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AHPRA Victoria

AHPRA Victoria Bourke

AHPRA Victoria

Is located  at  Level 8, 111 Bourke Street, Melbourne 3000.
You can visit the office and make an enquiry in person or lodge an application in person.

AHPRA Victoria Bourke

AHPRA Victoria

If  you need to send applications or other documents to AHPRA Victoria, you can simply post it to
AHPRA
G.P.O. Box 9958
Melbourne VIC 3001

Since it is often diffult to get through to AHPRA Victoria on the phone (I understand that they use an external call centre to field and direct all incoming calls) it is often better to visit the office in Melbourne.

In addition to answering your questions or accepting your application, you may also check your redistration status, regardless of your whether you are a student nurse or an existing registered nurse or endorsed nurse.

I’ve recently notice some positive changes at AHPRA Victoria including the processing of applications for overseas nurses. The reception at AHPRA seems to have improved with more friendly and knowledgable staff behind the counters. We all look forward to the organisation getting to a point where its service to the nurses, educators, employers and the general public meets and exceeds the level attained by the Nurses Board of Victoria prior to the formation of AHPRA.

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Nursing Board – NMBA

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The new Nursing Board (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia) is responsible for protecting the safety of the public when it comes to the nursing and midwifery profession in Australia.

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Nursing Board

One of its important tasks is to investigate and verify that overseas trained nurses meet the required level of training and education before they are permitted to work in the Australia as Registered Nurses (previously known as Division 1 or Div 1 Registered Nurses).

This verification process has in the past been fairly straight forward for nurses trained in countries such as the UK, US, & New Zealand. In fact, there were mutual recognition arrangements allowing uk trainined and registered  nurses (for instance) to apply for local registration. For nurses from other countries, such as India, Africa, China etc this verification process was complex and at times very slow. Since the formation of the new nursing board (NMBA) there has been some considerable delay in this verification process.

We understand that board nursing is prioritising the registration of local nurses and have not as yet commenced processing applications for international nurses. As a consequence, many highly trained nurses are waiting in limbo while in Australia there is a critical shortage of nurses.

We all look forward to the end of the transition period and hope for a speed resumption of processing of nurse registration applications.

For any assistance with nurse registration applications just call us on 03 9005 0832 or contact us by email here

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Nursing Board of Australia

AHPRA Registration

Nursing Board of Australia, the official title is the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA).

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NMBA Registration

From 1st July 2010 NMBA is the peak nursing board of australia and replaces all the state nursing boards such as Nurses Board of Victoria (NBV),  Nurses and Midwives Board, New South Wales and so on. However at the time of writing, we understand that WA are lagging behind the other states.

So from now on, nurses must deal with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) for all nursing and midwifery registration matters.  The operation is under the umbrella of AHPRA the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency with representation in each state.

At this time, the national boards are in a state of transition and it is a very difficult time for nurses and midwifes to get straight answers to their questions.

Since many of our clients are nurses from overseas looking to become registered in Australia for the purposes of work and/or permanent migration, we see first hand the level of confusion this change is having.

One can only hope that AHPRA / NMBA are able to quickly clear up the confusion and provide clear directions on what is required and be when.  Reducing confusion can only be a good thing for our clients, our communities and the industry in general!

For more information on the nmba nursing and midwifery board

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NMBA Nursing and Midwifery Board

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NMBA Nursing and Midwfery Board of Australia

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Is one of the ten national health boards that is regulated by AHPRA.
AHPRA and the 10 boards came into effect on the 1st July 2010.

Previously, each state in Australia had its own nursing and midwifery board that was responsible for registration of nurses and midwives. Now this function lies with AHPRA  and NMBA Nursing and Midwfery Board of Australia.

This is a very big change for overseas nurses and midwives because that there are new rules, new procedures, new forms and a lack of detailed information (at the time of writing at least) leading to a lot of confusion and uncertainty.

Don’t get me wrong, I think that a national nursing and midwifery board is a good thing!
My only concern is that during this transition period there are a lot of unanswered questions. Getting a reliable and prompt response is almost impossible.  We just have to put up with this situation untill NMBA staff ae familiar with the new processes to give us the clarity and information that we need.

Fortunately, some of the fundamentals for overseas nurse registration haven’t changed.
You still need your IELTS of 7.0 in each band, you still need to apply for assessment and most likely undertake a bridging course. These courses go by a few different names around the world but in Australia it is known as the Initial Registration for Overses Nurses program.

Some of the lesser appeal changes include higher fees. Previously in Victoria for instance, there was only a $145 application fee which included the assessment. Now you have to pay the application fee and a NEW assessment fee and for the registration fee all in one hit. That’s over $400 just to lodge in the inital application. Sure if you get part of it back if you are not accepted by the board for registration.

The problem with this as I see it is that it disadvantages overseas nurses because they have to pay in advance the registration fee. In some countries, the Philippines for instance, the monthly income may only bee $200 – $300. So the NMBA is now asking these nurses to pay almost a months wages in advance!!!

So if you are an overseas nurse, just make sure you save some more money before applying for registration.

And if you are confused about how to go about getting registration, just drop me a message at contact us

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