Regarding Australian Registration

[manpreetgala]

Hi

I am holding Australian Nursing Registration and going to expire in May 2014.

I did not get a chance to work as a RN as My visa was finished and I had to leave Australia.

Now I have applied Australian Permanent Migration and it will take around 6-8 months.

By then, My registration will expire.

Just want to know how to renew Australian Registration while you are not working and you are outside Australia.

share your experience.

look forward to hear you soon guys.

[NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN]

Moved to our Nurse Registration area for best chance response.

[ceridwyn]

As long as you have done your 20 CPD and have worked at least 3 months in the past 5 years you just need to pay the money.

[jedfort]

As long as you have done your 20 CPD and have worked at least 3 months in the past 5 years you just need to pay the money.

hi ceridwyn, does this apply up to now? i mean because aphra are very keen on changing their policies i just would like to make sure that there are no specific changes yet so far that we should be aware of... ? thank you in advance for your reply

[ceridwyn]

It seems they have become more stringent in their policies, but time will tell. Their policy now is overseas Applicants must now have completed a course that was accredited regularly from a school that was accredited regularly in their country. It seems to be a problem in the Phillipines as no one particularly aware exactly who is responsible for accreditation of schools and the courses.

The applicants course must also be general and include varied areas of nursing practise - which should be a problem for recent UK educated nurses with their specialty education.

What if a country has no regular accreditation policy? I think it is a slight hiccup as no way are AHPRA going to disallow nurses from entering this country from anywhere, especially the Phillipines or India, UK, their governments would protest too much and APHRA would be directed to change policy at all cost.

[jedfort]

It seems they have become more stringent in their policies but time will tell. Their policy now is overseas Applicants must now have completed a course that was accredited regularly from a school that was accredited regularly in their country. It seems to be a problem in the Phillipines as no one particularly aware exactly who is responsible for accreditation of schools and the courses. The applicants course must also be general and include varied areas of nursing practise - which should be a problem for recent UK educated nurses with their specialty education. What if a country has no regular accreditation policy? I think it is a slight hiccup as no way are AHPRA going to disallow nurses from entering this country from anywhere, especially the Phillipines or India, UK, their governments would protest too much and APHRA would be directed to change policy at all cost.[/quote']

thanks ceridwyn for your reply, but what my concern really is the renewal of our registration if there were existing new rules as to which should must follow.. i hope 20 points of cpd is all we'll be our concern in order to renew. of course not to mention the payment and 3months of experience at least within 5-yr time... please correct me if I've missed something important sir. ta!

[ceridwyn]

You declare when re registering that you have done the 20 hours cpd that you have completed 3 months practice in the past 5 years and you pay your money. NMBA then do audits - they say about 20 percent nurses are audited, where if you are audited you have to send in proof of your cpd and work experience.