My sister will be graduating at the end of this year in Bachelor of Nursing. She is studying at an Australian university. What is the process for her to apply for permanent residency visa?
1. What is the assessment process like? Does she have to be registered with the relevant nursing body before she can apply for a migration skill assessment? Are these two different processes (i.e. getting registered and applying for a migration skill assessment)? Is the migration skill assessment done by the same body that registers nurses?
2. Does she need to do IELTS for the purpose of getting registered as a nurse in Australia even though she is studying at an Australian university? Of course, she would need to do IELTS(and obtain 6 in each band) to apply for PR which is a requirement of DIAC. I am talking about the skill assessment requirement for the nursing board. Does she need to get 7 in all bands even though she has obtained her qualification at an Australian institution or does this requirement apply only to those with an overseas qualification(apart from applicants from NZ, UK, Ireland, US and Canada)?
3. To apply for the 485 temporary graduate visa does she need a skill assessment by the nursing board or does completion of the Bachelor of Nursing degree itself suffice without a skill assessment?
Any information regarding the migration process for a recent onshore graduate(nursing) would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much.