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Hello,

I am hoping to receive in-principle registration from AHPRA shortly, and am wondering:

1. How long after presenting in-office did it take for you to receive final registration? 

2. Were you awarded a registration certificate? How long did it take for this certificate to arrive? Was it mailed to you? 

Kind regards,

Daniel Cachaco 

On 22/07/2019 at 15:02, Jenki75 said:

I flew to Australia to present in person and flew home again. 

Hi Jenki75! 

I was wondering if you opened your Australian bank account with just an ETA (visitor visa), or if you already had your working visa? 

Thanks! 

-Daniel 

Hello,

I was wondering if it is possible to open up a bank account in Australia while being in the country on just an ETA (visitor visa) ? 

Has anyone had any experience doing this? 

If I am successful, I will need to attend an AHPRA office in Australia to finalise some registration there, and thus need proof of Australian residence. I was hoping to apply for an australian bank account while still in the UK but am unsure of the ETA visa ~(NOT a work visa)~ will allow me to do this. Then I could get the bank to print off a statement with the Australian address I will be temporarily residing at. 

Kind regards,

Daniel 

19 minutes ago, Djwbru said:

From me sending additional info they requested to the time I was asked to pressnt was just under a month, so fingers crossed you won't be waiting too long! 

That's fantastic news! Fingers crossed it will be the same case for me! If that's the case I should hopefully hear within the next 2 weeks! 

24 minutes ago, Djwbru said:

Hi Daniel,

I have perminent residency. Not sure if you can open an account on a visitor visa. I had to show the bank evidence of my perminent residency status. 

I opened the account online, then had to finalise it in person at a branch in Australia. You could look at the bank websites to see if there is an account for non residents. I have an account with westpac. 

I dont know your background, but I didn't know you could apply for APHRA registration without perminent residency? I had to show them my Visa confirmation in order for them to agree to register me. 

Good luck. 

I've talked to work agencies and they say it should be fine attending an AHPRA office with just a visitor visa. So I plan to attend the office with an Electronic travel visa and will just screenshot this beforehand at time of online application. 

Thanks for your reply! 

Hello,

I was hoping to get some insight into some recent processing times/timelines for AHPRA overseas registration. 

My timeline at the moment is as follows:

AHPRA application posted to Melbourne: 5th August 2019

AHPRA received in office: 19th August 2019

Request for additional information: 30th August 2019

Additional information sent to Melbourne office: 4th Sept 2019

Additional information received: 12th Sept 2019

Confirmation that application was complete and would now be sent to accreditation board: 23rd Sept 2019

All I have been told is that it will take "Some weeks" for the evaluation outcome to be delivered back to me. So I was just wondering if there is anyone on this forum who can give an insight into how long it took for their outcome to be decided? 

Kind regards,

Daniel 

2 hours ago, Djwbru said:

Just to update, popped over to oz, (only a 26hr flight) to show ID docs, took all of 10 minutes. Was registered a week later. I used my uncles address and opened a bank account and the bank were more than happy to print out an account confirmation page which was accepted by AHPRA. The whole process has been a massive ball ache (excuse remark), but finally all sorted! 

Thanks for all your help! 

Hello Djwbru.

I am hoping to arrive in Melbourne on an ETA visitor visa to finalize my AHPRA registration. You were able to open a bank account in Australia with only a visitor visa and no work visa yet? Did you do this online beforehand or just when you arrived? Also which bank did you use? 

How long did it take for final registration after presenting in person to the office?

Kind regards,

Daniel Cachaco