some hanky panky nursing degree from a school that just sprouted out from nowhere.

I am a second courser. my letter of denial was dated June 3, 2008. I appealed my case. Luckily, the Nursing Council of New Zealand reconsidered my application. I think even if you are a second courser, if you will be able to convince the council that you really took up all the subjects in the nursing curriculum that is approved by CHED. I think there will be no problem. The approval rely on how you present your credentials. There are some schools who let other nurses graduate without really attending their classess. This is the reality. Unfortunately, those who studied hard and didn't do any "monkey bussiness" to finish nursing got affected. Goodluck to all second coursers!

I requested IDP to send them my IELTS test result

They ask for "pure" bachelor of nursing for Philippine applicants.

dreamer0908: I have 6 months experience as a clinic nurse and 1 year and 1 month experience as an ICU nurse in a tertiary hospital. But I still got denied.

my approval letter was dated 2 days after they recieved my ielts result. All in all, the letter was delivered to me 3 weeks from the day I mailed my application

By the way, do you already have your letter of eligibility? hope to see you at perth!

I already have the letter of eligibility from NMBWA. I'm going to lodge my application for Department of Health today but I plan to take both theoretical and clinicals there. The distance learning can start anytime. The 3 days clinical workshop and 160 hr clinical practice have to be done there. Hope this helps!

"Nursing Councils in the United States should hold overseas trained nurses from applying NCLEX while there is still retrogression." In this way, the Nursing Councils will stop sucking our pockets for application fees, expenses for visascreen, etc if US cannot provide visas. No opportunity for Filipino nurses will mean lesser income for US Nursing Councils. Also Filipino nurses will find other opportunities in other countries and spend their hard-earned money to a more deserving country.

tiurichard, Hi! may I ask what happened to your application at NBWA? I hope to hear from you. Thanks!

There is no such thing as a "Bachelor of Science in Nursing for Second Coursers" and "Bachelor of Science in Nursing for First Coursers". BS Nursing is all the same for 1st and 2nd coursers. It is not a different program. Im a 2nd courser who graduated years ago and took nursing for 3 years and not 2 years. I have hundreds of 2nd courser friends who took nursing ahead of me and also took it for 3 years, non-medical related first degree holders even took nursing for 3 1/2 years in our school. First and second coursers follow the same program "Bachelor of Science in Nursing" and completes the same curriculum in a University which is approved by CHED, the course syllabus is also the same. We have the same number of hours in our RLE and and were rotated in all areas. We have the same faculty and the same dean. You can check in ALL universities in the Philippines that the Bachelor of Science in Nursing is not divided into two colleges. Because if they were different, then they should be separated and have its own faculty, staff and dean. The bottom line is, 2nd coursers just finished nusing a little shorter because basic subjects were credited. To make it simpler, If I was able to complete 6 religion (Theology) subjects on my first course, it would be too much if I'm going to take up another 6 religion subjects, unless I want to become a nun. If I have taken 4 P.E. on my first course, there is no need to take up another 4 P.E., unless I want to become an athlete. If the Programs that you were saying were true, I think the school is doing illegal activities and the CHED doesnt know about it because if they do, then the school will have to be closed.

That is excactly my point. There is no such thing as "BS Nursing for second coursers". Only, there are nurses who were able to finish nursing for 3 years because they are second coursers. There is no sense of repeating basic subjects which were already taken from the first course. For as long as nurse passess the NLE, NCLEX or bridging program, then I could say that her school has prepared her well. So please, stop saying that this nurse or that nurse is unacceptable. what you are doing wont work, blah blah blah. Being a negative person does not reflect the characteristic of a PROFESSIONAL NURSE. Are you?

To me, there is nothing wrong to study as much course as you want, for as long as you have the money. When nurses proceed to medical school or to any course, there is no problem with that. Why is there so much issue when engeeneers, doctors, etc proceed to nursing profession. Does studying to much makes a person less of a nurse? I cannot say that other countries are pressured by Filipino nurses to employ them. Foreign recruitment agencies are the one who keeps on coming to the Philippines to look for qualified nurses which is obviously scarce in their home country. When a country could not produce enough nurses then they will look for nurses from other countries, like the Philippines, who can produce more than enough nurses than what the country needs. It is not up to you, anti-second courser Philippine nurses, to say who is acceptable or unacceptable nurse. That is the job of the Nursing Council. IF you are questioning the competency of Filipino NCLEX passers with visa screen certificates, then you are implying that there is a problem with NCLEX testing and CGFNS evaluation process. For as long as Philiipines can produce nurses who can pass NCLEX, then agencies will keep on coming here. It is up to the nurses from the Philippines to prove their competency. Of course not all will be able to pass NCLEX, the same way goes to any other country, even in the US. If ALL Filipino nurses working in US leave US and go to other countries, I dont think US health system can function normally and safely.:chuckle Lets admit it, US cannot do without Philippine nurses.

May I ask what is meant by "Bachelor's degree in a non-related subject?" I have finished 2 courses. First is dentistry, next is a 4 year BS Nursing degree. I completed BS Nursing for 3 years because some subjects (such as religion, P.E., history, etc) were credited from my DDM degree. I enrolled a 4 year BSN in our school because there is no such thing as "BSN for second coursers" in our school. Fresh graduates from secondary school, shifters and mutiple-degree holders are COMBINED IN A CLASS and follows THE SAME NURSING CURRICULUM that is approved by CHED. With my experience, being denied by Nursing Council of ##, I felt descriminated because I did not do any foolishness (swear to God) with my studies:saint:. Whatever negative hearsay that is going around about nursing in our country, it definitely does not include me. This is what Nursing Councils around the world must keep in mind, assess and veryify first before denying. They are paid to do their work:nono:. What I did was I enrolled to a prestigious school in our country (2nd level PACUCOA accredited), studied well, became a consistent scholar for having high grades, higher grades than my classmates who got approved by the Nursing Council of ## (only because they did not finish any other course other than nursing):uhoh21:. I have worked very hard towards my goal and enrolled the subjects which my prestigious school has advised me to take. How can they deny me? It is very wierd that having studied too much, "impure nurse as they say", makes me ineligible for becoming a registered nurse in ##:chuckle. A friend of mine was emailed by the overseas registration division saying that they ask for "pure" bachelor of nursing for Philippine applicants. This pure issue was not even reflected on their website which makes thousands of Filipino applicants apply and pay the fees and get surprised later on. This will have a tremendous effect in our economy, having hundreds or maybe thousands of nurses applying to them. What is Competence Assessment Program for if I will not be given a chance to show my competency? Haven't they checked very well my transcript? I have paid almost Php17,000 (forgot the exact price), they should have made investigations and strict verification of my credentials before denying me:nono:. In God's name, my transcript is authentic and achieved through hardwork:saint:. Anyway, I have filed an appeal, but im not hoping for a positive result. I have not heard of any reverted decision. I'll try other countries that will accept me, while waiting for my petition for US. For your information, CGFNS has issued me a Visascreen certificate proving that I have all the qualifications of a safe nurse:nurse:. Ehem. Frusrated that I may sound, I will not give up on my dreams. Only losers give up .

The website of NBV doesnt say anything about work experience. Is there anybody who knows how much working experience is recommended before lodging your application? How long does it usually take for the NBV to give the "go signal" for taking the bridging program from the time you have completed the requirements?

jae jae, I too have submitted my application to WA. When did you completed your requirements? Do you have an idea on how long thay are going to process our applications? Thanks!

I think you have to communicate first with the nursing council.

My brother in law, who is a permanent resident in New Zealand, do not recommend going there under a tourist visa. Most nurses who went there under a tourist visa ended up working as a care giver and are being exploited by their employers. You will just end up frustrated and unfulfilled.

I requested CA BON to send me a certification that I passed the NCLEX. This is also what they sent to CGFNS when I applied for a Visascreen.

LOL! I can relate to these experiences... But I am wondering, the school has been treating us like first coursers too... but do we have the same privilages / advantages as first coursers do? Do we have the chance to be included in the honor roll in our school when we graduate, do 2nd coursers get "recognized" by PRC when they top the NLE, even in applying for a job locally or abroad, we really do not have the same opportunities like that of the 1st coursers. I really feel disadvantaged having studied too much.

A lot of us (mostly second coursers) got denied by the Nursing Council to take the Competence Assessment Program. I'm telling you this so that if you're a second courser, better think 10x before applying. I'm not saying that all second coursers has 100% chance of getting denied. This is just based on the people I know who were approved and disapproved by the council. Anyway, once denied, they are going to refund NZ$65 from the NZ$465 application fee. They will also give you the chance to appeal you case, which means, there is still hope...

the nznc recommend 1 year post registration experience before you get approved to enter the competence assessment program. they have become strict these days. a lot has been denied, most (whom i know) are second coursers. one piece of advice, , if you're a second courser, before paying nz$465, better prepare yourself, there's a big chance of you getting denied. anyway they are going to refund nz$65 and you will be given the chance to appeal your case. :argue:

Dear Suzanne4, I, too have already passsed the CA-NCLEX RN, IELTS, and I also have a Visacsreen certificate. I also have an employer who petitioned me last July 2007. My case is now approved in the USCIS. I'm also working as an ICU nurse for 1 year now. Is there a way I could get hold of my license without my SSN? Is it possible for me to get endorsed to another state who does not require an SSN so I could have my license? Im worried that my NCLEX would expire. I have also applied to New Zealand. Unfortunately, I got denied by the Nursing Council of New Zealand. They say that my qualifications is not at par with NZ education. I do not know what deficiencies are they referring to (because there are other nurses who graduated from my school - University of Perpetual Help Rizal who are already licensed nurses in NZ) but I have already filed an appeal and submitted additional documents to prove that I have a completed a 4 year BS Nursing degree. Im still waiting for their reply. I have a friend who was approved in South Whales in Australia but got denied in NZ. So I decided to file an application to Victoria and Western Australlia. My documents are still being reviewed and I'm still waiting for the approval letter so I could take the Bridging course. Do you have any feedback on these two states? The bridging course in Victoria is very expensive (A$8,000++) so I also tried applying to WA where bridging course costs only around A$880 and will run for only 10 weeks. How different is the career opportunities between these two states? I hope you could enlighten me. Thanks in advance