Lucia16

Hello Katy, Thankyou kindly for your reply. That is ok then, I just wanted to clarify that. I contacted the local Magistrates today, they requested £25 per document to be signed. It appears this is the norm where I live! I will utilise all of the information you have guided me through and endeavour to support my application with this. I thought I was pretty much on top of it all, however, it seems more complex then first thought so thankyou for your advice. Have the agency been willing to accept you despite not having your registration then? I am currently working in a Prison so very keen to continue this work in Australia. I have applied for a number of positions but have only had one response stating I do not meet the criteria due to not having the valid registration. (Which is understandable). What agency have you signed up to? I am sure your friend and yourself will have a great time! Like you said, once all is sorted and inplaced we can relax and enjoy! Do you have an email address. If ok with you, maybe we could discuss things further via email rather then on here? xx

Hello, Yes, the CV also, this does not have to be certified by the authorised individual though does it? That is a great idea, although the only competency book I have was a skills book I had to complete as a student, is that what yours consisted of? With regards to the English competency, does your GCSE certification not account for this? Your ongoing professional development, is that just a range of courses or study days that you have been certified as attending and achieving? Yes, I understand they do wish to receive information regarding the course content, I may issue them with my practice hour time sheets to identify this, is this how you went about that? I have contacted the NMC for the good standing reference however have not heard from them, I may chase this up soon to ensure this has been completed. Have you applied for your visa, did you obtain this prior to your registration? I do hope it is all granted for you following the review date this month, it appears you have had a difficult time with this. If all is successful promptly, we intend to go in November too :) Are you travelling with anyone else or are you going on your own? Have you applied for Nursing positions s yet or are you awaiting for your registration first? xx

Hello Katy, Goodness, when did you first apply? Have you been granted your registration now? Congratulations if you have. What documents have you used to support your application? I have not yet sent mine off as I am researching into who is willing/less cost involved to certify them. The documents I have include: Passport Driving Licence counterpart Driving Licence card Bank Statement Bank Card University certificate of qualification University transcript of modules completed College qualification transcript Additional qualification for English communication transcript 2 x GCSE English certificates A solicitor advised I contacted the university and college wherein I obtained my qualifications for a letter to be documented from them to advise the certificates received are accredited to me. I also have those too which I have added to the collection of documents. What documents did you have for certification? Magistrates court, does that fall into the category of a member of the Justice of Peace? I did not think to contact them, however, now you have mentioned it, I will give them a call. Were the AHPRA happy to receive your documents certified by the Magistrates Court? I apologise for all of the questions, but yes like you said it is very stressful. Especially when the past 5 years worth of Employers statements of service are also required. There is alot of follow up action required. Yes, my boyfriend and I are planning to live and work in Australia. We have both applied for a First Year Working Holiday visa. His has been accepted, mine is still currently in progress. I am a little apprehensive as to why a delay has occurred. I was not sure if applying for the AHPRA Nursing Registration had an effect? When are you due to leave the UK? x

Hello, Apologies if this reply is now a little outdated in response to your post. I am also in the same position as yourself. Although I have 2 years post registration experience. Have you successfully obtained your registration and visa? I have been quoted £20-£120 for EACH document to be certified accordingly (I have approx 15 documents!), did you find this a very costly process? Who did you find to certify your documents, was it a solicitor? It would be great to discuss our experiences together. Best of Luck x

Dear all, I am a UK RN with 2 years post registration experience. My boyfriend and I have recently applied for a first year working holiday visa which is in progress at present (His has been granted). With regards to applying for the AHPRA Nursing registration, it appears this is greatly time consuming and highly costly. According to my supporting evidence, I have 15 documents that require certifying. Each document has been quoted between £20-£120 from a variety of individuals that would be accredited to certify them. Does anyone have any advice on how to go about certifying these documents without such cost. I understand a cost will be essential, but has anyone had the same experience and could advise me accordingly. I have applied to a number of vacancies already, understandably, have had no joy as my visa and registration have not been granted. Has anyone got any advice on this also. Kind Regards.