danbrown12 Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Hey guys, I'm Dan, a 23 yr old registered nurse from the UK currently in Adelaide on a working holiday visa. I am planning to apply for a visa (not sure which yet though, preferably one that doesn't tie me to a hospital) however it is all so confusing. Pretty sure I will need to do an IELTS academic test and score 8 or above for the necessary points. Complete the ANMAC assessment. Also, complete a years work (WHV) to obtain extra points. This should all be enough to get me in however which visa should I apply for? Which is easiest/cheapest to obtain? How difficult is the IELTS exam? Time period to apply? I have until October and my current WHV and plan todo 88 days of farmwork to obtain a 2nd year WHV but the end goal is to have something more permanent! Any help will be hugely appreciated! Kind regards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blossom Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 Just a bump for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozmaniac Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 If you can get all 8s or better on IELTS (or as a nurse, you can do OET for which you need all As for maximum English points), you'll score 60 points on the points test which, with a positive skills assessment from ANMAC will be enough to get you an invitation to apply for a 189 Independent visa even without points for work experience. Getting an invitation even with the bare minimum of 60 points shouldn't take more than a couple of months (if that). That's the best visa of all and has no strings whatsoever. Only 189 and 190 visas have no ties to a particular employer and both cost the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbrown162 Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Quick update, is this info correct? So, I am a 24 year old surgical registered nurse (Diploma) already in Adelaide (from the UK) and registered with APHRA on a working holiday visa. My plan is to obtain a 190 visa to stay in Adelaide indefinitely. From what I can tell, you need 60 points to apply for this visa. Visa 190 = 5 points Age = 25 points IELTS 7 = 10 points (Have not yet taken the exam) Qualification = 15 (If my diploma is seen as equal to bachelors degree) Australian work experience = 5 points (I will have been working with an agency for one year this October). So there are a couple of things I need clarifying before applying for any visa. First, would I only require a modified ANMAC assessment as I am already registered with APHRA thus eliminating the need for doing an academic IELTS? Second, would I only be able to start applying for this visa once I have reached 1 year in employment in Australia (October)? Lastly, If I did need to score 8 in the IELTS to achieve enough points to cover any potential loss in points, would I only need to score an overall 8 or an 8 across all sections of the exam? Kind regards, Dan Brown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blossom Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Well I can answer the ielts question. It has to be minimum of 8 in EACH section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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