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wahine888 LPN, LVN

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  1. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand

    wahine888 replied to rnrn07's topic in Immigration Advice

    @NewMac Really? I thought everything that has got to do with this IRON application (including this shot thingie) is related to this thread! LOL. Actually, this vaccine topic was discussed in the...

  2. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand

    wahine888 replied to rnrn07's topic in Immigration Advice

    @chocokat79 - Now, that one's not out of topic. I've been thinking of getting the vaccines ASAP too as Ballarat and another forumer Kuchi have suggested. I know someone who got her shots in the...

  3. Bridging program in vICTORIA? anyone? did, doing? plans?

    wahine888 replied to cheesey's topic in Nurse Registration

    @Marie0516 - No worries! I called all those institutions already. I posted the date of intakes, length of course and tuition fees of each school in the thread "Newly grad Filipino nurse wanting to...

  4. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand

    wahine888 replied to rnrn07's topic in Immigration Advice

    I don't dance the hoola Haoyin! Nonetheless, I'm still hot. LOL! Kidding! Just adding a light tone [and unnecessary remark? =) ] once again in allnurses' most popular thread. My god, 4,000+ replies?!...

  5. Bridging program in vICTORIA? anyone? did, doing? plans?

    wahine888 replied to cheesey's topic in Nurse Registration

    Welcome to the club, Marie0516! Latrobe, Ballarat, ETEA, VCHN, Mercy Health and Mt. Alexander are still open for this year. I want to go to the universities like Latrobe and Ballarat but it depends...

  6. Bridging program in vICTORIA? anyone? did, doing? plans?

    wahine888 replied to cheesey's topic in Nurse Registration

    Hello guys! Since all of us are all in the waiting mode, I'm just wondering what your plans are while waiting. Right now I'm gathering the requirements for visa application already so that when...

  7. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand

    wahine888 replied to rnrn07's topic in Immigration Advice

    I'm a girl! 'Wahine' (wah-hee-nee) is actually the Hawaiian word for 'girl'. @Haoyin It's really funny, how most of us thought you were a chick. LOL! It's not the length of your posts which led me...

  8. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand

    wahine888 replied to rnrn07's topic in Immigration Advice

    I didn't think you were being rude, NewMac. You actually have a point and you're just being frank. But since this thread is dominated by Filipinos who are super sensitive about everything, I...

  9. Bridging program in vICTORIA? anyone? did, doing? plans?

    wahine888 replied to cheesey's topic in Nurse Registration

    Here's my timeline: Sent application package (everything in the checklist attached) and Good standing from PRC to NBV -> Feb. 9, 2010 Re-sent a new work statement with corrections (no...

  10. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand

    wahine888 replied to rnrn07's topic in Immigration Advice

    Ouch! I think I'm one of those guilty posters who publish concerns not related to the thread! Sorry to be an eye sore But, touche, this thread is a very long one that I didn't even bother to read the...

  11. Bridging program in vICTORIA? anyone? did, doing? plans?

    wahine888 replied to cheesey's topic in Nurse Registration

    love nature Just one month and you got your eligibility already?! And you had delays already in that case. Good for you!! I hope I'll get that lucky too! Good luck with your studies in Ballarat and I...

  12. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand

    wahine888 replied to rnrn07's topic in Immigration Advice

    jakey Top 3 Unis are: Deakin, Latrobe and Ballarat, in that order. The latest intake is August for Ballarat but application will close on March 20. Latrobe doesn't have a closing date for application...

  13. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand

    wahine888 replied to rnrn07's topic in Immigration Advice

    Good to read from you jakey Yes, I reckon we're the latest to apply at NBV. NewMac, countmein and the rest lodged their application late last year. Haoyin's account of her experience shows that it...

  14. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand

    wahine888 replied to rnrn07's topic in Immigration Advice

    Hello fellas! Just wondering, has anybody in this thread applied for NBV and got a negative result? Like, someone who was not given eligibility because she/he wasn't not qualified or those who were...

  15. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand

    wahine888 replied to rnrn07's topic in Immigration Advice

    @drednag Blinq is having a hard time with her student visa. Unluckily, the case manager for her visa is on leave since December and will be back on April and she's enrolled already for the February...

  16. Bridging program in vICTORIA? anyone? did, doing? plans?

    wahine888 replied to cheesey's topic in Nurse Registration

    Hello love nature, So your original birth certificate was not in English. I've read in previous posts that Indian applicants get approvals faster than Filipinos. All in all, how long did you wait to...

  17. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand

    wahine888 replied to rnrn07's topic in Immigration Advice

    @Haoyin Yes, LaTrobe told me that I can start applying for the January intake as early as now whilst waiting for the NBV letter. I just don't know how to do it, I'm having a hard time with the ISIS...

  18. Bridging program in vICTORIA? anyone? did, doing? plans?

    wahine888 replied to cheesey's topic in Nurse Registration

    hello love nature Why did they ask for your birth certificate? Didn't you submit it with the application form? Or they asked for the

  19. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand

    wahine888 replied to rnrn07's topic in Immigration Advice

    Haoyin Good post you have there! What a gruesome experience you're having with the NBV application. I'm preparing myself for the same thing. I really hope you get everything with NBV and Latrobe eased...

  20. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand

    wahine888 replied to rnrn07's topic in Immigration Advice

    Haoyin With luck, 3 months. Without luck, at least 6 months? Ooh, la la! So, that means Latrobe and Ballarat will have to wait year? Man! I can't wait until next year, my IELTS expire on Feb '11. But...

  21. Bridging program in vICTORIA? anyone? did, doing? plans?

    wahine888 replied to cheesey's topic in Nurse Registration

    @drednag: oh yeah, something like that! but anyhow, i don't have neither. i only have 6 months experience as a company nurse but i will still apply at vchn. they don't have application fee,

  22. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand

    wahine888 replied to rnrn07's topic in Immigration Advice

    hello drednag! i applied in murdoch and they don't require eligibility from nmbwa. after finishing the program then you can apply for eligibility and registration with nmbwa. i also got the letter of...

  23. Bridging program in vICTORIA? anyone? did, doing? plans?

    wahine888 replied to cheesey's topic in Nurse Registration

    @drednag: you're welcome! VCHN is my 3rd choice. Latrobe is 1st, Ballarat is 2nd. But VCHN requires at least 1 year experience in a Med-Surg ward and I don't have that! That's why I wanna get in the...

  24. Bridging program in vICTORIA? anyone? did, doing? plans?

    wahine888 replied to cheesey's topic in Nurse Registration

    I called VCHN and here's what I got: course duration: 10-12 weeks tuition fee: 10,000 AU$ Intakes for 2010: Feb. 22 March 1 April May 24 July 12 Aug 16 Oct 4 Nov

  25. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand

    wahine888 replied to rnrn07's topic in Immigration Advice

    hi chocokat and physteac! Seems like all of us are waiting for NBV letter. But I might be up for the longer wait coz I just sent my documents last Tuesday! Did you get any reply from them yet? Like,...