APPLYING AS A NURSE IN AUSTRALIA

czha · February 2020

Hi. May nag offer ba ng conversion course for Nurses dito sa QLD? ang nakikita ko lang is Perth lang ang may 1 yr.

LovellaEllen · February 2020

@cheng1003 you need to do below:

Get your registration (AHPRA)
have your assessment done (ANMAC)
look for employer who is will to sponsor through 482 (if needed)
start applying for PR VISA

ZAC16 · April 2020

Hello Nurses. I applied 189 with 80pts. Mataas ba ang chance na mainvite at this stage? Thanks po sa sasagot

anninacoronel · April 2020

Hello. Fresh grad po ako, and I really don't want to work for experience here for Pinas. Can I do that in australia? Like may mga option ba na study 1 or 2 years in Australia tapos after that they will allow you to work there? Bale para siyang bridging para sa fresh grads na gusto mag stay agad sa australia then work after studying. Thank you so much!!

Crischu · July 2020

Hello everyone, I hope ur all safe.

Ask ko lng po if I can claim points for additional 1 year work experience (outside Australia) even if it was not assessed by ANMAC?

My case is after bridging course, nagpa-assess ako sa ANMAC for my previous 4 yrs work exp. Knowing matatagalan pa po ang invite, I've worked for another year in a similar area (medical). This is a recent experience at hnd na po na-include ito when I applied sa ANMAC for assessment.

Shall I re-apply in ANMAC for this addtl 1 year experience so that I can claim points for visa? Or kahit hnd na po since same anzsco code (medical) naman po ito?

Thanks in advance! 😊

LovellaEllen · July 2020

@Crischu dont claim points for non-assessed experience. In your case, you may need it to increase your points (5 yrs) so apply for a new assessment from ANMAC instead.

cucci · July 2020

@Crischu said:
Hello everyone, I hope ur all safe.

Ask ko lng po if I can claim points for additional 1 year work experience (outside Australia) even if it was not assessed by ANMAC?

My case is after bridging course, nagpa-assess ako sa ANMAC for my previous 4 yrs work exp. Knowing matatagalan pa po ang invite, I've worked for another year in a similar area (medical). This is a recent experience at hnd na po na-include ito when I applied sa ANMAC for assessment.

Shall I re-apply in ANMAC for this addtl 1 year experience so that I can claim points for visa? Or kahit hnd na po since same anzsco code (medical) naman po ito?

Thanks in advance! 😊

I think pwedeng mag claim ng points for experience after ANMAC Assessment simply for the reason that an ANMAC assessment is valid for 2 years, meaning that they allow change in circumstances. In your case, from the initial points for the "more than 3 years but less than 5 years" to "5 years but less than 8".

Also, if you check the ANMAC Letter of Determination, it states:

This advice is in the opinion of ANMAC and does not guarantee the rewarding of any points under the skilled migration points test. Determination of points under the skilled migration points test remains at the discretion of delegated officers of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection.

Of course, this is based on the LOD that was sent to me... yours may be different.

Crischu · July 2020

Thanks po sa advise @LovellaEllen and @cucci 😊

silverbullet · July 2020

Hello po, ask po sana ako about for Partner skill assessment. Yung wife ko po kasi ay Nurse sya sa pinas ng 3years pero nun nag work sya, wala po syang mga supporting documents na nag work sya as Nurse. pero posible makakuha ng COE sa hospital. Question ko po sana ay, sa pag papassess po ng skill for partner po, mahirap po ba or paano po ba ang way?

Naguguluhan kasi ako, kailangan mag bridging visa daw ganito ganyan. hehe please pahelp po, gusto lang nmn magkaron ng extra points sa EOI. Thank you,

cucci · July 2020

@silverbullet said:
Hello po, ask po sana ako about for Partner skill assessment. Yung wife ko po kasi ay Nurse sya sa pinas ng 3years pero nun nag work sya, wala po syang mga supporting documents na nag work sya as Nurse. pero posible makakuha ng COE sa hospital. Question ko po sana ay, sa pag papassess po ng skill for partner po, mahirap po ba or paano po ba ang way?

Naguguluhan kasi ako, kailangan mag bridging visa daw ganito ganyan. hehe please pahelp po, gusto lang nmn magkaron ng extra points sa EOI. Thank you,

First step is registration with AHPRA. Basic info and documentary requirements can be found here (https://pinoyau.info/discussion/8762/nurses-what-you-need-to-know/p1). Although, instead of the bridging program, she will be referred to OBA.

Once registered, she will need to be assessed by ANMAC to gauge if she would qualify under the General Skilled Migration Program.

silverbullet · July 2020

@cucci said:

@silverbullet said:
Hello po, ask po sana ako about for Partner skill assessment. Yung wife ko po kasi ay Nurse sya sa pinas ng 3years pero nun nag work sya, wala po syang mga supporting documents na nag work sya as Nurse. pero posible makakuha ng COE sa hospital. Question ko po sana ay, sa pag papassess po ng skill for partner po, mahirap po ba or paano po ba ang way?

Naguguluhan kasi ako, kailangan mag bridging visa daw ganito ganyan. hehe please pahelp po, gusto lang nmn magkaron ng extra points sa EOI. Thank you,

First step is registration with AHPRA. Basic info and documentary requirements can be found here (https://pinoyau.info/discussion/8762/nurses-what-you-need-to-know/p1). Although, instead of the bridging program, she will be referred to OBA.

Once registered, she will need to be assessed by ANMAC to gauge if she would qualify under the General Skilled Migration Program.

Thank you! How about if we can’t satisfy the 450hours working hours sa hospital?

cucci · July 2020

@silverbullet said:

@cucci said:

@silverbullet said:
Hello po, ask po sana ako about for Partner skill assessment. Yung wife ko po kasi ay Nurse sya sa pinas ng 3years pero nun nag work sya, wala po syang mga supporting documents na nag work sya as Nurse. pero posible makakuha ng COE sa hospital. Question ko po sana ay, sa pag papassess po ng skill for partner po, mahirap po ba or paano po ba ang way?

Naguguluhan kasi ako, kailangan mag bridging visa daw ganito ganyan. hehe please pahelp po, gusto lang nmn magkaron ng extra points sa EOI. Thank you,

First step is registration with AHPRA. Basic info and documentary requirements can be found here (https://pinoyau.info/discussion/8762/nurses-what-you-need-to-know/p1). Although, instead of the bridging program, she will be referred to OBA.

Once registered, she will need to be assessed by ANMAC to gauge if she would qualify under the General Skilled Migration Program.

Thank you! How about if we can’t satisfy the 450hours working hours sa hospital?

The experience need not be in hospital setting... I think even as school nurse, company nurse, nursing instructor is counted. However it must count to 450 hours nursing experience within the last 5 years.

silverbullet · July 2020

@cucci said:

@silverbullet said:

@cucci said:

@silverbullet said:
Hello po, ask po sana ako about for Partner skill assessment. Yung wife ko po kasi ay Nurse sya sa pinas ng 3years pero nun nag work sya, wala po syang mga supporting documents na nag work sya as Nurse. pero posible makakuha ng COE sa hospital. Question ko po sana ay, sa pag papassess po ng skill for partner po, mahirap po ba or paano po ba ang way?

Naguguluhan kasi ako, kailangan mag bridging visa daw ganito ganyan. hehe please pahelp po, gusto lang nmn magkaron ng extra points sa EOI. Thank you,

First step is registration with AHPRA. Basic info and documentary requirements can be found here (https://pinoyau.info/discussion/8762/nurses-what-you-need-to-know/p1). Although, instead of the bridging program, she will be referred to OBA.

Once registered, she will need to be assessed by ANMAC to gauge if she would qualify under the General Skilled Migration Program.

Thank you! How about if we can’t satisfy the 450hours working hours sa hospital?

The experience need not be in hospital setting... I think even as school nurse, company nurse, nursing instructor is counted. However it must count to 450 hours nursing experience within the last 5 years.

Counted po ba ang Dental Nurse?

aj.skywalker · July 2020

Hi po, pasensya na po, tagal ko na po hindi nakabisita dito. Tanong ko lang po, meron na po ba discussion about sa bagong pathway para makakuha ng registration with ahpra? yung sa nclex pathway po? tanong ko lang po sana kung magkano po kaya yung oba po ba un? thank you po

diannaC · July 2020

80 points for 189, 85 for 190. Offshore. Is there any chance kaya na mainvite? And pano po ba makakuha ng 186 visa? Akala ko kc 186 is only given for those onshore applicants currently working with the employer na magssponsor. Pero un pala, there are sponsorhips offered kahit offshore.

Kaidan · July 2020

@diannaC said:
80 points for 189, 85 for 190. Offshore. Is there any chance kaya na mainvite? And pano po ba makakuha ng 186 visa? Akala ko kc 186 is only given for those onshore applicants currently working with the employer na magssponsor. Pero un pala, there are sponsorhips offered kahit offshore.

It all comes down to finding an employer willing to sponsor you kahit offshore. Eto naman yung mahirap sa lahat eh. You can do the traditional way, start sending your CVs kung may matamaan kang employer na willing to sponsor.

cucci · August 2020

@silverbullet said:

@cucci said:

@silverbullet said:

@cucci said:

@silverbullet said:
Hello po, ask po sana ako about for Partner skill assessment. Yung wife ko po kasi ay Nurse sya sa pinas ng 3years pero nun nag work sya, wala po syang mga supporting documents na nag work sya as Nurse. pero posible makakuha ng COE sa hospital. Question ko po sana ay, sa pag papassess po ng skill for partner po, mahirap po ba or paano po ba ang way?

Naguguluhan kasi ako, kailangan mag bridging visa daw ganito ganyan. hehe please pahelp po, gusto lang nmn magkaron ng extra points sa EOI. Thank you,

First step is registration with AHPRA. Basic info and documentary requirements can be found here (https://pinoyau.info/discussion/8762/nurses-what-you-need-to-know/p1). Although, instead of the bridging program, she will be referred to OBA.

Once registered, she will need to be assessed by ANMAC to gauge if she would qualify under the General Skilled Migration Program.

Thank you! How about if we can’t satisfy the 450hours working hours sa hospital?

The experience need not be in hospital setting... I think even as school nurse, company nurse, nursing instructor is counted. However it must count to 450 hours nursing experience within the last 5 years.

Counted po ba ang Dental Nurse?

Afaik, yes.

cucci · August 2020

@aj.skywalker said:
Hi po, pasensya na po, tagal ko na po hindi nakabisita dito. Tanong ko lang po, meron na po ba discussion about sa bagong pathway para makakuha ng registration with ahpra? yung sa nclex pathway po? tanong ko lang po sana kung magkano po kaya yung oba po ba un? thank you po

Wala na masyado discussion about nursing dito for the past 6 months or so. Marami ako nakikita sa mga fb groups about nursing in Au.

cucci · August 2020

@diannaC said:
80 points for 189, 85 for 190. Offshore. Is there any chance kaya na mainvite? And pano po ba makakuha ng 186 visa? Akala ko kc 186 is only given for those onshore applicants currently working with the employer na magssponsor. Pero un pala, there are sponsorhips offered kahit offshore.

Kung employer sponsorship pathway, karamihan dadaan muna sa 482 visa kaya pag move into 186 onshore na. Of course, wala namang sinasabing bawal mag direct to 186 pathway ang employer but it would not be a good business sense to offer permanent visa to an untested employee.

Ozlaz · August 2020

@cucci hello po. Good morning. Ask ko lang situation ng bro in law ko, 41yo na sya with 15yrs experience in a hospital setting sa Riyadh. Pero plan palang mag OBA, since di pa open, di pa nya nagagawa. Pwede pa rin kaya sya mag 1yr conversion course?

Yun sa visa 186, nabasa ko basta makapag work ka before ka mag 45, magiging exempted ka sa age IF medical professional ka, and currently working sa regional australia.

So humahabol sana sya na maging RN before 43, and makapag work before 44 para mag qualify sa condition ng visa 186

Pero ang question, qualified pa kaya sya sa conversion course if ever?kunyari walang covid at makakapasok ang mga students na

cucci · August 2020

@Ozlaz said:
@cucci hello po. Good morning. Ask ko lang situation ng bro in law ko, 41yo na sya with 15yrs experience in a hospital setting sa Riyadh. Pero plan palang mag OBA, since di pa open, di pa nya nagagawa. Pwede pa rin kaya sya mag 1yr conversion course?

Yun sa visa 186, nabasa ko basta makapag work ka before ka mag 45, magiging exempted ka sa age IF medical professional ka, and currently working sa regional australia.

So humahabol sana sya na maging RN before 43, and makapag work before 44 para mag qualify sa condition ng visa 186

Pero ang question, qualified pa kaya sya sa conversion course if ever?kunyari walang covid at makakapasok ang mga students na

Wala naman akong nakikitang hindrance para mag-aral. Yun nga lang daming uncertainties dahil sa covid lalo na ngayon na nangangamba ang second wave.

Pero if I am in his case, I would opt for OBA rather than conversion because of the shorter ang time-frame.

BIBLIOPHILE0 · August 2020

Are nurses still an in demand occupation in australia? What visa do you guys recomment for me, 491 or 189 /190m

cucci · August 2020

@BIBLIOPHILE0 said:
Are nurses still an in demand occupation in australia? What visa do you guys recomment for me, 491 or 189 /190m

The demand is more specially with this covid situation, however, because one needs to be licensed in Au to be invited and to get the license once needs to undergo further education and training via bridging program, OBA or nursing conversion unless coming from countries whose nursing programs are recognized as equivalent to Au standards, the process becomes complicated.
As to which visa, it really depends on your circumstances specially where you can get the most points for skilled migration.

Ozlaz · August 2020

@cucci said:

@Ozlaz said:
@cucci hello po. Good morning. Ask ko lang situation ng bro in law ko, 41yo na sya with 15yrs experience in a hospital setting sa Riyadh. Pero plan palang mag OBA, since di pa open, di pa nya nagagawa. Pwede pa rin kaya sya mag 1yr conversion course?

Yun sa visa 186, nabasa ko basta makapag work ka before ka mag 45, magiging exempted ka sa age IF medical professional ka, and currently working sa regional australia.

So humahabol sana sya na maging RN before 43, and makapag work before 44 para mag qualify sa condition ng visa 186

Pero ang question, qualified pa kaya sya sa conversion course if ever?kunyari walang covid at makakapasok ang mga students na

Wala naman akong nakikitang hindrance para mag-aral. Yun nga lang daming uncertainties dahil sa covid lalo na ngayon na nangangamba ang second wave.

Pero if I am in his case, I would opt for OBA rather than conversion because of the shorter ang time-frame.

Thank you po. Start na po ba ang OBA?

cucci · August 2020

@Ozlaz said:

@cucci said:

@Ozlaz said:
@cucci hello po. Good morning. Ask ko lang situation ng bro in law ko, 41yo na sya with 15yrs experience in a hospital setting sa Riyadh. Pero plan palang mag OBA, since di pa open, di pa nya nagagawa. Pwede pa rin kaya sya mag 1yr conversion course?

Yun sa visa 186, nabasa ko basta makapag work ka before ka mag 45, magiging exempted ka sa age IF medical professional ka, and currently working sa regional australia.

So humahabol sana sya na maging RN before 43, and makapag work before 44 para mag qualify sa condition ng visa 186

Pero ang question, qualified pa kaya sya sa conversion course if ever?kunyari walang covid at makakapasok ang mga students na

Wala naman akong nakikitang hindrance para mag-aral. Yun nga lang daming uncertainties dahil sa covid lalo na ngayon na nangangamba ang second wave.

Pero if I am in his case, I would opt for OBA rather than conversion because of the shorter ang time-frame.

Thank you po. Start na po ba ang OBA?

It should have started Jan pero since nag lockdown di na ako updated kung may mga nakapag-undergo ng OBA.

cucci · August 2020

@Ozlaz said:

@cucci said:

@Ozlaz said:
@cucci hello po. Good morning. Ask ko lang situation ng bro in law ko, 41yo na sya with 15yrs experience in a hospital setting sa Riyadh. Pero plan palang mag OBA, since di pa open, di pa nya nagagawa. Pwede pa rin kaya sya mag 1yr conversion course?

Yun sa visa 186, nabasa ko basta makapag work ka before ka mag 45, magiging exempted ka sa age IF medical professional ka, and currently working sa regional australia.

So humahabol sana sya na maging RN before 43, and makapag work before 44 para mag qualify sa condition ng visa 186

Pero ang question, qualified pa kaya sya sa conversion course if ever?kunyari walang covid at makakapasok ang mga students na

Wala naman akong nakikitang hindrance para mag-aral. Yun nga lang daming uncertainties dahil sa covid lalo na ngayon na nangangamba ang second wave.

Pero if I am in his case, I would opt for OBA rather than conversion because of the shorter ang time-frame.y

Thank you po. Start na po ba ang OBA?

May nabasa ako sa isang fb group na nag-post ng communication nya with AHPRA.

tympanic123 · August 2020

Good day!

Mag ask lang po sana ako kung meron po bang nakaexperience dito sa group, na hindi pinayagan na makaalis sa pilipinas papuntang australia dahil nurse ang profession niya?.

Maraming Salamat po.

diannaC · September 2020

@cucci said:

@diannaC said:
80 points for 189, 85 for 190. Offshore. Is there any chance kaya na mainvite? And pano po ba makakuha ng 186 visa? Akala ko kc 186 is only given for those onshore applicants currently working with the employer na magssponsor. Pero un pala, there are sponsorhips offered kahit offshore.

Kung employer sponsorship pathway, karamihan dadaan muna sa 482 visa kaya pag move into 186 onshore na. Of course, wala namang sinasabing bawal mag direct to 186 pathway ang employer but it would not be a good business sense to offer permanent visa to an untested employee.

Ok got it. So you mean po, sa 482 visa, kahit hindi pa two years sa sponsor, pwede na din sila magoffer ng 186? Like change from 482 to 186 agad?

cucci · September 2020

@diannaC said:

@cucci said:

@diannaC said:
80 points for 189, 85 for 190. Offshore. Is there any chance kaya na mainvite? And pano po ba makakuha ng 186 visa? Akala ko kc 186 is only given for those onshore applicants currently working with the employer na magssponsor. Pero un pala, there are sponsorhips offered kahit offshore.

Kung employer sponsorship pathway, karamihan dadaan muna sa 482 visa kaya pag move into 186 onshore na. Of course, wala namang sinasabing bawal mag direct to 186 pathway ang employer but it would not be a good business sense to offer permanent visa to an untested employee.

Ok got it. So you mean po, sa 482 visa, kahit hindi pa two years sa sponsor, pwede na din sila magoffer ng 186? Like change from 482 to 186 agad?

Yes po... if the employer agrees to sponsor via Direct Entry pathway and you are qualified:

have an occupation that is on the list of eligible skilled occupations

have at least 3 years relevant work experience, unless you are exempt

have a positive skills assessment, unless you are exempt
https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/employer-nomination-scheme-186/direct-entry-stream

rj09 · September 2020

Hello, asking for my sister.
Bale may 10 years of O.R. nurse experience sya sa PH. Currently, O.R. nurse din siya sa Singapore and she's been working there for 1.5 years already. Her husband and 2 kids are in PH and iniisip nila na magmigrate dito sa AU since andito na din ako.
Ano po kayang ways para makawork or migrate sya dito? If mag apply siya for AHPRA registration, based on her experience kelangan nya kayang mag bridging program pa?
Possible ba magapply for migration ng hindi pa registered sa AHPRA?

Iniisip namin ang possible ways. Possible kaya yang mga options na yan?
1. AHPRA Registration -> Sponsor work from employer -> Apply for PR
2. Apply for PR -> AHPRA Registration -> Look for employer
3. AHPRA Registration -> Apply for PR -> Look for employer

Sorry po dami kong tanong. Salamat sa magrereply.