Pooja Negi

8 hours ago, DukeNinja said:

Congrats! Let the excitement begin. If you have property in the UK, selling rather than renting it out might be a better idea, but dyor. 

Thanks! Not from the UK though!

16 hours ago, skyeman said:

Congratulations! I see from your timeline that they asked you to re-do medicals. I submitted April 2020 and I have considered re-doing them now to hopefully get a direct grant but I hoped they may let people off with it since it isn't our fault that processing was delayed  

Not sure if you can redo you medicals on your own without a valid HAP ID. I think it's the CO who will generate a new HAP ID that will enable you to do your medicals again. 

Just a quick update. I got my 190 granted last week. Waited for almost 2 years. Pheww! Done and dusted finally!

On 30/12/2021 at 14:52, Martynd said:

Hi all, 

is there any hope for us at this moment in time. Feeling like life is on hold and starting to doubt the whole process!!! 
 

after submitting 190 in feb 2020, still nothing at all. no updates off visa migration agent, sold one house 2020. Bought another 2021 and unsure where we stand? Trying to be think positive but I’m struggling with that  

what’s your stories? Any visa grants? Co contacts? Updates from agents? Or are we all just sat here knowing nothing? 

Heya!

I know what you have been going through. Its a frustrating wait but there is nothing more you can do. I lodged my 190 in Mar 2020 (offshore) and received my grant on 4/1/2022. I have seen a few more grants for offshore people so guess since the borders are opened now, the COs have started to look into the pending files. Maybe yours is around the corner as well. Wish you luck buddy!

19 hours ago, TheBs said:

Oh yes I will have, I have my English test next week

Oh great! Wish you all the luck!! English test will take up your points by 10 that will make it to 95.

4 hours ago, TheBs said:

Hmmm thank you, I'm not sure I can get that extra 5 points from anywhere I've done 8+ yrs already.

Nevermind I'll have to wait it out. Thanks 

Oh okay! Do you have any option to increase points like english test, NAATI CCL, etc? If not then yeah will have to wait which is frustrating!!

20 hours ago, TheBs said:

Thanks Pooja 

Why did your points get updated to 90? I have 85 points at the moment

Hello @TheBs

My points got updated from 85 to 90 because I completed 5 years of experience in home country in the meantime and the skillselect updated my points automatically to 90.
 

Are you offshore or onshore atm?

Just a quick update, I got my first CO contact (190 visa) on 15th of this month. The CO asked me to redo medicals as they expired. All my details are in my signature. Finally after almost 20 months, there has been some movement. Even another friend of mine who lodged in Nov 2019 has got a CO contact last week for his 190 visa. We both are Registered Nurses and offshore.

Just include all your R&R as a NICU nurse. Include all the instruments/machinery you are competent to use. Also, add on your good communication skills, IPR with colleagues/juniors, team work skills. 

I'm a nurse and at the time of submitting my first EOI with 85 points, I waited for around 7 months before my points got updated to 90 and then within 10 days of updated points, I got my invitation for 190 from VIC

38 minutes ago, DukeNinja said:

Maybe just give them a nudge? It's difficult trying to get to a sympathetic soul at the department, but my friend managed to to that, and her processing started shortly afterwards. 

Hey,

Thanks for your reply. I have contacted them many a times and tried getting their attention to my critical code and how much my skills are needed and how I'm stuck in my career bcz of all this but seems the customer care people at DHA receives plenty of similar calls every day so they will be like "hmm..okay..we understand..its terrible..will put a note for the CO.." and then nothing happens. Not sure if your friend was too lucky or they actually pay heed to her requests. 

Hey guys! 

Count me in!! 

I'm a Critical Care RN from India; lodged 190-VIC in Mar 2020 but not a single update since then. I want to cry so I might do that along with you guys! Do I need to send any DM to you @Southlander ?
Thanks!

On 27/06/2021 at 16:23, louwilkins said:

Hi,

I have an EOI submitted for the 491 family but am considering putting in EOI for 189 in mid Sept once I can get more points for experience. I'm a registered nurse in UK. In Sept I will have 65 points for 189 without doing English exam again (have already done it twice but failed to get full marks as find exam situations extremely stressful). Am I likely to be invited for 189 with 65 points? Or am I going to have to do English exam to get points to 75. 

Hope this makes sense

TIA

If you already have AHPRA registration, try for employer sponsorship jobs. Many hospitals/age care are willing to give sponsorship to nurses having experience from the UK/US/Ireland. Because for 189, it will be a long shot requiring more points and patience as well.

3 hours ago, Marisawright said:

I'm sure I read a member here posting about an agency that finds jobs for nurses in your situation.  Have you investigated agencies?

Thanks @Marisawright for your response. I have contacted many agencies but no luck. There are very few agencies who do get sponsored jobs for overseas nurses if they have professional experiences from the US, UK, Ireland etc. So, I think it's just waiting game for me just like others.

On 03/06/2021 at 03:49, nomadiccarpenter said:

Thought I'd make a thread to lighten the mood when it comes to the frustration of waiting for our visa grant.

Feel free to rant, vent or share experiences that could help one another pass the time.

How are you feeling? Have you found ways to stay productive during this massive delay of life plans? Has the wait turned into a positive experience or has it been destructive?

My experience:
Fortunately, I've had work to pass the time but I will be laid off in two weeks. My car has bit the dust so now I'm wondering, "do I buy a car when I may move next month... or next year?" Dating or relationships are a no-no and finding a new job would require me to lie about my future so they don't reject me for not committing a lot of time. Ideally, I'm entering the perfect time to move abroad this summer but times are not normal and I may end up waiting until summer 2022 at the earliest.

So now, I have to fight to keep my savings as long as I can until I can actually go to Oz. I'm going to focus on my self-employment prospects and learn about real estate (though I can't get a license until Oz). I'll just be doing side hustles until a bigger opportunity arrives and work on being creative (music, skateboarding, writing).

 

Hello from the other side of the World!

Its been like 15 months for me without any update on my 190 visa application. It quite frustrating and nerve wracking to think about this every day. I started my immigration journey to Aus in 2017 when I wrote IELTS for the very first time (Process of registration for overseas nurses is too long specially if you are not from any of the first world countries) so If I count from there then its going to be almost 4 years now. I have been to Aus for a span of 6 months in between (to do my bridging course for AHPRA reg) and I loved it there. The people, places, scenic views (weather-not too much tho) and I can't wait to be back. All my friends back here have got well settled with their jobs and families and some moved to the UK/Ireland and are happy working/living there whereas I'm still not sure of my future prospects (and it adds to more anxiety). I have a valid AHPRA license as a RN which I keep renewing every year thinking that next year I will do it while being onshore but then the dream shatters again. lol

Although I have a job here that keeps me busy at times but then at the end of the day, everything comes back to the same question as to when I will get my visa! I applied for many jobs via seek/indeed but woke up to a rejection mail again and again (since they need PR/Citizens only) so now I have stopped bothering. I know people who have been waiting for around 18-20 months now without a single update but that's no help again since I feel more anxious as I might be waiting for that long too. I do yoga and learning to meditate so that's helpful at times.

I still ponder whether I took the right decision 4 years back. I have heard people saying that it will all be worth when you are finally on the Aussie land and I do agree with that. But nobody tells us how to go through the times of endless waiting and frustrations. 

Well, I believe this will remain the same for the next few months so will have to get through this period by hook or crook. Sorry for the really long post (or rant) but When I came across this thread, I could not stop myself from posting. Also, I know people here will understand this since we are all in the same boat; hopefully will see the shore soon!

Thanks for reading! 

10 hours ago, Jo89 said:

Hi I’m currently working as a registered nurse in UK. I’m thinking about moving to Australia possibly Perth. I would like to contact some of the Perth hospitals and ask for jobs. I’m guessing the best way would be contacting HR  however I can’t find any contact details. Can anyone please point me in the right direction ? Thank you 

Well, before you approach the Hospitals, it would be a good idea to look at the registration procedure with NMBA-AHPRA. Just like how you are registered with NMC in UK, you need to be fully registered with NMBA as a RN before any Aussie hospital can offer you a job/sponsorship. Try looking at the link shared by @Jon the Hat above for NMBA Registration.

190-VIC; RN (offshore); lodged application in Mar 2020-not a single update since then.

11 hours ago, Said said:

Hi,

My wife applied for skills Assessment (University lecturer from 5/10/2015 to 2/2/2017) and got negative results since the job description is not highly relevant to the ANZSCO tasks (no research). can I apply for reassessment with a new job description?

By assuming that she got positive skills assessment  and we Submitted EOI , what is the chance to receive ITA before 2/2022 under Corona pandemic and will she lose her skills assessment after 2/2022?

Thanks

Well, nobody can predict the future and that too with the global pandemic. If your wife is offshore, chances are very slim  to receive an invitation for either 189/90 as both DHA/States aren't entertaining offshore applicants for now. When this situation will change is anyone's guess!

15 hours ago, martl_2001 said:

If an EOI is submitted does it sit in a queue until offshore applicants are invited again, or is it rejected based on current conditions?

The EOI sits in the queue until it gets picked by DHA/State for an Invitation. Or else it will remain in the system until it gets expired after 2 years. You can submit a new EOI as and when its gets expired or about to expire. 

5 hours ago, Lou Gates said:

Sorry thought I was clear

i am British and live in the uk worked in Australia for only one year on a holiday visa 10 years ago

i am worried when we start the immigration process that because I haven’t practised in Australia for so long I will have to reapply. I more worried that I registered with aphra with a diploma in nursing and now the regulations have changed and you have to have a degree. 

I was also asking about the difference in assessments as still have to have my skills assessed for the visa. So i wanted to know what the difference was and which one would be applicable 

Thank you for your responses So far x

Hey!

You mentioned in your first post that you continued to pay for your AHPRA registration since the last 10 years so that means you do hold a valid RN licence from AHPRA at the moment. Correct me if im wrong here?

In that case, even though you haven't practiced in Aus as a RN but if you do hold a valid RN license from AHPRA, there wont be any issues. Now, that you have decided to come back to Aus, then please start looking at the 189/190 PR pathway VISAS and see which one suits you the best. Due to covid pandemic, the timelines have skyrocketed so be ready to wait (for almost everything starting from invitation to visa grant).
Also, for your query regarding difference between "skill assessment and modified skill assessment". First of all there are 3 types of skill assessment done by ANMAC: Modified, Modified Plus and lastly, Full skills assessment. As you said, you have AHPRA reg then you will qualify for a Modified skills assessment. Please go through the ANMAC website if you have more doubts on this. @paulhand has shared the ANMAC link in a previous reply.

 

4 hours ago, AliQ said:

Hi Lou Gates, you say in your first post that you have "continued to pay .... for your registration"

Is that not the case then ?

If you have kept up your annual registration with AHPRA, then you don't need a skills assessment, as you have already been assessed when you initially registered.

 

 

 

@Lou Gates needs a positive skill assessment (From ANMAC) so as to be eligible to apply for a skilled visa (like 189/190-PR pathway).

On 06/03/2021 at 05:10, Aman1986 said:

Hello

My name is Amandeep and this Forum is for them who are suffering to get COGS from Rajasthan nursing council for AHPRA registration.

Please connect with me so we can look forward for solution.

You wont get much response from here as mentioned by @DukeNinja. Try putting this on FB groups if you want to cover Indian Nurses who are in the process of migrating to Aus. 

On 20/02/2021 at 19:56, Anwarkhan said:

Hi

Want to apply through 189 or 190, but just want to confirm if here is any nurse who have already applied. I want to know if wr need to get full regiatration license which is to pass mcq and osce test .or just need to get positive skill assessment for the mentioned subclass.

Guidence plz

Hello, 

Glad to see a fellow RN. Have you calculated your scores for 189/190? And yes, you need AHPRA Full registration as a RN in order to qualify for a positive skills assessment. Without it, you will not get a positive LOD and will not be eligible to submit EOI for 189/190.
Wish you all the best!

51 minutes ago, DukeNinja said:

No, that's the next step. But I can imagine competition is fierce due to an increase in the local talent pool.

I can also imagine it must be hard to secure a position from offshore.

Yes, it is very difficult. So just waiting and watch for the grant to come on its own. Do you know if there is anything else we can do in order to expedite our Visa Grants? 

1 minute ago, DukeNinja said:

Might be worth calling DIBP and advising them of the AHPRA requirement to present in person or risk losing the approval in principle. This is what they did.

Hey, we both are already registered with AHPRA as a RN since 2 years now so I don't think that will work. For overseas nurses from India or the Philippines, AHPRA registration process is completely different, we do not have to present in person rather its a different story altogether. So that will not work. We applied for jobs but being stuck overseas at the moment, nobody is willing to look at our CVs as the first thing they will ask is our residency/visa status.
Does your friend already has a job offer from an Aus employer?