GilraenH

Both hubbie and I have essential hypertension diagnosed before emigrating, we are on meds for same and both got visas. Hubbie was 50 too.

Good luck!

Hi, I am at the second interview stage for a job, Typical Australia they dont advertise the salary but asked me my expectations when I applied. On the phone to arrange second interview he said he wanted to talk about those expectations. I am currently paid 75,000 with a payrise to 80,000 in the pipeline.

 

I put on the application I wanted 85,000 - 90,000 for the new job. He said they wouldnt go that high, they usually pay in the 70-75 region for the job. However he said because it was a registered charity I would double my tax free threshold, so the 75 could turn out to be worth more than 80,000.

 

Combined with salary packaging which he said would mean cheaper meals out, cheaper holidays etc, a cheap car etc.. the benefits would stack up to maybe match my expectation..

 

Just wondered if anyone is paid like this, does it really save you loads of money? Can 75,000 really turn into 85,000 ?

you can raise your tax free allowance to $34,000 by salary packaging. With a meals entertainment card I then raise it to $42k all legally.

I love that it pays to work here, rather than being penalised like I was in the UK

I'm a Nurse and had my medicals done right after christmas. I had the medical examination, Hepatitis B and C and CXR. This was according to the referral letter so I just had to follow it even if I got tested for everything last year. I think the medicals would depend on your nationality/where your home country is(assuming that the Immigration would deem it high/low risk country)

 

 

 

Any progress with your 457 visa application/s?

Nurses/doctors always have to do full visa Medicals, regardless of visa. That is why I'm wondering if everything got ticked on the application?

Other applicants may have tests added, but health staff always have the same tests regardless of where they come from.

Hi,

 

I've just applied for medicals (I dont have a case officer yet), I followed the link on my immi account page to get my referral letter and HAP ID - after doing this it stated on the letter that I only need a basic medical and it did not include the hepatitis tests.

I'm a nurse so thought this would be needed. When I booked the lady at nuffied said they can only book the tests that are indicated on the referral letter so I don't know how I can get it added on.

Does anyone have any advice on this? I don't want to have to go back at a later date and do the blood test as I don't want to delay things!

 

Any help would be grately appreciated.

 

Sam

Sam did you not have to tick somewhere that you would be working in hospitals? I did for both visas and was always asked for hep.

Hi,

 

 

My name is Kirsty I qualified as a general nurse in August of this year. My partner,son and I are thinking of doing a reccie over to Aus next October. I am aware that I need at LEAST one years post reg experience to even consider a move to Australia. Since I qualified in August I have been working on a ward in a local nhs trust hospital, it's been dreadful to say the least I work 60 hours a week I rarely see my three year old due to the long working hours and the ward is very short staffed which makes for a difficult and challenging working environment at times, not to mention unsafe. Anyway after 4-5 months of being there and trying to change things ive given up and now been offered a post in a prison as a nurse. My question is will working in a prison rather than a hospital cause me a disadvantage when applying for posts in Australia? There is a lot of talk from people that working in a prison rather than a hospital is a terrible idea and makes me a bad nurse! I completed my supervised practice in a prison and it is still very clinical so unsure why this would be the case? Im thinking of working as a bank nurse in a hospital or nursing home alongside my prison job to keep a foot in but not sure it will be worth it! Any advice would be much appreciated.

 

Kirsty xxx

Kirsty you need one year post qualifying experience here because Australian Nurses do a post-graduate year before they are considered to be fully qualified. Any experience is counted, and skills are always deemed transferable.

You may find it challenging here too, but not because of the hours or staffing levels. It's different. Especially if like me you have considerable experience in the UK. Not worse or better, just different.

Good luck!

Thank you! Such a relief! Were u too on 457?

Yes I was originally :biggrin:

I was when I arrived and I produced passport, and address proof. It was fine you will be too. It took ten working days to get the registration number though good luck.

Congradz Gil

 

I guess DRC is a big joke. more money more time.

My employer is a local health district so have done nominations hundreds of times. DRC and fully completed applications are looked at as a first priority. Lots of applications are not fully completed.

My nomination and visa were granted today, 7 weeks after the nomination and 5 weeks after application. All police checks, Medicals etc were front loaded as advised by my employer. :jiggy:

It's acceptable in NSW. Lots of people ring and leave CVs in case of potential jobs. Good luck with the job search!

it is my experience that the direct approach is better here, and not seen as forward at all. There is a very mobile workforce in health.

I work for. NSW Health, HNEHealth LHD. They are great, salary packaging is good and additional fringe benefits like meals and entertainment help a lot. I am very happy there.

Where are you? UK or Oz?

Making these decisions are a personal choice. I was one of a generation who were xrayed in uterus in the third trimester to estimate size, gestation and number. When ultrasounds came along they were less risky. So this stopped.

Good luck with your choice/decision, parenting becomes a long journey of such choices and dilemmas. I hope the pregnancies etc go well

Congrats devilbunty2k!

I was was advised by my sponsor to front load meds and police checks with my application. I had to repeat my med though because the year was past, but as a nurse my med was exactly the same as a PR med. shame about the time scales.

Has anyone else been advised to do this?

What is worse? My employer's department who do the lodging of the nomination told me to go ahead and apply for the visa, gave me the trn number and RCB cert ticked that it was lodged but they hadn't actually lodged the visa so my application was invalid and I have to wait on the refund to relodge our application. :rolleyes:

Lodged our 187 today after getting the RCB result back yesterday. The fees have increased again, $7040 for 2kids and their parents lol, worth it I know but was surprised after the July increases!

Hi friends, I require your suggestions please! My girlfriend who holds a Bachelor of Nursing Degree from Australian University in Sydney. For nursing registration, she had to get IELTS each band 7 or OET Each Band B. After 3 attempts, she finally managed to get OET all B's 2 days back which makes her eligible for nursing registration with ARHPA if I am correct. Her student visa is going to expire at the end of this month. I heard for ARHPA, it takes 5-6 weeks before she can get her assessment so that she can apply for 485 visa (TR visa for 18 months). I just want to know what can be done at this moment of time so that she can remain in Oz after her visa expires. May be I am missing something, but I would really appreciate if anyone can guide us. Thank you

where is your girlfriend from?

thanks for ur reply- much appreciated. i don't plan to start work immediately on our arrival will be getting settled in and spending time with my little boy.

 

so i assume that final part that you mention i can just do on my arrival? can i apply for work before i have done that, would i be offered work with eligibility only?

 

i would like to at least know i am registered with an agency when i get there.

 

sorry for asking more questions!

 

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You need to ensure that you set up the UK end before you go. NMC will send a statement of good standing to APHRA, and transcripts if you need them. You need to arrange a Statement of Service (basically a reference which includes the dates of employment, hours and roles/duties). Trying to sort out later would be a big problem with the time difference

If you went to Uni you need to arrange an academic transcript/syllabus which APHRA prefer sent direct to them from the Uni.

Given the difficulties that APHRA can give some nurses in terms of additional paperwork asked for; if it was me I would do this before coming over and get eligibility. This is valid for a year. When you get to australia you can then take your time to complete and finish registration. You need to be registered to work, not just eligible.

It takes several weeks to arrange paperwork, proof of english education etc

Hi all, I am a newbie, my husband may be commencing employment in Brisbane 2013.

 

I have a stupid quesiton Im hoping you can help with! Just wondering if my visa needs to already be granted before I can apply to APHRA? Or can I do the applicaiton whilst awaiting my visa? I am probably going to be the secondary applicant on a 457 visa.

 

xx

You can apply anytime, APHRA doesn't need you to have a visa to apply. You will need to go to Australia to finish the identity process though to get full registration rather than just eligibility.

Good luck! :biggrin: Which stream are you applying under?

And yes I told them the Darwin address.

Excellent well that sounds like less hassle! With the uni transcripts, do I supply the uni with the address of the specific AHPRA office I want to apply to (Darwin Office) for to send the transcripts to? Do AHPRA let you know when they have received the transcripts? I'm just concerned about having documents sent to AHPRA before I've sent my full application.

 

Thanks for your help :biggrin:

I sent my application to Darwin and the NMC stuff was requested before I sent the application. APHRA like a nurse to sign off the statement of service, rather than just a HR person. Ask your UNI first as this takes the longest to arrange.

Good Luck. :biggrin:

Tee hee hee, I spoke to the NMC international office and asked if they had any insider information on speed of different AHPRA offices to process applications and they said.................."Go with your intuition" so really, absolutely no idea from them, but what they could tell me was this "each application will take time". What a wasted call, funny though.

So a large dose of BS! Well they are right about each application taking time!!!! And the sun comes up and the sun goes down..........:rolleyes: Seriously for the safe of your mental health, if you can at all avoid the big 3 offices (Sydney/Brisbane or Melbourne) do, more stories on here about them taking for ever than the other offices, like Adelaide, Darwin or sometimes even Perth. :biggrin:

Hi fimbo,

 

I am in a similar situation. Luckily, for the last 6 years I have worked for one employer who has written my statements. I tried to get a longer work history for my skills assessment but couldn't get this in the end as the agency I used to work for have been taken over. I'm not sure if the requirements for AHPRA and ANMAC are the same, but for ANMAC they had to be signed by a clinical manager. Does your agency employ a clinical/nurse in the office who could write briefly your duties etc? That should do it. Anyone else know?

Also, I am waiting to speak with the international department in the NMC who should be able to advise on which AHPRA office is processing applications from overseas nurses the fastest. i will post this info when I get it this p.m.

I'm not sure that the NMC would know which office was completing the fastest. I'd be interested to know if they do.

Quieter offices do seem to be quicker for some. One nurse got her registration eligibility email in 16 days from the date she posted it in the UK. That was the Adelaide office. Some have been quick at Perth too. There doesn't seem to be rhyme or reason to any of it TBT. Good luck. :biggrin:

Hi guys, can anyone please help me! At my absolute wits end with AHPRA. 7 months and counting.

 

Because I did the nursing diploma as opposed to the degree in the UK, they're asking....

 

Every applicant applying for registration as a registered nurse (Division 1) in Australia, is required to meet the NMBA’s minimum education requirement of a bachelor degree or comparable qualification together with experience, to be eligible for registration as a registered nurse (Division 1) in Australia

 

"In order to determine if your qualification together with your experience is comparable to an Australian bachelor degree, please provide the following: Certified evidence of additional education (either post-graduate or professional course in relevant field) or certified evidence of anyprofessional development courses you have undertaken since gaining your registration "

 

Now, I have sent them everything I have. I have very good references and over 5 years neurosurgical and neuro interventional-radiology experience.

 

WHAT MORE COULD THEY POSSIBLY WANT!!!

 

Obviously they're the most difficult bunch of idiots to contact, donotreply@AHPRA and all the rest of it. I'm absolutely sick to death.

 

PLEASE HELP ME!!!!! :-S

 

Chris, Sydney x

You have a comparable qualification. EU Directives determine whether or not your course allows you to be a nurse, you cannot qualify in the EU without your course meeting those standards, but APHRA sometimes are very very slow on the uptake about this. Did you send your academic/syllabus transcript to them for your nursing course?

Have you attended any development courses? Any e-learning? Anything that satisfies an irrational desire for a bit of paper confirming something unnecessary??

Keep breathing this will get resolved with patience.........:biggrin: