fortytwo

We have now arrived in Oz and my wife has started looking for work.

She had a slightly bizarre call with a recruiter who told her you can register in NZBOT and then apply for registration with APHRA without having to do a desktop audit.

Anyone heard of this or got any experience?

Hi Bosco,

No it doesn't make a difference, Jenny has looked in to that. Speaking to her sister who came in as a nurse pre-APHRA it used to be that the oz-uk education systems were like for like but unfortunately for us poms now you need to go through this process.

I guess the process is the reality and we will have to deal with it even if that means finding alternative work initially.

Will post any updates here for sure.

Thanks for the advice. Congrats on your offer. I hope it all works out. Where are you?

This is a bit worrying. My wife and I are emigrating to Sydney in June/July. She is Australian born but trained and has worked for a couple of years here in the UK.

She spent last weekend getting her CV in order and doing her OTC rego.

Keep us posted in how you get on.

Stupid question but... When you actually arrive with your partner visa what actually happens?

Do they just scan and you're in easy as if you're a tourist or is there a bit more to it?

Wow! Got the grant this afternoon.

Lodged on 11 June 2013 and granted today.

Massive thank you to all the people on the forum who have given us advice. A surreal but very excited feeling.

Congrats!

* crosses fingers for a few more grants this week *

Ours lodged 6 June... Still waiting and looking at this thread every five minutes

Well I'm excited to hear of these grants! Congrats to all.

I emailed my CO to let her know I intend to apply for an evisitor visa for next month to attend a wedding. No reply which I kinda expected as her last email said she had everything and that should I need to travel to oz I could do an appropriate visa.

it would just be awesome to use this upcoming trip as an activation trip.

edge of seat!!!

Thanks Snifter I sent a short email today just explaining my situation and I'm keeping very quiet about my plans until I know 100%

Our application was lodged in London in the first week of June.

We are actually going out to Oz mid February for wedding.

As this is so close to the end of the processing window I wonder if I should email my CO to inform them.

I wasn't too bothered but at my current job someone who wold make my ideal replacement has just applied for a job. My work do not know of my plans to leave and they will be sad to lose me but this applicant is perfect. But I do not want to give my notice without knowing I have the visa. It would be a good opp to activate the visa assuming it was granted before.

What do you guys think?

thx