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Hi guys, I know this forum has been idle for quite a while now, but I am just taking my chances to whoever can reply and clarify my concerns. Special mention to NursePao whom I have been bugging about my queries I just want to ask about Form 3 - Verification of Other Professional Licensure/Certification. I have been told over and over again that there is no need to submit this to NYSED. But I don't seem to be convinced as I have declared to CGFNS that I have current practicing certificate and registration in both Australia and the Philippines. I am just wary about the possible consequences if I don't declare or submit anything about my other licenses. Will I still need to submit Form 3 even if my registration is in a jurisdiction outside of the US? And one more thing, with Form 1 Question 19, "Do you now hold, or have you ever held, a license or certificate to practice any profession* in any jurisdiction?", does this need to be filled out still if again, my registrations is in a jurisdiction outside of the US? Cheers to those who can reply to my questions. I have emailed NYSED about this but I have received no reply, so I reckon there's no use waiting for it anymore.

Hi all! I am a nurse currently working in Australia in one of the busiest and biggest ICUs in the country. I have realized that I want to pursue a long time dream of working in the US as a CRNA. However, I am not daydreaming and I know this will be very challenging for me. And CRNA schools are very competitive (needs high GPA and GRE, more than a year of ICU experience ideally surgical or CTICU, application essay, CRNA shadowing, difficult interview process etc.) If I passed my NCLEX, my next target is gain ICU employment in the US through E3 visa which is exclusively for Australian citizens. I also plan to take the CCRN exam, GRE and TOEFL (being a foreign nurse) which I know will all be difficult but that's why it all starts with dreaming and planning which is what I am doing now. I know that if I luckily (only luckily) get into CRNA school, I will be studying full time for a maximum of 2.5 years. My question is can anyone suggest a pathway that I can take in terms of visa knowing that I don't have any green card and I am a foreign nurse. Do some schools sponsor an F1 visa to do the CRNA? Or can an E3 or even H1B be converted to F1 visa? Please shed some light on this. I am really confused. Any comments will be most welcome. Thank you so much!!

Hi all! I am a nurse currently working in Australia in one of the busiest and biggest ICUs in the country. I have realized that I want to pursue a long time dream of working in the US as a CRNA. However, I am not daydreaming and I know this will be very challenging for me. And CRNA schools are very competitive (needs high GPA and GRE, more than a year of ICU experience ideally surgical or CTICU, application essay, CRNA shadowing, difficult interview process etc.) If I passed my NCLEX, my next target is gain ICU employment in the US through E3 visa which is exclusively for Australian citizens. I also plan to take the CCRN exam, GRE and TOEFL (being a foreign nurse) which I know will all be difficult but that's why it all starts with dreaming and planning which is what I am doing now. I know that if I luckily (only luckily) get into CRNA school, I will be studying full time for a maximum of 2.5 years. My question is can anyone suggest a pathway that I can take in terms of visa knowing that I don't have any green card and I am a foreign nurse. Do some schools sponsor an F1 visa to do the CRNA? Or can an E3 or even H1B be converted to F1 visa? Please shed some light on this. I am really confused. Any comments will be most welcome. Thank you so much!!

@aerdna I am a UST graduate from Batch 2009 :)

I don't think so. The fee is non-refundable. My suggestion, just give the slot to someone else by way of "selling" it to a close friend of yours who wants to have a training. That way, you could retrieve your money same time as helping one soul. :)

@Haoyin Fierce.. :flamesonb

on this day, 6 april 2011, i have been granted my 457 business long stay visa. this marks the beginning of my life as a general surgical registered nurse in a private hospital in sydney. when i joined allnurses during the third quarter of 2009, like you guys, i was filled with hope that i would be able to work someday in oz as an rn and reciprocate all the efforts of my family for me. i was a fresh grad back then and yet i already dreamed high. but along the way, the hope that i would be able to land a job was tainted with doubt. i was discouraged by some of the posts that i saw from this thread. australia is not anymore a paradise especially for inexperienced overseas nurses, according to some of our senior forumers here. i have nothing but only 3 months of med-surg staff nurse training and 2 months of nurse volunteerism – 5 months combined. i coupled this meager experience with other trainings which i believed were very relevant to my chosen nursing area. the job hunt was never a bed of roses; much more that i am an innate pessimist and a proven despondent. i felt very disheartened whenever i saw adverts stating that they require at least one year of experience. most employers even insisted that this needs to be a paid one. but with frequent communication with god and novena to our mother of perpetual help (as i am a roman catholic), all the hard work paid off. february 14 was when i was able to secure a hospital telephone interview while i was here in the philippines. fortunately, i aced that one and i was offered the job. in addition, i also had two aged care job offers in hobart and adelaide. the employers were willing to sponsor my 457. and just recently, i was scheduled for three more hospital interviews for dialysis, eent, and agency rn works all in south australia – which i already declined. so to those becoming worried about future job prospects in australia, get it from my own experience. i only have 5 months of unpaid work plus some trainings and yet, i was considered seriously by some employers. just don’t stop searching for jobs: apply even if the criteria would not match your profile. you’ll never know your luck. of course, the chances of getting hired increase when you already have the ahpra registration. but i reckon you could start job search after your bp. that’s what i did. two weeks before i finished my bp, i commenced my online applications. and please, do very well in your interview. like what haoyin said before, your interview matters a lot. don’t think of it as set just for formality. it is a make or break moment so express yourself with cleverness, clarity and cogency. once you are done and have passed the interview, your referees are next in line. they would be contacted either thru phone or email, so do your best during the bridging course to get good references. lastly, do not be afraid to go home after the bp, especially the 456 visa holders! i would like to reiterate cioman’s statement: think of going home as something because you cannot yet find a job, and not because you cannot find a job. it’s way lot cheaper to stay here in the philippines than to stay in australia without work. i myself went home december last year right after the bp. don’t rush things. you would definitely have your glorious moment, in god’s time. i am very grateful to those forumers who willingly helped me during those times when i needed assistance concerning the bridging program. to the following people: buttercup99, ceridwyn, cioman94, countmein, drednag, dumb, forumjunkie, haoyin, imsodizzy, jakey, javrn, kuchi, nasruasim, newmac, reiken830, ryan09, scarah, scrubby and terdjay - thank you for bearing with me and my inquisitiveness! and of course, thank you so much to the divine creator and to my ever dearest mother of perpetual help for her endless intercessions. special mention goes out as well to st jude and sacred heart of jesus. i wish everyone luck. go for your oz dream! don’t stop believing for yourself and your loved ones! keep the fire burning! tata for now! :beer:

Congratulations, dred!!! :clpty:

Hi official02! I did my bridging at UB-WLI in Adelaide, SA. The bridging was good. I had my clinical placement at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. It is a huge public hospital in the suburb of Woodville. Other hospitals where you might be having your clinical placement are Modbury Hospital, Flinders Hospital, Royal Adelaide Hospital and Gawler Health. Yes, WLI is under UB in Victoria. Any more queries, feel free to send me a PM.

I don't think it's possible now. Payment thru money order at present is only applicable if you are dealing with Asian countries. It's better if you have for yourself a credit card. It's much easier and more convenient to use.

RNOZ1, where are you in Adelaide? Are you in the city? I'm already here doing the BP.. :)

Thank you so much for the precious heaps of information, cioman94 and ceridwyn! Your kindness, dedication and generosity are all appreciated. :)

Is this for real, ceridwyn?

Now this is becoming very bothersome..

You can do it on your own kuri :)