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

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    the national board reserves the right at any time to require any applicants, or registrant on renewal of registration, to undertake a specified english language test. note : underscore supplied by...

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

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    That is moot already. Please read the new AHPRA English guidelines to be implemented starting middle of this month. It's definitely IELTS for us Filipinos to be

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

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    Is that what AHPRA has stated in your eligibility letter? Oh boy, enrolled nurse (div 2) is not in the SOL (Skilled Occupation List) of DIAC. You might not be able to get a working visa nor be a PR...

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

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    I have 21 months work experience at ER. You are only given 1 year to undergo the bp without extensions. At least that's what AHPRA Victoria told me in the letter. But I heard the Perth office gives...

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

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    I know for a fact that AHPRA will not release your RN license after the bp with an expired IELTS. I am in the same situation as you are. My previous IELTS will expire 26th of this month. My RN...

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

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    Hehehehe. Which doctor did you go to? I hope he/she is familiar with vaccines. I went to the pedia of my kids. It doesn't matter whether adult or child. She gave me the shots. She was also the...

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

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    It doesn't matter. I graduated from a university. My niece who is now working in Melbourne got her nursing degree from a college. It all depends on your course syllabus/prospectus and the total...

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

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    Check the NZNC website. All the details and instructions are there. But I warn you. The situation in NZ right now is very tight, both for bp and job placements. I already had NZNC eligibility...

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

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    Hi, I had 1 cocktail dose of DPT & polio last month. Just make sure that it is properly documented. My doctor detached the label and put it on her prescription (RX) and signed it as proof. MMR -...

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

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    Oh, so you do understand that you still need the minimum 7 in all bands of the IELTS test after you graduate from a bp or conversion course. If you deem it better for you to go through the 1 year or...

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

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    The 1 year bp you are referring to is the RN conversion program being offered by schools like Flinders Uni. Anyway, what made you think that by going through that course, you will be able to skirt...

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

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    Again, you are mistaking the egg from the chicken. You have to enroll in a bridging course first before you can apply for a student visa. Your enrolling in a bp is the reason for a student visa and...

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

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    Can you please clarify your situation? You bypassed point A and jumped immediately to Z. You have to have an AHPRA eligibility letter first before you undergo the bridging program. All bridging...

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

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    From what I have experienced before in applying to other countries, it usually depends on your personal circumstances like proof of funds, relatives who you might be visiting, etc. And yet again, you...

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

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    With all due respect to your opinion, I sincerely beg to disagree. I would rather be criticized by my own kin rather than be criticized by others. It's like a black person calling another black...

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

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    Hey, don't get me wrong here. I don't hate the Philippines. I love my heritage. I am proud to be 100% Filipino. I will shout to the whole world that I am a full-blooded Filipino. You'd say that...

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

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    Please check your email. Sent you one already. God

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

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    Speaking of certified true copies, my niece told me that in Aus, police officers, pharmacists, other professionals that have licenses/seals can certify your documents. At the police station, the...

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

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    Well, at least the mail office in your PRC branch is just inside the same compound. In our part of the Phils., they just give us the documents and let us choose wherever we may want to mail them....

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

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    Hahaha. Only in the Philippines. "Walang ganyan sa States" - (loosely translated as : "You can't do it in other countries") :lol2: (I hope the administrator won't delete this Tagalog phrase)...

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

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    I would like to share with you this thing about PRC. In my case, the PRC gave me the original "Certificate of Good Standing". The girl at the window told me to go to their customer service area and...

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

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    Yes, Mhai. At least that's what my niece told me. A friend of hers was given a single entry no further stay clause in her 456 visa, but she tried to appeal to DIAC when her visa was about to lapse...

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

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    I think between 2009 and 2011, a lot has changed in policies at DIAC. The same with AHPRA, a lot has changed recently about the stricter English proficiency requirements. (Who knows what changes...

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

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    Hi Sweet, I'm curious about your buying a plane ticket before your visa got released. I also planned to do that since buying my ticket early on is a lot cheaper. Right now, the PAL round trip ticket...

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

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    From the time you apply and your employer sponsor you , it takes 2 to 3 weeks to process the subclass 457 business long stay visa. I don't know though if it's the average time line. But that's what...