@supercarlo360 Hi, where did you read about the exemption for the recency of practice?
Ang nakalagay kasi sa Guidelines ng ANMAC about recency of practice is this:
The applicant must hold a current nursing and/or midwifery registration or
licence to practise either in their country of residence and/or their country of initial education and must have practised within the 5 years preceding their application.
With your question in choosing between bridging course, conversion course and the full course, it would all depend on your personal circumstances - your needed points for migration (60points), your English test result, your work experience, finances, etc.
You can only do bridging course if you have a work experience of at least 450 hrs within the last 5yrs of your application. The bridging course can take up to 3mos. If you can't find a work sponsorship after your course, then you will have to go home but you can still apply for PR.
With conversion, no work experience is required and it can take up to a yr or 2.
With the full BSN, it's pricy and it takes too long plus it's a big risk on your part because rules can change anytime.
With the sponsorship visa, employers here in Au look for employees who at least have 3yrs overseas experience in their field. It's quite hard now because they are changing how the sponsorship work. Even if you don't have a work sponsorship, you can still apply for PR Visa provided of course, that you meet the requirements of the said visa.
With the work experience you asked, it all depends... but it would be better of course to have a work experience before coming here. đŸ™‚ My hubby had a good 3yrs hospital experience kaya di siya nahirapang maghanap ng work.