where do i begin to nurse in australia..?

suzanne4, RN · Jul 26, 2008

Thread moved to the International Forum since it is specific to licensure and immigration issues.

Best of luck to you.

Silverdragon102, BSN · Jul 27, 2008

Best apply to the state board of nursing, they will need to assess your transcripts and decide whether you meet Australian requirements

Zana2 · Jul 28, 2008

Hi monkeychops!

You need to choose what type of visa it's best for you.Regardless, you'd be going for a skilled migrant visa. Which can be temporar or permanent, sponsored or not.

They have 2 types of skills assessment, one for the state you'd be practising (ie Victoria), and the 'full' assessment, given by the ANMC (equivalent of our NMC). Not sure what the latter is supposed to offer you, the fact of the matter is that with skills assessment/ registration done by the state you're in, you can practice. You move state, it's a question of handing the piece of paper over the counter and getting a new registration for the new state. To apply for registration, you write to NMC and the NMC sends the papers for you to Aus. Takes ages, often gets lost, let the nightmare begin.

Some states (ie South Australia) offer sponsorship for the visa. That means your employers goes to the health authority, the health authority applies on your behalf to the immigration dept, and that's how you get a visa. That's a temporary one, you can apply for permanent after 12 months (but again, this seems to vary from state to state in terms of timing, benefits etc)

You can contact the hospitals directly, or the health authority of the state you choose for jobs, they're really helpful, and someone was saying that if you have a pin and a pulse, the job is yours.

The easiest way seem to be a temp visa (457), it's quicker to get than a permanent one, and does not require the points.

There are medicals to be done, the Australian immigration dept has it's own accredited doctors

Depending on how much time you got on your hands, and how much money you can spare, you choose to go through an agent or not. An agent would cost you between 3-5 000 pounds.

That's roughly what's required. Can't be more precise as it depends on the state, type of visa, your own preferences etc.

Zana2 · Jul 28, 2008

Guys, I apologise for the million grammar mistakes I just made in the previous post. I'm being harrased by a bored 3 years old who doesn't understand we can't sit in the garden, it's waaaay to hot, and NO, we can't take the fan in the garden, not because it melts, but because it's useless. And no, pouring water over the fan won't make the air cooler or act as a spraying hose, don't touch it! You can have another shower, I know you're not dirty. No, you can't play with the hose again, the neighbours have already complained you soaked their umbrella and chairs.

Or something along those lines.

Silverdragon102, BSN · Jul 28, 2008

Guys, I apologise for the million grammar mistakes I just made in the previous post. I'm being harrased by a bored 3 years old who doesn't understand we can't sit in the garden, it's waaaay to hot, and NO, we can't take the fan in the garden, not because it melts, but because it's useless. And no, pouring water over the fan won't make the air cooler or act as a spraying hose, don't touch it! You can have another shower, I know you're not dirty. No, you can't play with the hose again, the neighbours have already complained you soaked their umbrella and chairs.
Or something along those lines.

But you love him

Zana2 · Jul 28, 2008

But of course!