JackieS

Hi again Thanks everyone for your comments and advice. We live in Perth and yes I have been following the Beria updates, it doesn't look likely that the government will go for PR for the remaining 410 holders. I work in healthcare here in WA and the cutbacks are crippling so giving those remaining on the 410 PR will be very costly I believe! In my parents case (and possibly many others I suspect) their main concern is regarding their twilight years when they can't care for themselves any more. They're both fit and well at present but beginning to worry more about the future, neither of them want have to rely on myself and my sister to care for them. Quoll - I get what you're saying - it's not that they want any special consideration just because they've been here for some time. And since emigrating they haven't worked, they're retired and have put money into the economy with building and buying houses etc. They've always had private health cover and have never looked for anything from the state, they're now getting older and worrying about their final years. Perfectly natural don't you think! Jackie

Can anyone help with my flipping parents please! Mum and Dad have been living in Perth on a 410 visa for the past 8 years, they have been hoping that they will eventually be made residents but this is unrealistic. So they have asked me to look into the Parent Visa for them as both myself and my sister are permanent residents and can sponser them. This is where it gets complicated....... I found all of the information for both possibilities..... neither of them want to pay the $80,000 (or thereabouts) that it would cost for the contributory visa. Dad doesn't want to go for the 10 year wait option either as he doesn't think he'll be around that long (he's 74) but Mum does want to apply for that visa (she's 72 and plans to outlive him!!) So here's my question to anyone who might have half an idea!! If Dad was the main applicant on the 410 and Mum is his spouse can she apply for the parent visa on her own or would Dad have to be the main applicant again? Thanks in advance for any help from anyone. Jackie

As you are the visa applicant your wife doesn't need to apply for a skills assessment (ANMAC). She can apply directly for registration to practice with AHPRA. If she can provide evidence that she was educated at secondary school and university in English then she wouldn't need to sit the IELTS. Apparently AHPRA can be a bit picky with what they accept as evidence. Some have sent in letters from the school/uni while others have provided a statement which they have written and had certified. I'm going the route of a letter from my school, so far they haven't come back to me so I'm hoping this is sufficient. Good luck Jackie

ANMAC will forward all your documents to whichever AHPRA office you want. You'll get asked that once you get a positive assessment. Mark Braybrook who appears to deal with all overseas skills assessments is really good, I was emailing him regularly for updates and he was lovely. Jackie

I sent my application on 27th June and received an email on 14th July saying they'd received it. I thought everything would be ok as I'd sent in everything but the kitchen sink! My CV was 8 pages long, it was sooooo detailed, took me an age to complete it. My line manager did me such a fantastic reference that I told her we should employ this person!!! Was it good enough for AHPRA??? Don't be silly, they're asking for the transcript from the uni I trained at, surely the one used for the ANMAC is what they want? I've emailed them asking that question and am still waiting for a reply. I've heard this can be a long process, different timescales ranging from 8 weeks to 9 months, I only hope I'm one of the lucky ones. I'm actually going to see a psychic tomorrow to see if I can get any clues when I'll be on that plane!!! How sad is that! Jackie

Hi, can anyone give me advice please on the ENS 121 visa. I am a registered mental health nurse looking to move out to WA. With my age and years experience I don't have enough points under the new system. At a recent expo in Birmingham I was advised by a DIAC representative to apply under the ENS 121, he really sold it to me! My questions to anyone who can answer are these: What are the timescales with this visa? Are hospitals readily choosing this sponsership route? What are the benefits/drawbacks with this visa? I appreciate any replies Jackie

Hi, really pleased for you, well done. Just a quick question though if you can just put the wine down for a sec! I was under the impression that you had to be registered with AHPRA before you could apply for a job, have I been given the wrong info? Both myself and my husband are mental health nurses and have just sent off everything for registration with AHPRA's Perth office. I wasn't even going to look at jobs for another few months as I've heard how long it can take. Have I got it all wrong???? Jackie

Letter of determination arrived this morning!!! Next stop is AHPRA.

Haven't received the letter yet but all the advice seems to be to hold fire with proceeding until you get it in your sweaty palm!

Thats great news! I've just got all the papers together for both mine and Andy's AHPRA applications, checked and double checked it all so I'm hoping there'll be no hold ups. Lots of interest in the house which is good.

ENS is Employer Nomination Nomination Scheme so it's still a PR but with sponsership from an employer. We were originally going down the 176 route with sponsership from my sister who's in Perth but with the July 1st deadline looming we really thought we'd blown it. Then spoke to guy from DIAC at the seminar in Birmingham and he told us about ENS and completely sold it to us. Very quick, relatively cheap and as I said we're in demand over there so finding an employer should be easy. Just need to jump the AHPRA hurdle and then sell the house and we're on our way. Back to the ANMAC nightmare, I found Mark to be really helpful, did what he said he'd do and made things relatively painless for us. Obviously I was friendly and polite, don't think it helps to lose it with people, our futures in their hands after all!

It was the full assessment, Mark initially told me that it'd take 12 weeks which concerned me as we'd miss the 1st July deadline. But we've changed our plans now and going for ENS as we attended a seminar in Birmingham last weekend where we found ourselves in great demand!!! Both mental health nurses and apparently can get PR sponsership virtually anywhere in Oz.

Thought I'd add my experience of ANMAC to the mix! Posted it all off on 9th April and started emailing Mark Braybrook within days! He's been wonderful, every email answered within hours and very helpful - I think promising to name him in my will might have helped there! The transcript went astray so had to get a second copy sent off but other than that it went through pretty quickly compared to some. The approval came through yesterday so 8 weeks from start to finish. I'm dreading the AHPRA part though, I think I've had it easy so far!!!

Help please! Both myself and my husband Andy are mental health nurses, I'm 46 and he's 43. We've started down the route of moving out to WA. Andy has just got a positive skills assessment after passing the IELTS at the second attempt, the AHPRA paperwork is about to be lodged. We're hoping to apply for a ENS when he's registered and the house is sold. My question is regarding what I have to complete in order to work in Oz. Obviously I will have to register with AHPRA too but do I have to complete a skills assessment? The contact I have at the ANMAC doesn't seem to think it's necessary as I'll be going as Andy's spouse on his visa, but I will be working too so I'm confused. I thought I could apply to AHPRA first for registration and then to ANMAC for a modified skills assessment but just need clarification pleae. If there's anyone out there who understands where I'm coming from! Thanks in advance.

Hi, I'm a registered mental health nurse with 5 years experience working in a prison in the UK as a Team Leader. My husband and I are in the process of applying for a PR visa but are aware of the changes coming in July regarding visa requirements. We are concerned that we may not be eligible under the new rules so I'm making enquiries about sponsership should we need to explore that avenue. Would my experience transfer to your area and if so do you offer sponsership? Many thanks Jackie