THE MESSAGE. BRINGING INTO FOCUS FILIPINO PRESENCE IN AUSTRALIA
www.kalatas.com.au | Volume 5 Number 4 | January 2015
IMMIGRATION
How to apply for Skilled
Independent Migrant visa
L
et’s take a nursing
graduate for the
purpose of having
an example to see
how one applies
for a skilled independent migrant visa. This visa is open
to an applicant in the Philippines or in Australia and this
can be filed by an applicant
even if he/she has no relative in Australia. It is a requirement the nurse has submitted an expression of interest
(EOI) through the skill select
of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) and invited by DIBP to apply before filing the
skilled independent migrant
visa.
Prior to submission of
EOI, the applicant is advised
to get a suitable assessment
on the nominated occupation
as a registered nurse from the
Australian Nursing Midwifery Accreditation (ANMAC).
For applicants in Australia especially those studying their Bachelor of Nursing degree in the country, it
is suggested that they apply
for registration as a registered
nurse first with the Australian
Health and Professional Regulation Authority (AHPRA)
after completing their nursing
course. They will then attach
their AHPRA registration to
their ANMAC assessment
application together with other required documents.
For those in the Philippines, they have to send their
application for assessment
to ANMAC directly, unless
they engage a registered migration agent to lodge on their
behalf. Upon receipt of a positive letter of determination,
ANMAC will then advise the
applicant to undergo competency trai