Hi Daisy

I'm afraid it's still kind of overwhelming :-( There is alot of paperwork to get through and you have to work on the job offer first if it's limited registration you're after. I'm reconsidering again that maybe applying for reg in NZ first to get full Oz reg may be the way to go. A couple of recruitment agencies I've been in touch with have said it would be easier for them if I did it that way. The NZ form is a very long one too but if you know someone who's done it already it's half the battle apparently.

I would say the sooner you get started the better. Limited reg requires you get a job offer, then you need to be assessed by the APC (their website says it takes 4 weeks). Once you get that you finally register with the Physiotherapy Board of Australia which I'm not sure how long it takes. I haven't gotten an offer as such yet so haven't started yet. Getting the working holiday visa is the easy part...it only took maybe 2 weeks online application at most to get and then you have a year to use it. A potential employer I was speaking to at the weekend says they're crying out for physios in South Australia but practices have spent so much money on advertising with no results that it's not worth their whille anymore. Physically being out in Oz going through the process might be alot easier too if you had that option.

Hope this helps
Aoife

PS Ire2011 and raglan86 how are you guys getting on?? Faring any better than myself??