Nurses - questions on registrations

[fluxsta]

Hi, anyone able to help me here?!?

I was "delighted" to pay the University £120 for my transcript, but they're saying that they normally send it straight on the the Australian health board, I was under the impression that I'd just submit it with the rest of my documents. Anyone able to shed any light on this?? Many thanks, Chris :)

Just contact them and ask them to send it to your home address? My uni had no need to send it on? It was my course and merely a copy of my certificate and transcipts. can't shed light, other than request it be sent to you. State that you need it 'certified' first and this has to be done before it is submitted?

[fluxsta]

I have asked my secondary school to please re write a letter specifying exactly what they want

Yep.....looks like the IELTS for proof of English (see below). I had to, they would accept no substitute, just remembered my secondary ed letter was meaningless to them and I submitted in person all my documents at the Adelaide AHPRA office. E-mail them to be sure...........

http://www.ahpra.gov.au/Registration...uirements.aspx

[paednurse]

I don't need to do the EILTS, they basically said I needed written proof that my secondary education was taught and assessed in English and that I graduated (which is exactly what I have asked the school to write). They said if I could not provide this I had to write a statutory declaration in front of a notary stating that I was taught and assessed in English. I'm going to attempt the correct letter and if they still refuse that then I will have to do the declaration (costs about £120). Fingers crossed!!

[paednurse]

Hi, anyone able to help me here?!?

I was "delighted" to pay the University £120 for my transcript, but they're saying that they normally send it straight on the the Australian health board, I was under the impression that I'd just submit it with the rest of my documents. Anyone able to shed any light on this?? Many thanks, Chris :)

The uni is right, part of the application form states that you have to have the transcript sent direct to the AHPRA office you will be sending your application to. Just put a little note in your application to say that is what is happening. My university are currently drawing up mine and are sending it straight to the office. It has taken my uni over a month so far to do it though, funnily enough they took the money within the first week!!

[christoallan]

The uni is right, part of the application form states that you have to have the transcript sent direct to the AHPRA office you will be sending your application to. Just put a little note in your application to say that is what is happening. My university are currently drawing up mine and are sending it straight to the office. It has taken my uni over a month so far to do it though, funnily enough they took the money within the first week!!

So would I be able to get the uni to send it, even though I haven't sent any other application parts off just yet? This whole thing is baffling!!

[The Mellor clan]

Could somebody please help me!

I have been trying to gain my nursing registration since February 2011 when AHPRA received my application (and took my application fee I might add).

I have constantly queried the fact "do I need to sit an IELTs test?, as I have been taught and assessed in English all of my life". the answer has always been "yes" until I recived a letter in April stating "although you have provided the correct evidence to demonstrate you have been taught and aseessed in English you have also provided an unsuccessful IELTs result."

Again, I queried this, due to the way the leeter was written did I need to sit the IELTs test in the first place. Finally, in May I received an email apologising stating I should nebver have sat the IELTs and as long as I provide certified evidence of my education (which I have done) my application will be complete.

Now, they have emailed me again stating I need to sit an IELTs!

Please, please could somebody clarify this for me. i have complained to AHPRA and got nowhere (they won't let me speak to a team leader or supoervisior) and I have no way of getting past the customer services. Does anyone no of any loop holes or people I can speak to or help me.

All help; information and advice is gratefully received

[nadiamurray]

Hi there , i applied to AHPRA in May and just got confirmation that I am eligible to register as a nurse in Australia !! I did not sit an IELTS as provided letters from school, uni and also done a statutory declaration which cost £35 (this also included some documents being certified). I had to get uni to resend transcripts as they were not detailed enough and also the afore mentioned statutory dec. I applied to the Perth office who have been very helpfull. I also got most of my documents certified at my local court which cost nothing. There is light at the end of the tunnel xx

[robnnic]

So would I be able to get the uni to send it, even though I haven't sent any other application parts off just yet? This whole thing is baffling!!

Yeah, don't quite know how they work it their side, but i had to get NMC and UNI to send things to the ANMAC before i had put my applcation in and now it has all come together.

Don't know if your uni will be open during the holidays though for you to request your transcript?????

[tdk43]

So would I be able to get the uni to send it, even though I haven't sent any other application parts off just yet? This whole thing is baffling!!

Don't worry, everything will get married up in the end. I had Uni transcripts and the NMC stuff heading there seperate from my actual application, so I think it's just common practice.
Donna x

[tdk43]

Oh just another quick point that Nadia also stated, contact your local court and ask about the Notary to the Public there. I had two standard declarations, and honestly about 15-20 pieces of paperwork signed all for free!! So, I'd make a few phonecalls around the place to try and save some money,
Donna x