shelly23

Hi Rach,
Just a quick one about test results, contact the IELTS centre, as they will send up to 5 copies for free to various destinations. Definately need sending direct to ANMC. Congrats again. :-)

holly13

Hi, I sent the statement of entry thing, under the impression it is the same thing. I never got a certificate of initial registration. Worried now that I should have paid that £35 thing. I have still not heard anything back from ANMAC, might email to make sure they have everything.
With regards to IELTS on the application form I put the address of ANMAC on there to send my results to, didn't actually check that had been done, but the others are right if they will send out 5 copies free for you.
Will let you know if I hear anything useful back from them.
I'm trying to forget about it as it seems to be taking ages! Feel nervous thinking about it.
Also made a ?mental decision to apply for an A&E job to get some more acute clinical skills before we go, as worried I might be limited a bit with just community experience for past 6 years!

shackybracky

Cheers guys > I will contact ielts and double check i put anmac address on then when all ready to send, and just keep fingers crossed the statement of entry thing is ok, i said to NMC "no, i need an initial reg thing, and they were like "erm mrs shackleton, there is no such thing " . Let me know if you hear anything diff Holly about it not being acceptable for the anmac pleeeeaase.

Bit stressed out today as APHRA contacted me and said they had nearly finished my application but the certification of documents wasnt done corrcetly! All i can think is that the phone number and address of the certifying place was missing, so having to send all the certified stuff again!. They also said "please refer to the section on proof of identity". I already told them i am from UK and cant meet the proof of identity so presume i will get letter in principle!, its like you have to spell everything out to every person you speak too!. Anyway, will get it all done again and off, nothing can do about it

Holly, wow brave move, youre braver than me. I dont know much about district nursing job opportunites out there, but i was assured my community manager in health visiting equiv out there that there are plenty of community work in the 0-5's. I applied for a job beginning of may and still waiting to hear, but they only look at applications like once every 3 months out there and then interview over phone and if succsessful put you in a pool and match you up with best job when it becomes avaliable.

Keep the faith guys, we will get there

suzanne7575

help! panicking a bit now, have snet off my AHPRA application but not sure there was any phonenumber on the certified documents. The justice of peace had a stamp that had the court name, said it was a true copy and he signed and dated everything

oh wel if it is wrong and they arebeing awkward i guess i will soon find out

I have a job offer in Townville but still put my current job in the principle place of employement as didn't think i could put where my job offer was as it isn't where i work yet. wondering if i should be sending a copy of my job offer off to them or not

yhan

hi everyone! i'm a newbie here in expats, just looking for help about how to process papers in APHRA. i'm from the Philippines and got a subclass 457 visa. i have zero knowledge how register in APHRA, pls someone help me . what are the steps of registration on APHRA? once i get a decision letter, what does that mean? what's the importance of skills assessment in ANMC? do i still need IELTS even if i already have a visa? i was told that i just need to prove that i was taught in English and APHRA could approve my papers, is that the same with ANMC? thank you in advance guys! God bless

mcgowc

im so confused too now im going on a working visa for a year do i need to do a skills assessment????????
what is anmc i thought it was jst aphra :

holly13

In answer to the last 2 posts, ahpra is who you need to register with to work as a nurse in australia. If you go onto their website there is a form that you download with all the required documents described. You do not need ielts for ahpra if you can show all your education was taught and assessed in english.
Anmac are for skills assessment...completely separate from ahpra. You only need to do this for permanent visa and this does require ielts.

So if you are going over on temp visa or already have one, then you only need to register with ahpra to enable you to work as a nurse over there.

Hope that helps guys.

yhan

thanks holly13! this is a very helpful info . i'm relieved that i won't be needing to sit for IELTS anymore. i hope i get through the whole process with APHRA soon before i get to Australia on Jan. thanks again

@mcgwoc: good luck to us are you a Filipino also?

Clare S

Can I just let u know that to nurse in Oz they will require the academic skills test in IELTS. (the ANMC will request the skills assessment)

Clare S

If you need a skills assessment by ANMC for visa points they will insist on an academic IELTS test.

yhan

hi holly13! do you have idea about the bridging program? is it from AHPRA? what is it for and how long does it usually take? thank you

mcgowc

really i dont need to do the ielets? my friends went on the working visa and they had to do the ielets
what do i need to provide to prove i was taught in english x

Pollyana

Requirements change all the time, and vary for different types of visa.Also it can make a difference depending on when people registered with various nursing boards that have existed in the last few years. Don't look at whatever your friends did, check out the requirements as they are now cos they have changed a lot in the last year or so.

Lots of threads on the subject in the Nursing forum

holly13

Sorry can't help with that one I'm afraid. Despite what some people have found, ahpra have always responded fairly quick to my email queries, so if you can't find the info you need from their website, send an email for any clarification you need on bridging etc.
They will also email you the template stat dec form for you to state that all your education was taught and assessed in english (if that's the case).

lucylis

Hi everyone!

I recieved an email today saying my aphra application is getting assessed by the board on the 19th August and will be notified by post of outcome

Now we originally were going to go on a working visa for 4 years and apply for residency once there! but now I am not to sure and don't know whether to just go down the root of permanent visa. Can anyone give me time scales for permanent immigration visas?

Also reading previous threads it appears confusing. I was told even if I have "in principle letter" which I am hoping I will have by end of the month! that I still have to do full skills assessment and not able to do modified assessment because I won't actually be on register! I do think this is stupid as if aphra have assessed me to be fit for practice then its madness that another department then assesses your skills again

has anyone got experience on going on a working visa? and then getting permanent residency!

really confused as to which route to go down.... any advice would be great!

thanks in advance

Lis