I'm just wondering if anyone on here is/has doing/done this or knows anyone who is/has. It's only hypothetical at the moment, but my partner's been daydreaming about it lately, and I suppose I could move back to the US.
We're not considering it for immediate - maybe 3-4 years down the line. I just wonder if it's better to go through an agency that pays for the NCLEX, gets you the job, a couple of months' housing, helps with flights, etc. or sort it all ourselves. Also, is there anything more that I'd have to do at that point other than take/pass the NCLEX and get at state license?
I'm American, so the visa won't be an issue for me; and my partner and I will be married by then, so he'd have a spousal visa anyway. It's just that I've trained here in the UK, so aside from the visa thing being taken care of, I assume I'd have to go the same route as anyone else coming from the UK.
If it matters, I'm a diploma child branch student in my third year. I'm seconded and will hopefully start as a staff nurse on a neonatal unit in September/October 2008. I'll likely then be seconded again in February to do the neonatal degree.
Specializes in Neonatal nursing (paediatric trained).
SD, thanks for the clarification. Like I'd said earlier in the thread, I'm thinking that perhaps I'll live on the East coast, perhaps Virginia or similar.
Suzanne, thanks for the clarification as well. I'm very aware that immigration and licensure are two different things, but I thought it was worth mentioning that I am American so I didn't get answers to the thread involving immigration advice as well.
Also, like I said earlier in the thread, I'm seconded into my nursing course, meaning that a UK SHA (Strategic Health Authority) is paying me my previous salary to study, and I should work for my particular Trust, providing there's a job, for a minimum of one year post-qualification. I have an Indefinite Leave to Remain visa, am eligible for UK citizenship in June and am actually a bit knowledgable regarding Americans living in the UK, as I've done so for five years (and certainly wouldn't be near the end of my training, on a student visa and thinking I could get a job that way).
It's worth noting that it's nearly impossible at the moment for non-EU citizens to train as nurses at UK universities, as the majority want you to qualify for the bursary in order to be considered. If you're non-EU, you don't qualify for the bursary and the majority won't consider you. Last time I checked, only three or four UK universities were letting non-EU students pay as international students - most won't consider you any further if you don't meet the bursary criteria and aren't bothered that you'd pay international fees. Sorry to go off topic!
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SD, thanks for the clarification. Like I'd said earlier in the thread, I'm thinking that perhaps I'll live on the East coast, perhaps Virginia or similar.
Suzanne, thanks for the clarification as well. I'm very aware that immigration and licensure are two different things, but I thought it was worth mentioning that I am American so I didn't get answers to the thread involving immigration advice as well.
Also, like I said earlier in the thread, I'm seconded into my nursing course, meaning that a UK SHA (Strategic Health Authority) is paying me my previous salary to study, and I should work for my particular Trust, providing there's a job, for a minimum of one year post-qualification. I have an Indefinite Leave to Remain visa, am eligible for UK citizenship in June and am actually a bit knowledgable regarding Americans living in the UK, as I've done so for five years (and certainly wouldn't be near the end of my training, on a student visa and thinking I could get a job that way).
It's worth noting that it's nearly impossible at the moment for non-EU citizens to train as nurses at UK universities, as the majority want you to qualify for the bursary in order to be considered. If you're non-EU, you don't qualify for the bursary and the majority won't consider you. Last time I checked, only three or four UK universities were letting non-EU students pay as international students - most won't consider you any further if you don't meet the bursary criteria and aren't bothered that you'd pay international fees. Sorry to go off topic!