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I know, I am excited I have submitted my new certified docs so hopefully that’s it and soon I’ll be registered!

Well on the website it says if you can’t get statements of service you can provide pay slips, tax information etc (everything has to be certified, absolutely everything, transcripts, references, I can’t think of a document that hasn’t been certified, money and time at the solicitor has been intense) . However the payslips and tax information weren’t enough after all so I had to get a statement of service which was very difficult because 2 companies over the last 5 years do not give out references (a weird policy that seems to be adopted more and more in the UK, my husband cannot get a written reference from his workplace either). So I had to fight and go to my boss then HR then HR management and wait a long time for them to agree to give me a very limited statement of service, which I then got certified and can only hope is enough. (And I’m sure HR are still suspicious about it, they really weren’t keen) You see in Australia there are Justices of the Peace ready and available to certify your documents usually weekly at any shopping centre. Here finding a JP is virtually impossible and AHPRA aren’t like the passport people where it can be a teacher or a Nurse it has to be a JP or a Notary Public (there are others on the list but the Notary Public was feasible to me). Me and the (expensive) solicitor are like besties now.

Did you phone the case manager? I downloaded a copy of the one the nmc sent (it's on your nmc login page somewhere) and sent it to the case manager as evidence it had been sent and then she found it.

I would just like to say to anyone who might come across this post. In my experience, having worked in different countries. I think applying for nurse registration is the FIRST thing you should do or at least at the same time as everything else. Definitely do not hold off, it's not always a walk in the park.

Turns out they weren't looking hard enough it was in a different portal. It's weird that they just send formal email saying it's not there and have you panicking before checking said portal. I can hopefully get some certifying done tomorrow and I should be complete. It takes SIGNIFICANTLY longer and is SIGNIFICANTLY harder than it used to be to get registered, maybe immigration agent is not aware of this change in process. I know this having been registered before, they also take absolutely no notice of the fact that I was registered before, hence having to send same documents they already had.

It’s ok I spoke to my case manager on the phone she is lovely and I feel a lot better....phew.

So, getting frustrated. After waiting 6 months to get to this stage and having previously been registered with AHPRA before , they now want me to prove, that the nursing course I did ( which is the same nursing course that got me previously registered) was taught in English (among other things). I am British, don’t speak any other languages, the course was taught in the UK and I don’t know of UK universities teaching nursing courses predominantly in other languages. They can’t find the certificate of good standing the NMC sent them or the international criminal check which were both sent electronically. Hmm

Hmm, but I couldn’t sign it off unless you emailed it and I emailed it back?

I am an NMC registered nurse, a mental health registered nurse, not that it matters the last time I did mine with an adult nurse. I could have the conversation with you but I’m still in the UK it’d have to be by video call or something if that’d do.

I followed this thread put both the cyclones and the bins and the filters (2 dyson hoovers) in the dishwasher, dried outside and came up a treat. Hubby well impressed with my (your) idea! Lol

Hiya, we are flying from Scotland some time soon too. I was kind of thinking that the Amsterdam route wasn’t an option. I can’t remember why, sorry, I got so confused but in the end I decided that the best route would be to go via London no matter what. I started checking international departures and I actually don’t think there are actually any going from Aberdeen, although you can book them I don’t know if they are actually departing. I think I noticed that the only flights departing abz are going to London, Ireland etc, but please check again I’m not sure and still checking for myself. Please let me know what you decide.

I liked the first link to the car accessory thing. That looked good, off the ground away from the bugs, maybe?

My daughter and I really want to go camping in Australia. Problem is I’m not naturally outdoorsy. last time I went camping was in Scotland and we had to leave at about 3 am cos it was so cold. (We went in March, bad planning) can you get what you need for camping without massive expenses? I wouldn’t know where to begin.

We lived in a gated community in the Gold Coast. The pool was always empty. I liked it for a rental, definitely didn’t have the same freedom as a house though but apart from that it was good for short term.

I think early July or before.