bubblegum6

Hi,

Can anyone help me. We are awaiting our visa being granted anyday now hopefully. We have applied for a visa on my husbands skills in IT. I am a midwife and will want to work once we get to Oz. Do i therefore still have to do the ANMC skills assessment if I am not applying for a visa on my skills?

Any advice would be appreciated

Kind regards

Bubblegum6

Bermudashorts

You would certainly need to get registered. See link for details of where to start with that. Lots of nurses on here, I am sure one will come along soon with more info.

http://www.immi.gov.au/asri/occupati...dical.htm#LICE

bubblegum6

Thanks Bermuda shorts,

I am aware I have to register with AHPA now but I don't know whether my skills need to be assessed or will this be done by AHPA?

Pollyana

I'll move your thread into the Nursing forum - lots of members in there heading for Aus

tiredwithtwins

no you dont need to get your skills assessed - the skills assessment is only done if you are the main visa applicant. you will need to get your nursing reg with the aprha (or whatever its now called lol!) and you will also need to get your english skills assessed via the IELTS test (major bummer i know, but you do need it to be able to register).
but thats it (about £500+ worth!!!)

bubblegum6

Tiredwithtwins,

Thanks for that, I thought that was about right but just wanted to check. Have already done my IELTS and passed that so that's another weight off my mind.

Thanks again

Bubblegum6

tiredwithtwins

ah, congratulations on passing ielts - a friend of mine has just done his and thinks hes failed (ive bet him a fiver hes passed, eh seamus!!??)

good luck

bubblegum6

Thanks. I felt exactly the same with the written but passed so I'm sure your friend will be fine

Bubblegum6

Florentina

Fiver for a british ? You must be kiddin' ......