ImmilBees Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 (edited) Hi I have just come across a potential issue on our Australia dream. I have a diploma in Nursing, but it would seem the rules have changed and AHPRA no longer accept diploma qualified nurses. We were going to apply for a 189 permanent residency visa, on the basis that I am on the skilled occupancy list. The plan was that I would find work to begin with and then once my husband found a job that paid enough I would go part time and allow him to be the main earner. He has a bachelors degree in finance and accounts. Therefore we now have two options. 1) I complete my degree which will delay us by 18 months or so, which is fine or 2) We apply on my visa, but I don't work as a nurse I find a job unrelated, and my husband finds a job that pays at least what we thought I would be earning. I do have other qualifications other than nursing, so could look into Australian college courses once over there to refresh these qualifications. Or even get my diploma up to Australian standards once over there. So my question is, does anyone know if the main applicant has to be the one that works? or is it ok for me to be the main applicant but my husband be the one that works? Edited July 11, 2014 by ImmilBees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gar374 Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 once you have your visa you can work or not work at anything you want. There are no restrictions on you once you get there. Unless state sponsored (190) but even then I've heard there is no legal requirement for you to stay in that state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verystormy Posted July 11, 2014 Report Share Posted July 11, 2014 Yes, if you can pass the skills assessment for the visa, you can do what ever you want. What does your husband do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImmilBees Posted July 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2014 Yes, if you can pass the skills assessment for the visa, you can do what ever you want. What does your husband do? Its hard to explain!! He has a degree in finance and accounts, though he took a job with a company that designated him a role as a development engineer! its quite a flaky title, as they have been moving him around different sections of the company so in the year he has been there, he developed and updated their website, he's looked at their stock and found ways to improve sales, he does spreadsheets to reflect their monthly figures, but he also works with the company directors on "projects" to develop the company further. The title itself isn't really recognised but I'd say he's a business developer if that exists?? We've done a bit of emergency research into jobs etc, and decided to still try and come out in my visa, but I will work as a health care assistant, and do a course to get my nursing registration up to Aussie standards, and he will still look for job using his degree and experience. We might not have as much money to start with, but if I can eventually work as a nurse again we'll be ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikkiwd Posted July 11, 2014 Report Share Posted July 11, 2014 will you be able to pass the skills assessment though if your diploma is not regarded as up to aussie standards? the skills assessment is the hardest part of the whole process, have you checked what qualifications the skills assessment requires? my hubby failed his first skills assessment as his qualification wasn't considered comparable to oz one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImmilBees Posted July 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2014 From what I've seen on here I will, I've read another persons thread that said they qualified with a diploma and it was still accepted by ANMAC for the skills assessment. I'm looking into where I can find anymore information that my skills meet ANMAC requirement at least so I don't apply and fail. The way I see it is I have the skills to be a nurse, but to register with AHPRA and get my pin to legally work as one I don't. It's like over here we had an American nurse who had 10 yrs experience behind her but her qualifications were different, to UK requirements. So she got the visa to live and work in this country but she had to do a supervisory course to get the relevant qualifications to get a UK pin. im hoping it's the same sort of thing for Austrakia, this is what I'm looking in to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImmilBees Posted July 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2014 I've read and re read the 5 standards required for a skills assessment with ANMAC (Australian nursing and midwifery council) it says to have an IELTS (which I've booked) to read the FAQs which I've done, to ask NMC to verify my registration which I've done and then to submit application form for skills assessment and then wait for an email with further instructions. there's nothing in their standards that asks how I got my qualifications it just wants verification that I've achieved them and am working legally as a nurse. if anyone has been through this though and knows the outcome please share, I'd be very grateful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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