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Hi, If you email me on [email protected] . I will be happy to help where I can and can get you in touch with the agency I am now signed on with. It is a long process but hopefully you might find it easier if I can guide you considering I have just been through all this too. Email me when you like. Katy xx

Hi, The CV does not have to be authorised you just need to sign it and date it with the statement they give u on the AHPRA site. The magistrates are very good they stand as justice of the peace, they just signed all my documents just in case lol. As regard to competences, if you work for the NHS they should have a band 5 competency document that you can get signed. Wherever I have worked previously I have been given competencies but u can guarantee they never get signed unless you nag people. Lucky I'm on ICU now we are well supported and my team leader went through all my competencies so I could send them off with my application. Have a word with your manager as I also found them useful as a guide to write my competencies on my CV. If it would help I could email you my CV so you can see what I included. It took me ages to write lol. Regarding English competency I had heard from a friend that I needed to get this letter and then later seen it wrote on blogs. I emailed AHPRA who stated it would be useful if I could get a letter stating that I was educated in the English language. It seems rather bizarre considering we live in England. I had real trouble getting the letter from my school as the school I went to is now an academy and education Leeds had recently moved, nobody in the council seemed to know their contact number. I spent 3 hours one morning on phone to council trying to find education Leeds, in the end I put a complaint in then got this sorted within half an hour lol. For my ongoing professional development I included academic transcripts from any university course I have done, then info about study days from work. Extra information from university included a complete outline of all the modules undertaken and proof of how many hours clinical practice. I was worried about if university would be able to provide this but when I phoned they were very helpful and have posted this information over to AHPRA for me. I have not yet applied for my VISA but you can just buy working holiday visas straight from STA travel if you under 31 so I'm not worried about this. I'm going to apply online though through Australia as this is cheaper. I am going travelling with one of my friends (not a nurse), so excited to go. I have applied and been accepted with a nursing agency based in Sydney, once I have finished travelling I am going to apply for more permanent employment. Katy xx

I am leaving the UK in November. Going to travel 3 months round South East Asia first. When do you leave?? katy xx

Hi, Documents I sent also included a CV which I set out according to AHPRA requirements. I also sent proof of all my competencies outlined on the CV which included a competency book for band 5 critical care nurses. I had previously heard that I needed to send a letter from my high school and college stating I was educated in the English language. As daft as it sounds I managed to get this done. Proof of ongoing education and development is another requirement so I sent all certificates and got an up to date copy of training printed as it is now all just saved online, I got a charge nurse to sign this for me. Apparently they have recently changed information they need and require a full outline of your nursing course including evidence of how many hours clinical practice you received. I phoned university who are currently sorting this for me. They also require proof that the course taken is an accredited course, the NMC provide this information and send it off. I would apply for your certificate of good standing now from the NMC as they are very slow, it took them 6 weeks to even send mine in the post and that was after I phoned up to complain as I had a deadline from AHPRA. I sent my application form off around February/March can't remember the exact date but get it sent ASAP. My case is going to be assessed on the 21st this month when they receive my updated information. The whole situation is quite stressful as some of the information they require is quite hard to get hold of. Just can't wait until it's all sorted. Katy xx

Hi Lucia, Thanks for your reply. Are u from the UK?? Check what documents u have as I had a lot more than 15 and they are still messaging me now for more information as they now require lots of details from the university other than academic transcripts. What documents do you have so far? a Also I went to the magistrates courts for my documents certifying. It cost me £25 for as many documents signing as you need. It is a very stressful process but worth it in the end. Are you wanting to travel and work in Australia? Katy

Hi, I am an English nurse with 4 years experience in trauma orthopaedics and 18 months in ICU. I am just organising all the documents I need to send in with my AHPRA application, wondered if anybody else was going through the process, just finding it slightly stressful lol. I am going travelling in November 3 months around South East Asia then 3 months around Australia before starting to work, I am going on a 12 months holiday working visa. I am going to start with agency work then hopefully find a full time job to gain sponsorship. Would be grateful for any advice. Thanks KT