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Hi all,

I am just in the process of hopefully moving to Brisbane from the UK. I have a company who are happy to offer me sponsorship, however I need to get my registrations in place to be successful with the 457 visa.

I have already applied to ANZPAC and had my skills assessed and my HCPC membership is also fully up to date in the UK, so next I just need to sort my APHRA registration, however it appears that I can't get full registration until I'm actually in Australia.

So my question is with regard to the application form, do I just fill in what I can, then pop in a covering letter to explain my situation or is there a more formal route I need to take as an applicant from overseas?

Any help with this will be hugely appreciated.

Thanks

Abi

 

Hi Abi,

I am also in the UK, but have already got APHRA registered (just waiting for the right job offer). What you need to do is get a tourist visa, which you can do online, also you will need to arrange for the HCPC to forward them a letter, which they are more than happy to do (I initially had problems with it getting to Oz (don't think they were putting enough postage on) so I got them to send it to me an then I forwarded on to Oz myself). Other than that just follow the guide lines already set out on their website.

I hope this helps you and good luck in Oz!

Regards,

Carl.

 

Ooops, just noticed my mistake. Obviously I meant AHPRA.......

Thanks for that Chris.
What is the letter that I need from the HCPC? I'm guessing they're used to this anyhow, but will be good to contact them knowing exactly what I need. I'll take a look at the tourist visa too

Best of luck with your search for employment, where are you hoping to head out to?

Thanks again

Abi

 

Hi Abi,
I am currently looking to move from UK to Australia hopefully soon (ish) too. I've just been searching online for all the docs etc that I will need to fill out! I came across your thread in the searching process and thought I could maybe ask for some advice, if not being too cheeky!

I understand that I need to submit the Stage 1 - Full Assessment application form, then apply to AHPRA... and then a visa...?

From reading the previous reply I gathering that the AHPRA regi cant be fully done overseas?

Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated,

Regards,
Rachel

 

Hi Rachel,

I am a specialist recruiter working for REED here in Australia and can confirm that you will not get full registration here with AHPRA until you arrive. If you apply in Victoria then when you arrive go to the AHPRA office here and they will fully certify you on arrival. You are correct in your description of the process though. You seem fare ahead with your prep but if you want an overview of the process I have included it below.

If you would consider work in regional Victoria or locum work when you arrive then let me know I am recruiting all over the country at the moment.

Paul Ridley- paul.s.ridley@reedglobal.com

Please see below information relating to the process a Podiatrist will most likely take if pursuing a life in Australia.

Once you have graduated or even if you are an experienced Podiatrist, you will firstly need to get your skills assessed by ANZPAC which costs around $350 dollars. For this you will need to get all the transcripts for your course from the Uni which may or not charge you. You will also need to be registered with the HCPC as you will have to provide a certificate of good standing from them.

Once the skills assessment has been completed you are then eligible to register with AHPRA. AHPRA will not register you as a full member until you actually get into OZ but all the same you will need to have a letter "in principal' from them for your visa.

During all these processes REED Healthcare willbe in the process of finding a company to sponsor you for a 457 visa. Once AHPRA has been completed your sponsor can nominate you and you can apply for a 457 visa. This process will need to be discussed and it will be most likely that the job with the offer will come first before applying to ANZPAC and AHPRA. The whole process costs roughly £1500 approx and can take 3-4 months sometimes more if you are awaiting paperwork form HCPC etc. Your family can be added onto your visa by your sponsor and this allows your husband or wife to work legally in Oz.

Once you are in Oz you will have to present all your documentation to AHPRA who will then grant you full membership.

After two years experience you can apply for permanent residency, on a 457. This is not an easy process and it does take time, it will be up to you to decide how you would like to proceed, whether yopu want to start the process now and have confidence that you will find a sponsor or wait for offer which can sometimes be difficult due to the time constraints.

You can come here as a new grad you just need to supply a CV outlining your experience which will be your clinical placements....

Hope this helps. If you have any more questions please don't hesitate to email me on paul.s.ridley@reedglobal.com

Below is more information on the process and links to the relevant sites.

Thank you for your interest in working in Australia.*.

Firstly have you had your qualifications assessed by ANZPAC and do you have registration with AHPRA?

If not you will need to get your qualifications assisted prior to working, please see the links below;

http://www.ahpra.gov.au/
http://www.anzpac.org.au/

Next issue is visas, if you are under 30 then the working holiday visa, if you are over 30 then the highly skilled visa or if you would consider working in remote locations you may be considered for sponsorship.

www.immi.gov.au/

Once you have these, then we can look at work options. If you are happy to work in regional locations to start off with, then it will be easier to get you a job. Areas like Sydney and Melbourne, there is so much tough competition it does make it harder. The more flexible you are, the easier it will be.

You will need to finance yourself to get here, some jobs will provide interstate flights i.e land in Sydney but they will fly you to Darwin etc