New Zealand Nursing council registration process
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If you are a nurse who is registered overseas, and you want to practise in New Zealand, you must meet our requirements. There are seven requirements which help us make sure you are safe, competent and prepared to nurse in New Zealand.
The standards for joining the New Zealand register
If you are a nurse who is registered overseas, and you want to practise in New Zealand, you must meet our requirements. There are seven requirements which help us make sure you are safe, competent and prepared to nurse in New Zealand:
1. Proof of identity
2. The English language
3. Nursing qualification
4. Current registration
5. Post-registration experience
6. Demonstrate fitness to practise
7. Competence to practise
How much does it cost to apply for registration? The application for registration fee is NZD$650.
Applications are open for 12 months
Applications for registration remain open for 12 months. If the Nursing Council does not receive all the required documentation within 12 months, your application will expire. Documents may be destroyed after 12 months.
Dashboard:
We will email your reference number shortly after you apply for registration. You can log-in to the dashboard where we will be communicating to you further updates and instructions. Please check this tool regularly.
Note: it usually takes 5 days for us to add the documents to your file and update your dashboard.
Forms and documents for your application:
1. Use a trusted courier company to send us your documents
We highly recommend using a trusted courier company and requesting tracking information when sending us your transcript. The Council will not be responsible for the loss of documents during delivery.
2. All forms and documents must be in English
If a document is in a language other than English, you must provide a certified copy of the original document as well as an original translation from an official translator. For information about specific documents, please refer to the relevant standard.
3. Declarations and representations must be true
If a person on his/her own behalf or on behalf of any other person a) makes a written or oral declaration or representation that, to his or her knowledge, is false or misleading or b) provides to the Council, or makes use of, any document knowing it to contain any declaration or representation that is not genuine, this person commits an offence. The person will be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding NZ$10,000.
4. Copies of documents must be certified as true copies
All copies of documents must be certified as true copies of the originals by a solicitor, justice of the peace, notary public, or other person authorised to certify documents.
Returning documents:
We do not return documents. We recommend you ask for your own copy of your transcript.
You may be asked for documents that you have sent to us as part of your application by other organisations such as Immigration or a Competence Assessment Programme (CAP) Provider.
We no longer require professional references, so please keep these as you may be asked for them by a CAP provider.
Dataflow:
The Council contracts a company called Dataflow to verify documents supplied as part of an application. You will be informed if we request Dataflow to verify your documents, and you will be asked to provide written consent. There is no cost associated with this service.
Keeping your information secure
If your application is successful, the Council will retain your forms and supporting documentation.
How do we deal with your privacy rights?
Under the Privacy Act 1993, the information you supply in your application is confidential to the Council. This information is used only for the purpose of processing your application. You have the right to access and correct any personal information the Council holds.
You can give an agent authority to access your information.
If you want a person (a friend, for example) or agent to have access to the information you submit as part of your application, so they can act on your behalf, please enter these details in your online application.
Unsuccessful applications:
If we are not satisfied that you meet the requirements for registration in New Zealand we will notify you that we are we are proposing to decline your application, include conditions in your scope of practice or register you in a different scope of practice. We will provide you with detailed reasons for that decision.
If you disagree with our decision you have twenty working days to appeal. You may provide further information for the Registration Quality Manager to consider and will also be provided with the opportunity to provide a written and oral response to the Registrant Quality Committee. If you are living overseas this can be arranged by teleconference or Skype.
If that Committee declines to register you after considering your response you may appeal this decision to the District Court in New Zealand or ask for a review of that decision by the full Nursing Council. If you wish to review or appeal the decision you must apply in writing within 20 working days of the decision
Can you help me with immigration to New Zealand?
We do not help with immigration.
Immigration requirements do not come under the jurisdiction of the Council. Internationally qualified nurses who wish to practise in New Zealand must meet:
• registration requirements with the Council and
• immigration requirements with the New Zealand Immigration Service.
We strongly advise applicants to complete their registration before they complete their immigration requirements.
If there is no New Zealand diplomatic post in your country of residence, please contact:
Immigration New Zealand
PO Box 3705
Wellington, New Zealand
Telephone: +64 9 914 4100 (if calling from overseas) or
0508 558 855 (if calling from within New Zealand)
Note: The Nursing Council of New Zealand is separate from New Zealand Immigration, NZQA, CAP providers and District Health Boards (DHBs).
for more details please visit this link:
Experience:
You need minimum two years of nursing experience to apply for registration in New Zealand.
Many nurses who have been registered overseas will need to successfully complete a Competency Assessment Programme (CAP) before New Zealand registration is granted. The CAP programme prepares overseas registered nurses for the registered nurse role and healthcare context of New Zealand, which is different to many other countries.
Please follow this link (http://www.nursingcouncil.
Bachelor Of Nursing in New Zealand:
Another pathway to become a NZRN without IELTS 7 is undertaking Bachelor of Nursing (3 years) in New Zealand. For this you only need individual 6.5 in each module and if you are already a BSc or GNM nurse you get credits (Recognition of Prior Learning) from certain institutions (For instance, Ucol, Palmerston North) and can become a NZRN with in 18-24 months. I will include more details of this in a separate post.
Permanent Residency
Once you become a NZRN you could apply for Residency straight away (Nurses will usually meet the points threshold unless you live in Auckland) and it will normally take 3-6 months to get approved. For PR, you also need to meet job criteria. You are required to get a job as a Registered Nurse with 32 hours or more work per week and contract for 12 months or more which is not difficult at this stage. You will have visa conditions for the first two years on the residence visa, once you meet conditions you can apply for a Permanent Resident Visa when you finish 2 years on residence visa. If you want to become a NZ citizen, the time frame is 5 years from the issue date of your residence visa. Say for example, you could become New Zealand Citizen within 6 years after coming to New Zealand.
Nurses pay:
Basic pay before tax is between NZD49,000-80,000 annually depending on years of experience. Basic pay starts around NZD 24-25 per hour and it will increase depending on your years of experience. A nurse with 3 years of experience can expect an average weekly pay of NZD1000 (after tax). You also get penal rates and other allowances depending on the organisation you work. For instance, District health boards pay time and half on weekends.
Living expense:
It varies according to the place you choose to live. Cities like Auckland and Wellington have higher living expense mainly due to high house rental rates. An average house rental (excluding Auckland) for 3-bedroom house in New Zealand is NZD 350-400 weekly, if it is a 2-bedroom house it will be around 250-300. It is hard to figure out other living expense but an approximate weekly expense for a middle-class Indian household will be NZD 200-300. Few examples: Internet- NZD 80-100 monthly (unlimited data), electricity- NZD 100-150/month (summer), 200-350 monthly(winter)
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