lounrich

Hi all, Ive just submitted my AHPRA form and they received it yesterday. Is it best just to crack on with the ANMAC at the same time do you think or wait for AHPRA and do the modified assessment. What do ANMAC req documentation wise. I had all my docs certified for AHPRA and got an additional copy at that time for ANMAC. Any advise would be appreciated. Such a long winded complicated process!!

depends on your situation I suppose, if you are not in a hurry you could wait until AHPRA give you approval and then do modified assessment, which is cheaper I think but not sure if it's quicker. ANMAC take about 3 months for a full assessment. Also worth bearing in mind that once you have AHPRA approval you have to present at one of their offices within 12 months I think, to complete your registration, so there will be a time constraint of 12 months for you to get your ANMAC and visas done so you can fly out in time to complete your registration (unless you're going to make a special trip just to activate your registration).

Also depends of your qualifications, if you're degree trained and/or anticipate no problems in getting registered then I'd say just go ahead and spend the money on the full ANMAC assessment asap, just to get the ball rolling a bit faster. However if you're unsure of getting AHPRA approval you might want to hold off until you've got AHPRA before committing any more money by starting ANMAC etc.

Have attached the ANMAC checklist I received when I lodged with them. As a disclaimer please note this is for the FULL assessment not the modified one, and was issued to me last January so I can't promise it's up to date, but it should help to give anyone looking to apply for full assessment what documents you need to start collecting.

I don't know why they don't put this list on their website it would be so helpful to people thinking about applying!

ANMAC Full Assessment Checklist.pdf

ANMAC Full Assessment Checklist.pdf

I saw it that they were having the exact same frustrations at trying to register with the NMC ... and all registration bodies struggling to deal with applications.

And we can understand those frustrations as we're all in the same boat.

No not directed at you Ali, but at the previous poster who seemed to think that I think Aussies are 'uneducated numb bums'. I was not suggesting anything like that in any of my posts and just wanted to make that clear. It is about professional bodies acting professionally, not a who's best competition. In fact I'd be the first to admit the NMC are woeful at their role and should not treat Aussie trained nurses so poorly.

This is not an Aussie v Brits discussion so I'm not sure why you are taking it down that road, in fact I think we all agree that they should not be offering PR to overseas nurses, and letting people spend thousands on getting visas, if there is no intention to let us work in our trained profession when we arrive. We are all being treated poorly as trained professionals if we are not being dealt with fairly, whether it be by the NMC or AHPRA.

Still does not make poor customer service from AHPRA acceptable.

If the hold on registering UK nurses is purely down to lack of demand for nurses and unemployed Australian new grads, why then are they still processing applications from non-eu trained nurses? If the objective is to protect aussie jobs for aussies then surely they should just put a complete hold on all international applicants?

If AHPRA do not intend to register any more overseas nurses then they should be upfront about it instead of keeping people hanging on for month after month without supplying any information.

The problem is not so much that AHPRA might not want to register UK trained nurses, that's down to powers higher up, the problem is with the lack of communication and the unprofessional way in which applicants (who have paid good money) are being treated by an organisation which appears to be answerable to no one.

Apparently it says on their 'contact us' bit on the aphra website that you can contact them on twitter @aphra. Maybe a more public review of their poor customer service would help move things along? Anyone use twitter?

Seriously considering going back to my old career once I'm in aus, the thought of even trying to register now is a joke

Sorry if this is a really dumb question but I've just been looking at the APHRA application form (AGOS 40) and am a bit confused about the Proof of Identity requirements...

The form says I need to provide proof of ID documents from categories A,B and C but I do not currently have any of the documentation they list on the form - i.e. I don't have my visa in my passport yet, or an aus driving license or an australian address (as I'm applying from the UK). I know I will have these things once I actually arrive in Aus but how can I provide copies (it says copies need to be attached to the application form) if I don't yet have the identity documents required? Do you just tick the ones you will be presenting when you arrive in Aus to verify your application?

I hope this makes sense, and that someone can help?!