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I could only speak from my experience. I came from the Philippines and had to purchase a return flight as well to ensure no hassles from the immigration counter at the international departure.

They had their clinicals in Temora. I checked our previous correspondence and these are the other places IHNA seems to send their students off for clinical placement: Cootamundra, Tumbarumba.

I know of two people who just did IHNA's bridging course and they did not know where their clinical placement was going to be until after they were two weeks into the theory sessions...

Most of the times the Australian Department of Immigration will issue you a visa by just sending you a letter notifying you of the grant. It will be up to the visa holder to have their passport stamped in the nearest embassy to reflect the visa in one of the passport pages.

Should you decide to go through this pathway, you will be able to confirm with the course provider itself if their programme will satisfy the Nursing and Midwifery Board's condition that will ultimately lead to registration.

Yes you may still try for an AHPRA assessment of your credentials. It might prove to be helpful to you to add some training or at least any form of nursing related textbooks you might have read after 2010. http://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/documents/default.aspx?record=WD12%2f7485&dbid=AP&chksum=VgkKXSc5inGYpBEONxIi4A%3d%3d

Oh, best wishes to you cheska! You can send off your passport to the nearest VIA centre near you. But if you are departing this weekend then there would be no time for the stamping.

Yes xxxl, rest assured that as a practising RN in Australia you will be able to reimburse your investors with every penny they are going to loan to you. :)

Congratulations cheskaval121!! Are you by any chance in the Philippines? If you are, I suggest that you still undergo visa evidencing/stamping on your passport as the immigration area in the airport can be very tedious (more like suspicious) when it comes to fellow countrymen departing for abroad.

Please visit the attached link for the list of Panel Doctors and clinics recognised by the DIAC. Philippines - Panel Doctors

I have heard from a friend that her friend was denied of a tourist visa and because of that her bridging programme would be delayed. Perhaps it is safer to apply for a short stay business class or a student visa.

they are probably putting that in their requirement list to make sure that applicants know that it is the applicant's responsibility to obtain the visa. please note that you would need to provide the department of immigration and citizenship the supporting documents that you are indeed going to australia to undertake a bridging programme, hence a letter or admission or something equivalent will be needed from your chosen school.

It is recommended that you try and obtain a short stay business class visa (456).

Hi @zara06 I was just answering marklouiemarco's question. Hehe. But I think no form of study would lead initially to permanent residency here in Australia. Have you already had your credentials assessed by AHPRA Nursing and Midwifery Board? You will find more information in their website (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia - Home) They will then provide you a Letter of Eligibility that you can present to the different bridging programme courses offered in this link. http://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/documents/default.aspx?record=WD12%2f7485&dbid=AP&chksum=VgkKXSc5inGYpBEONxIi4A%3d%3d @marklouiemarco : the above link I posted for zara06 might be useful for you, as it is indicated there the programmes of the different universities/schools in the different states. There's not much choices in New South Wales though. You might want to try those programmes in ACT, as it's only a few hours away from Sydney by bus.

Looks like the programme of the University of Wollongong would take two years. Bachelor of Nursing for Overseas Qualified Nurses - 2012 Course Handbook @ UOW