Questions about competent pathway

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Hi,

I am eligible to apply through the competent pathway. I am wondering if this qualifies me for a permanent residency (PR) in Australia. If not, what are the necessary steps before I become eligible for PR?

Thanks,

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No. This does not allow you to get PR automatically.

You will need to get a 457 Visa. This will initially be a temporary resident visa that is tied to your job. If you lose your job, you have 30 days to leave the country. After 2 years, your job can sponsor you for permanent residency - but again, this is tied to your job.

However, after 4 years, you can then get citizenship and not be restricted, etc.
 
I'm not sure if Laforte is saying something different, but after getting full registration (e.g., via the competent pathway, which route usu takes just over a year), you can then apply for PR. You can be sponsored either by your job or by your state when applying. It then takes anywhere from a few months to ~18mos to get PR, during which time you sill need to be sponsored by your job (or get another within 30 days of leaving it).
 
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I applied through the competent pathway and I got the Advanced practice certificate from AMC but I do not know what will be the next step??
I think it should be fininding hospitals that will agree to do the one year undersupervision assessment for me, but I do not know where to begin....
please advise me, coz I am really confused
 
Yes, you need to find a job that will sponsor you for a visa. It can be tough, so look at each states health websites for vacancies. You can only get the position if there is not a qualified Australian trained applicant.

I think this point needs to highlighted and reiterated. You will need to gain permanent residence status before it becomes feasible to get a training (vocational) position in Australia, full stop.

However, those who have been following the news in Queensland will see the government may outsource these positions to suitably qualified OTS (overseas-trained specialists).
 
Nah it won't happen. The war between the Newman govt and the Senior Medical Officers in Qld is coming to a close. The govt bluffed saying they'd hire out-of-staters and IMGs to fill any gaps if there were mass resignations but got called on it, then gave in on some of the more draconian contract terms. However, in the end the govt wins because SMOs will get a big pay cut and can be forced to work in remote hospitals.
 
The governments position that they would hire IMGs was doomed from the beginning. No IMG is allowed to practice without supervision for 1-4 years. If no locally trained doctors agree to supervise, then no IMGs can fill vacancies.

In the end, the docs won out for this latest Queendland Health drama.
 
Leforte, you're assuming that the govt really wanted all of the original terms rather than using many as bargaining chips. In the end, they were able to wedge the SMOs ("This is not about money...") and got what it made sense for them to ask for originally in order to save money (pay cut + rural relief), with the result both a "negotiated settlement" and the media war having played out, blocking further SMO action.
 
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