Sach Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Currently serving with the British Army since 20 years as Radiographer. In my last year of service and my wife is a newly qualified secondary school teacher in Science. I have done my PTE test scored 80 overall. In the process to apply to Aphra for skill assessment. Dont know anything after this stage various visa numbers make me dizzy. We also have twins aged 11. I hope with some knowledge from this platform we can escape from cold. Please help thanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calNgary Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Welcome to the forum, if you're looking to escape the cold ,you couldn't have picked a better place than QLD. Good luck with everything Cal x 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber Snowball Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 2 hours ago, Sach said: Currently serving with the British Army since 20 years as Radiographer. In my last year of service and my wife is a newly qualified secondary school teacher in Science. I have done my PTE test scored 80 overall. In the process to apply to Aphra for skill assessment. Dont know anything after this stage various visa numbers make me dizzy. We also have twins aged 11. I hope with some knowledge from this platform we can escape from cold. Please help thanks Welcome! have you looked at what visa you might get and added up the points you can achieve to be eligible. Permanent residency pretty much cuts off at age 45, if you have been in the army 20 years you must be getting up there! Sorry, not meaning to be rude! Have a search of the forum it will have lots of information. There is a radiography thread somewhere. @DukeNinja I think it’s you that is a radiographer??? I didn’t think AHPRA did the skills assessments but could be wrong....nursing goes through anmac and we are governed by ahpra once practicing. If you are unsure what to do or what to apply for maybe consider a consultation with a mara agent to assess your chances. @paulhand or @Raul Senise may be able to assist. If you search for them on here their contact details are in their signatures. A small fee to assess the viability of an application is well worth it. Good luck with it all! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulhand Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 3 hours ago, Sach said: Currently serving with the British Army since 20 years as Radiographer. In my last year of service and my wife is a newly qualified secondary school teacher in Science. I have done my PTE test scored 80 overall. In the process to apply to Aphra for skill assessment. Dont know anything after this stage various visa numbers make me dizzy. We also have twins aged 11. I hope with some knowledge from this platform we can escape from cold. Please help thanks Radiographers need a skills assessment from the Australian Society of Medical Imagery and Radiation Therapy http://www.asmirt.org. A skills assessment for your wife may also be a good idea. 45 minutes ago, Amber Snowball said: If you are unsure what to do or what to apply for maybe consider a consultation with a mara agent to assess your chances. @paulhand or @Raul Senise may be able to assist. If you search for them on here their contact details are in their signatures. A small fee to assess the viability of an application is well worth it. Good idea ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sach Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 you are all beautiful, motivated and helpful bunch. Amber you cheeky sod lol I am 41 and still got 48 months to reach my pensionable age. Aphra is for radiography and i have all the forms and got all my certifications notarised in blistering wind. Cant wait to escape UK at any cost. any advice in terms of after registration with skills Aphra. can i move to australia on visiting visa and find a job ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulhand Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Sach said: you are all beautiful, motivated and helpful bunch. Amber you cheeky sod lol I am 41 and still got 48 months to reach my pensionable age. Then you will need to hit a narrow window as you can’t be granted a visa until your discharge has happened. Edited September 25, 2020 by paulhand 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber Snowball Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 13 minutes ago, Sach said: you are all beautiful, motivated and helpful bunch. Amber you cheeky sod lol I am 41 and still got 48 months to reach my pensionable age. Aphra is for radiography and i have all the forms and got all my certifications notarised in blistering wind. Cant wait to escape UK at any cost. any advice in terms of after registration with skills Aphra. can i move to australia on visiting visa and find a job ? See paul above. Ahpra is just the registering body not the skills assessment which is what I thought. Points drop off quickly after about 35. paul is one of the agents I mentioned, maybe contact him, time is against you in terms of getting points. Doubtful you’ll find work when visiting and that would be sponsored by employer which isn’t permanent. 190 or 489 I think it is would be better but paul will see you right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber Snowball Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Is your wife younger? Could be a way in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulhand Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 19 minutes ago, Sach said: Aphra is for radiography and i have all the forms and got all my certifications notarised in blistering wind. Cant wait to escape UK at any cost. I think you may be confusing registration to practice vs skills assessment for migration. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sach Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 Paul Hand I am in my last 12 months. Will submit my assessment next week which takes 3 months and clueless after that if that all get smooth. My wife might start her process with teaching assessment. please advice anything else i can do while waiting for this assessment to be completed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sach Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 She is old too big 40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber Snowball Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 1 minute ago, Sach said: She is old too big 40 Ok. Seriously pick up the phone to paul. You can’t afford errors here. I understand the desperation to escape. Have done it in both directions now! You are in danger of missing your window of opportunity and that will be that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sach Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 whats your number Paul Hand give us a hand then Are you on watsapp paul ? lets have a chat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber Snowball Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Just now, Sach said: whats your number Paul Hand give us a hand then Are you on watsapp paul ? lets have a chat That’s my motivated radiographer! C’mon visa! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sach Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 Amber i hope you get some commission from Paul lol Thanks mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber Snowball Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 2 minutes ago, Sach said: Amber i hope you get some commission from Paul lol Thanks mate @paulhand ???? paul gives a lot of free advice on here which I think counts for a lot. Good luck with your application, keep us updated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sach Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 cheers Amber. where is free advice Paul Hand please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber Snowball Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Just now, Sach said: cheers Amber. where is free advice Paul Hand please Cheeky! Up to a point it’s free! His website is suncoast migration. It’s in his signature below his post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sach Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 dont ask dont get shy kids never get sweets are you paul and amber on one login lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulhand Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 2 minutes ago, Sach said: where is free advice Paul Hand please I think it’s in the posts above ... 5 minutes ago, Amber Snowball said: paulhand ???? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sach Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 thanks Paul let come back to you after Aphra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber Snowball Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Sach said: dont ask dont get shy kids never get sweets are you paul and amber on one login lol No. I’m an adorable nurse. ETA: paul is not. Edited September 25, 2020 by Amber Snowball Added info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber Snowball Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Amber Snowball said: No. I’m an adorable nurse. ETA: paul is not. Ooh sounds rude now I’ve read it again! should say paul is an adorable mara agent! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeNinja Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 18 hours ago, Amber Snowball said: @DukeNinja I think it’s you that is a radiographer??? Yep, that is me! @Sach There is AHPRA and there is ASMIRT. ASMIRT will be the one assessing you degree and your post graduate experience to ascertain that it is equivalent to the Australian standard. This is your "Skills Assessment", which proves to DIBP that your skills meet their criteria of a diagnostic medical imaging radiographer. AHPRA is the equivalent of the HCPC. They regulate all health professionals. You only need to do that when you're ready to find a job. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber Snowball Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 2 hours ago, DukeNinja said: Yep, that is me! @Sach There is AHPRA and there is ASMIRT. ASMIRT will be the one assessing you degree and your post graduate experience to ascertain that it is equivalent to the Australian standard. This is your "Skills Assessment", which proves to DIBP that your skills meet their criteria of a diagnostic medical imaging radiographer. AHPRA is the equivalent of the HCPC. They regulate all health professionals. You only need to do that when you're ready to find a job. Thanks. Paul has said this above but think op is mixing the two up and getting the process out of order. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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