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- UPay is a payment platform consolidating several payment methods and providing a single integration point for your collection needs. It offers a white-label payment page hosted and operated by UnionBank to enable immediate collection of payments from your payors.
- ◉ Unionbank Online
- ◉ Instapay using bank transfers or E- wallet
- ◉ PCHC Paygate
- ◉ Over-the-Counter
- ◉ Instapay Transfers
- ☉ AllBank, Inc.
- ☉ Asia United Bank Corporation
- ☉ BDO Unibank, Inc.
- ☉ BPI Direct BanKO, Inc.
- ☉ Bank of Commerce
- ☉ Bank of the Philippines Island
- ☉ CTBC Bank (Philippines) Corporation
- ☉ Card Bank, Inc.
- ☉ Cebuana Lhuillier Rural Bank, Inc.
- ☉ China Bank Savings, Inc.
- ☉ China Banking Corporation
- ☉ DCPay Philippines, Inc.
- ☉ Dungganon Bank, Inc.
- ☉ East West Banking Corporation
- ☉ East West Rural Bank, Inc.
- ☉ Equicom Savings Bank, Inc.
- ☉ G-Xchange, Inc. (GCASH)
- ☉ Grab Pay
- ☉ ING Bank N.V.
- ☉ Land Bank of the Philippines
- ☉ Malayan Bank Savings and Mortgage Bank, Inc.
- ☉ Maybank Philippines Inc.
- ☉ Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company
- ☉ PayMaya Philippines, Inc.
- ☉ Philippine Bank of Communications
- ☉ Philippine National Bank
- ☉ Philippine Savings Bank
- ☉ Philippine Trust Company
- ☉ Queen City Development Bank, Inc.
- ☉ Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation
- ☉ Robinsons Bank Corporation
- ☉ Rural Bank of Guinobatan, Inc.
- ☉ Security Bank Corporation
- ☉ Starpay Corporation
- ☉ Sterling Bank of Asia, Inc.
- ☉ Sun Savings Bank, Inc.
- ☉ United Coconut Planters Bank
- ◉ Instapay QR
- ☉ AllBank, Inc.
- ☉ Asia United Bank Corporation
- ☉ Bank of the Philippines Island
- ☉ Card Bank, Inc.
- ☉ China Banking Corporation
- ☉ DCPay Philippines Inc.
- ☉ G-Xchange, Inc. (GCASH)
- ☉ Land Bank of the Philippines
- ☉ Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company
- ☉ PayMaya Philippines, Inc.
- ☉ Philippines Savings Bank
- ☉ Queen City Development Bank, Inc.
- ☉ Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation
- ☉ Robinsons Bank Corporation
- ☉ StarPay Corporation
- ◉ Bayad Center
- ◉ Cebuana Lhuillier
- ◉ ECPay
- ◉ Palawan Pawnshop
- ◉ Instapay – 50,000 per transcation
- ◉ Bayad Center – 20,000 per transcation
- ◉ Cebuana Lhuillier – P80,000 per transcation
- ◉ EC PAY – P20,000 per transaction
- ◉ Palawan Pawnshop – P20,000 per transaction
- ◉ For Union bank there is a convenience charge of P10
- ◉ For Instapay there is a convenience fee of P15 plus your bank may charge additional Instapay charges.
- ◉ For over the counter payment there is a convenience fee of P20 plus your payment channel may charge additional fees.
- Just go to our website, under Walkthrough just click “how to pay using UPAY”.
- The NCLEX-AU is available in the Philippines, Australia, Brazil, Canada, England, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Japan, Mexico, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, USA, and many other countries. No testing center for the NCLEX in the Middle East is available.
- Those who do not pass are allowed to retake it 45 days after the original test date. Retesting is allowed up to eight times per year for candidates.
- The RN OSCE Examination is held in Adelaide at the state-of-the-art Adelaide Health Simulation Centre.
- Candidates who failed the OSCE can apply to retake the examination as soon as they have received their result notification.
- NCLEX is multiple choice while OSCE is an actual exam. OSCE will simulate a clinical environment and patient scenarios which Registered Nurses are likely to encounter when they assess, diagnose, plan, implement, and evaluate care.
- ATT validity is 90 days.
- Individuals who take the NCLEX can expect to wait as much as 6 weeks to get their NCLEX test results.
- We can endorse you to our partner recruitment agency after passing your NCLEX as long as you have a clinical experience for at least 3 years for the past 5 years.
- NCLEX results have no expiration. However, transferring your score will depend on the rule of the board of nursing where you want to transfer your score. Australia’s Board of Nursing rule for NCLEX-Exam exemption is: applicant must be an NCLEX passer for the past 10 years.
- Individuals who take the OSCE can expect to wait as much as 6-8 weeks to get their OSCE test results.
- The Objective Structured Clinical Examination consists of 10 stations, each one of which is conducted in a timely manner. Only 2 minutes are allotted for reading, and 8 minutes are allotted for performance.
- No. OSCE in the UK has different standards than OSCE Australia.
- The female applicant is required to submit a marriage certificate and declare her married name only if one of her requirements has been changed to her married name like a passport.
- IPASS can assist with your visitor visa in Australia when you take the OSCE. A granted visa is needed before the AHPRA provides the OSCE schedule.
- Candidates who will take OSCE in Australia are responsible for finding accommodation.
- NO. IPASS can only assist with your licensure examination. A working visa will be processed by your employer.
- If you are coming to Australia on a migrant worker or business visa, any dependent family members are eligible to join you including Spouse or de facto partner. However, IPASS does not provide any further details about immigrant visas. Only the MARA (migrant adviser) can provide you with the information.
- YES. Work experience is not required in the NCLEX-AU application. It is only required during the license registration process, after passing the NCLEX and OSCE.
- NO. English Language Proficiency is not required during your application and examination process. English proficiency will only be required during the license registration. You may take IELTS, OET, PTE or TOEFL. OET is the recommended one because the questions are related to your profession.
- IELTS (International English Language Testing System – academic module) – must have a minimum score of 7 in each of the four components.
OET (Occupational English Test) – must have a minimum score of B in each of the four components.-PTE (Pearson Test of English-academic)-must have a minimum score of 65 in each of the four communicative skills.
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) – must have a minimum total score of 94 in each section of the test. They also need to achieve a score of 27 for writing, 23 for speaking, and 24 for listening and reading.
- Visa retrogression refers to a temporary backward movement or slowing down of the issuance of immigrant visas for specific categories of foreign nationals seeking to enter the United States. It occurs when the demand for visas in a particular category exceeds the supply of available visas based on the U.S. government’s annual limits.
Retrogression typically occurs toward the end of the fiscal year as visa issuance approaches the annual category or per-country limitations. Sometimes a priority date that meets the cut-off date one month will not meet the cut-off date the next month. When the new fiscal year begins on October 1, a new supply of visas is made available and usually returns the dates to where they were before retrogression.
- It’s definitely fine to proceed with your NCLEX application during a Visa retrogression period because the NCLEX processing timeframe typically takes about a year, including the review preparation. The processing of the NCLEX application will not be affected by any means because the application is being submitted to credentialing agencies and the US Board of Nursing, and the US Embassy will not have any role in your NCLEX application.
Additionally, taking the NCLEX examination is just the first step toward achieving your American dream. Right after you pass the NCLEX, you still need to look for a recruitment agency that will assist you in filing your immigrant visa application, you still need to take the English test for the Visascreen certification process, and you may still need to process your license endorsement later on in the event that you will be employed in a state other than the one where you were initially licensed. In summary, you can still submit your NCLEX application during a period of visa retrogression. Take note that your i140 will still be submitted or filed by your recruitment agency, even if there is a retrogression. You should be able to complete all necessary documentation, such as the NCLEX, VisaScreen, and License Endorsement, so all you have to do is wait for your priority date to be current.
- Retrogression only affects the availability of visas. It does not affect the eligibility of foreign-educated nurses to take the NCLEX exam and other prerequisite procedures such as the English exam and the VisaScreen. It will not also affect the processing timeframe or the evaluation of the credentialing agencies or the state board of nursing for you to be eligible to take the NCLEX.
Additionally, it will not also affect the issuance of your ATT or the issuance of your license after you pass the NCLEX, as these procedures will not be done by the USCIS (US Citizenship and Immigration Services).
Take note that your i140 will still be submitted or filed by your recruitment agency, even if there is a retrogression. As advised by employers and recruitment agencies, you should be able to complete all necessary documentation, such as the NCLEX, VisaScreen, and License Endorsement, so that all you have to do is wait for your priority date to be current.
- Yes, it is still advisable to complete the VisaScreen certification even if there is a visa retrogression. The VisaScreen certification is a requirement for all foreign-educated healthcare professionals seeking to obtain an occupational visa to work in the United States, and the certification per se is valid for 5 years once issued. The VisaScreen certificate verifies that you have met specific educational and English language proficiency requirements, as well as certain health and security standards.
Even if visa retrogression is ongoing, completing the VisaScreen certification is still an important step toward obtaining an immigrant visa to practice as a registered nurse in the United States. It’s possible that ten months of retrogression may be resolved, or visa availability may improve in the future, specifically when the new fiscal year starts on October 1, 2023. So, it’s best to be prepared and have all the necessary documentation ready. Once the visa bulletin is current again, your employer/recruitment agency already has the complete requirements from you.
Due to the huge demand for the nursing workforce in the USA, we believe that this concern will be resolved soon. As advised by your employers and recruitment agencies, it is best to complete all the necessary procedures so that when your priority date becomes current again, you have already completed all the necessary procedures.
- The validity of your IELTS exam and VisaScreen certificate are separate and do not affect each other. The IELTS and other English language proficiency exam results are typically valid for 2 years from the date of the exam, while the VisaScreen certificate is valid for 5 years from the date of issuance.
If your IELTS has already expired (more than two years from the date of the examination), but you already have the VisaScreen certificate, you are not required to take another IELTS again so long as your US embassy interview date is within the 5-year validity period of your VisaScreen.
If your IELTS has already expired and you intend to work as a Registered Nurse in another English-speaking country that requires the IELTS, then you need to retake your IELTS.
If the VisaScreen certificate expires (after more than 5 years) and you are required to attend your interview date in the US embassy, then you need to re-process an application for the VisaScreen.
- Yes, you can proceed with your VisaScreen application even if there is a visa retrogression in the United States. The VisaScreen program is a requirement for all foreign-educated healthcare professionals seeking to obtain an occupational visa to work in the United States, including registered nurses.
It’s important to note that completing the VisaScreen certification is still an important step towards obtaining a work visa to practice as a registered nurse in the United States, even if there is a visa retrogression. As advised by employers and recruitment agencies, applicants are encouraged to complete all the necessary documentation so that when their priority date becomes current, they have already completed the required procedures.
Additionally, the VisaScreen certificate is valid for five years.
- License endorsement is a process by which a nurse who is licensed in one state can apply for licensure in another state without having to take the NCLEX again.
There are two considerations for the license endorsement as an implication of the ongoing 10-month retrogression.
- If your state does not require you to be physically present in the United States to complete the necessary requirements prior to the issuance of your license, meaning the state where we will endorse your license will issue the license even if you are still outside of that particular state, then, by all means, we should continue the license endorsement application. It will be an advantage on your end if you have already completed all the necessary documentation. As advised by employers and recruitment agencies, applicants are encouraged to complete all the necessary processes so that when their priority date becomes current, they have already completed the required procedures.
- If the state board you applied for your license endorsement will need USA documentation (submission of a USA visa during application); If there is a timeframe that we need to consider that the applicant should be physically present in the USA for the issuance of the license, then kindly seek the advice of your employer or recruitment agency if we can proceed with your license endorsement application.
- Yes, the testing center here in the Philippines is located in Makati.
- Every year there are 2-3 exams.
- The KAPS exam includes 2 separate papers. The client must sit both papers on the same day. Each paper includes 100 multiple-choice questions that cover both theory and practice. They’ll have 2 hours to complete each paper, with a 30-40-minute scheduled break between papers 1 and 2. An additional 15 mins are allowed to familiarize yourself with the exam tutorial, and 5 minutes at the end of the exam to complete a feedback survey.
The 2 papers that make up each KAPS exam are:
- ◉Paper 1: 30% Pharmaceutical Chemistry, 70% Physiology and Pharmacology
- ◉Paper 2: 30% Pharmaceutics and 70% Therapeutics.
- As of the moment, we don’t have our own KAPS review center but we have a partner agency that can assist you in preparation for the KAPS examination.
- We will wait for 5 to 10 business days to receive a copy of your result. If you pass, the outcome will be valid for 3 years from the date they issue it. But if the client were unsuccessful in one or both of the exam papers, they will see a breakdown of their results in their candidate portal. The client may sit an unsuccessful paper again as many times as they need to. If the client passed 1 paper of the KAPS, they will have 2 years to pass the unsuccessful paper. If they do not pass this paper within 2 years, they’ll need to register to sit both papers again. They’ll need to pay the full fee again when they register.
- After passing your KAPS exam, you may now process the internship visa for 1 year in Australia. After your internship program, you need to undergo two exams which are oral and written to validate your learnings in your internship training. Once you pass we can now apply for license registration in AHPRA.
- Pharmacist is one of the most trusted professions in Australia and it has had a strong presence in the community for about 150 years. A pharmacy is something more than preparing or dispensing drugs and taking care of their patients.
- The KAPS (Knowledge Assessment of Pharmaceutical Sciences) exam tests your knowledge and understanding of pharmaceutical sciences. Passing it confirms that you know enough to practice safely and effectively in an Australian setting.
- OSCE results will be emailed to candidates within five working days of taking the examination.
- A Computer Based Test (CBT) is required for registration, and it can be taken at any of the test centers across the world. There are 120 multiple-choice questions in the test.
- Yes, the English exam is required after the CBT exam, NMC accepts both the Occupational English Test (OET) and the International English Language Test System (IELTS).
- Academic IELTS – 6.5 in writing and 7 in remaining areas or OET – C+ in writing and B in remaining areas.
- Applicants have a maximum of two chances to pass the CBT (an initial sitting and a re-sit), with a minimum of 28 days between each attempt. Applicants who fail both tries will be required to reapply.
- The OSCE is a clinical knowledge assessment that can only be performed in the United Kingdom. The OSCE simulates a clinical setting and patient scenarios that all registered nurses and midwives would encounter when assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care.
- If unsuccessful at their first OSCE, applicants must wait a minimum of 10 working days before they can take the examination again. If unsuccessful at their second OSCE, they must wait a minimum of three months, from the date of their second attempt, before they can take the OSCE for the third time.
- Yes, CBT is available in Cebu City and Makati City.
- No, the NCNZ makes the final decision based on your verified documents and may require additional steps like the Competence Assessment Programme (CAP). Moreover, there will still be a chance that the NCNZ may decline your application. So, make sure that you have all the necessary documents so that there will be a smooth verification process.
- Employers, recruitment agencies, lawyers, insurers, educational institutions, and organizations needing to verify a nurse or midwife’s credentials can use the Credential Verification Service.
- The CVS provides information like:
- ◉ Registration Status
- ◉ Practicing certificate details
- ◉ Scopes of practice
- ◉ Any current conditions on practice
- Yes, there is a small administrative fee per verification. Moreover, the costs depend on whether requests are made online, by email/fax, or by phone.
- You can submit CVS requests through the online portal on the Nursing Council website. In addition, you can request it through email, fax, or phone call.
- Online and email requests are usually processed within one (1) working day. Faxed, posted, or phone requests can take five (5) working days. Furthermore, urgent requests are considered on a case-by-case basis.
- Australian tourist visas are valid for one year and allow a maximum stay of 3, 6, or 12 months, depending on the applicant’s background. This type of visa is a Multiple Entry document, which means you can enter Australia as often as you like within the valid visa period.
- The requirements to show money or financial documents for Visitor Visa Australia generally include bank statements for the past 3 months with a closing balance of at least 5,000 AUD per applicant.
- The immigration officer might grant you multiple entries and an allowable stay of 3, 6, or 12 months. And there are some instances where immigration might grant you a single-entry visa; in that case, you can enter Australia only once.
- A tourist visa holder cannot work in Australia. Anyone who doesn’t follow the conditions and gets caught faces severe consequences.
- A visiting visa or electronic travel authorization cannot be extended. If your current visa has expired and you still want to travel to Australia, you must apply for a new one.
- You can switch your current visa class, but in some situations, a visitor visa holder cannot convert his or her visa to another type of visa, whether student, work, or another visa subclass.
- Yes, there is a chance that the visa application will be refused the moment you apply for an Australian visa, but it doesn’t guarantee that you’ll get one. Regardless of how meticulously you fill out the visa application, you could still overlook anything crucial or misunderstand what was requested of you. The refusal can even be an error in some circumstances.
- Reasons a visa application might be turned down. The refusal may be based on a number of grounds, such as ineligibility, lack of supporting proof or documentation, character concerns, medical issues, or falsified documents.
- Yes, you can re-apply for your visa application after refusal, either by making a new application or reappearing your denied application.
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