US Nurses Wishing to Work Overseas

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I am starting this thread as a sticky at the request of one of our members, for a place for those that wish to emigrate from the US to work as an RN.

Please feel free to post your concerns and questions about working overseas here.

Thanks Suzanne4, very helpful info. I'll get over to the Military forum. Thanks again.

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I am interested in obtaining a Mexico nursing license. Does anyone have any information on the process of doing so?

Hi Suzanne, my husband is relocating to Geneva for work, and his company will provide a Geneva work permit for me. I currently have an RN-diploma, as well as a BS in biology. What do you think my employment options look like in Geneva? Thanks in advance for your help!

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Rule of thumb, you need to have at least the equivalent of schooling equal to the number of years that they have to qualify for a license to practice there. And you will need fluency for their English exams, as well as their nursing exam. The U license is not accpeted there.

You may find it easier to find work with an American or International company, rather than in a hospital. And then you would not need to go thru the licensing process. There is still quite a bit that you can do without actually having a license to practice there.

Thanks for the information Suzanne, your insight is much appreciated.

Specializes in ER.

Is the job market in Ireland similar to that in the UK? And is the process to get licenced similar?

I am a nursing student and will be graduating May 2007 with BS degree in nursing. Last year I studied abroad in Madrid, Spain for six months and finished my other major, Spanish. I would like to move back to Madrid for a few years to work after graduation. I understand that there really isn't a shortage of nurses in Spain, that you must pass a language test and nursing exam in Spanish to legally work in Spain, and that acquiring a work permit/residency card can be a challenge in itself. I am also aware of the fact that American nurses can work on the US bases located in Seville and Rota, Spain, but I really have a strong desire to go back to Madrid. Does anyone know if it is possible to work as a nurse in an English speaking clinic of some sort? Or can anyone give me advice or suggestions for how I can go about working over there if that is at all possible?! Any help is greatly appreciated!! Thanks

love4nursing said:
I am a nursing student and will be graduating May 2007 with BS degree in nursing. Last year I studied abroad in Madrid, Spain for six months and finished my other major, Spanish. I would like to move back to Madrid for a few years to work after graduation. I understand that there really isn't a shortage of nurses in Spain, that you must pass a language test and nursing exam in Spanish to legally work in Spain, and that acquiring a work permit/residency card can be a challenge in itself. I am also aware of the fact that American nurses can work on the US bases located in Seville and Rota, Spain, but I really have a strong desire to go back to Madrid. Does anyone know if it is possible to work as a nurse in an English speaking clinic of some sort? Or can anyone give me advice or suggestions for how I can go about working over there if that is at all possible?! Any help is greatly appreciated!! Thanks

Even working in an English speaking clinic, will stil have the same requirements for licensure. The biggest issue that you will face it trying to get immigration papers that will permit you to work there. Inless there is a shortage, it usually is not going to happen, the employer would need to prove that they cannot find someone with those skills already in Spain. And nurses from the UK could also fill that need, and being a citizen of the EU, they do not need all of the immigration hassles to face.

Best bet would be the US military, it may be your only option. The only other thought, would be for an American company based there, but then you would also need several years of experience for that.

fbmrn said:
I am interested in obtaining a Mexico nursing license. Does anyone have any information on the process of doing so?

You will need to contact the equivalent of the Mexican Nursing Board. Due to the drastic differences in salary there, most prefer just to live there and work in the US, or go down there for several months at a time, then return to the US.

I recently graduated from my RN BSN program and was looking to travel internationally to work. I have an interest in France and I know a bit of french (I know that I'd definitely have to work on my language skills to become fluent), but I also heard that Switzerland paid their RN's generously. Could you tell me anything about job availability in Switzerland and where I would start for the licensing process? Also any advice would be greatly appreciated. THANKS!

i would like to work in africa in a big city hospital. i have an associates of nurisng and a bachelor in another field. what are my options? i'm a us citizen.

i have worked in the usa, uk and australia - but i would like to try some more places!

i am fishing for information on agencies abroad which hire english speaking nurses in non english speaking countries

options so far - working as a civilian employee in us military installations - everyone mentions this in spain - but i would have thought there would be options for this kind of employment in other countries as well?

a friend mentioned some english speaking clinics in ski resort towns in france - most major town in the world have english speaking western medicine clinics - has anyone tried working in one of them? or have any information about whether that's feasible?

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