emmigrating to Australia

Grace Oz · Jan 21, 2005

Since I'm born 'n' bred here in Oz, I'm unable to assist greatly with advice re emigrating. However, in advance ..... WELCOME TO AUSTRALIA!

I'm sure you'll soon have the answers you require. They're a good mob here, very helpful and knowledgeable.

Good luck!

Blackbird · Jan 21, 2005

The bad news: Immigration is a complicated process and best answered by consulate officials or immigration agents. The good news:You're under 45, skilled and you speak English fluently. I have found a good source that will give you an indication as to how you might fare with an application but your first stop should be an Australian consulate. The best news: Nursing has been deemed a "national priority" occupation in Australia and is a sought after skill by Dept of Immigration. Best yet news: Although you would not qualify as a Commonwealth supported student, should you wish to carry out post graduate training, you could do so at a quarter of the price you'd pay in the UK. The only catch would be that you would have to pay for it up front. Ta da!

The Australian High Commission is located in George Street, Edinburgh.

http://www.workpermit.com/australia/australia.htm

https://secure.migrationexpert.com/family_immigration_australia.asp

http://www.immi.gov.au/

Happy form filling! :)

scotswoman · Jan 21, 2005

The bad news: Immigration is a complicated process and best answered by consulate officials or immigration agents. The good news:You're under 45, skilled and you speak English fluently. I have found a good source that will give you an indication as to how you might fare with an application but your first stop should be an Australian consulate. The best news: Nursing has been deemed a "national priority" occupation in Australia and is a sought after skill by Dept of Immigration. Best yet news: Although you would not qualify as a Commonwealth supported student, should you wish to carry out post graduate training, you could do so at a quarter of the price you'd pay in the UK. The only catch would be that you would have to pay for it up front. Ta da!

The Australian High Commission is located in George Street, Edinburgh.
http://www.workpermit.com/australia/australia.htm
https://secure.migrationexpert.com/family_immigration_australia.asp
http://www.immi.gov.au/
Happy form filling! :)

Thanks for the tips and the links. It is nice to know someone is listening. I am not looking forward to all the forms though. Do you have any faith in recruitment agencies aiding with relocation.

scotswoman · Jan 21, 2005

Since I'm born 'n' bred here in Oz, I'm unable to assist greatly with advice re emigrating. However, in advance ..... WELCOME TO AUSTRALIA!
I'm sure you'll soon have the answers you require. They're a good mob here, very helpful and knowledgeable.
Good luck!

Thanks, can't wait to get there. I'm sitting in my house freezing and trying to avoid writing an assignment.

Chris Hawkins · Jan 21, 2005

Hi

We moved from the Uk to Victoria in 1986.

Try the Nurses Board of Victoria at http://www.nbv.org.au for information on registration. Check if your training meets the NBVs requirements before you sign anything that commits you.

Go to the Dept of Human Services at http://www.nursing.vic.gov.au/furthering/index.htm for further information on public hospitals.

Go to DHS nursing main website at http://www.nursing.vic.gov.au/ for further information.

Public hospitals are listed at http://www.health.vic.gov.au/publichospitals/ with infomration on locations.

Private hospitals in Victoria are listed at http://www.health.vic.gov.au/privatehospitals/

Chris Hawkins

Melbourne

Victoria

scotswoman · Jan 21, 2005

Hi
We moved from the Uk to Victoria in 1986.
Try the Nurses Board of Victoria at http://www.nbv.org.au for information on registration. Check if your training meets the NBVs requirements before you sign anything that commits you.
Go to the Dept of Human Services at http://www.nursing.vic.gov.au/furthering/index.htm for further information on public hospitals.
Go to DHS nursing main website at http://www.nursing.vic.gov.au/ for further information.
Public hospitals are listed at http://www.health.vic.gov.au/publichospitals/ with infomration on locations.
Private hospitals in Victoria are listed at http://www.health.vic.gov.au/privatehospitals/
Chris Hawkins
Melbourne
Victoria

Thank you for all the websites. They are very helpful. Did you sort all the visas yourself ao did you go through an agency. How long did the process take.

Blackbird · Jan 22, 2005

In one word, no. Be very careful when dealing with agencies. They are not immigration agents and have only one set of interests at heart: theirs. Before I am pounced on, I am in no way stating that they are "no good". On the contrary, I am just stating the bare facts and that is: they are not registered immigration agents and they have no legal position in giving advice in relation to immigration issues.

By all means, speak to your local nursing organisation but your first port of all in matters relating to relocating to Australia should be the consulate/high commission. In my former (working) life, I've seen many a sad face on those who have opted for agencies and lawyers first.

Good luck.

Lorraine bryan · Jan 23, 2005

Try this link http://www.britishexpats.com I found it really useful

Good luck

Lorraine

bukko · Jan 25, 2005

In one word, no. Be very careful when dealing with agencies. They are not immigration agents and have only one set of interests at heart: theirs.

There's nothing wrong with having your own interest at heart. Self-interest is what makes capitalism work, and it's a basic survival trait of any organism. (Except ants and honeybees. But I'm going off on a tangent here...)

My problem with recruitment agencies is that they have been flaky in my case. I'm an RN working on moving from the United States to Australia. Got my licence appo in to the NSW Nurses and Midwives Board. I thought an agency could smooth the way for setting up interviews with specific hospitals. Got in touch with two, (Eden Health and Acclaim) had nice e-mail exchanges with specific recruiters over a period of several months with each, filled out skills assessment forms and other agency documents, and they promised they were shopping me around to various workplaces.

And then both of my recruiters bailed out. One wrote me that she was exiting on maternity leave, and I got an e-mail from the other agency that the person with whom I had been dealing had abruptly left the agency. In both cases, I was assigned to another recruiter, and each of them sent me a e-mail stating how eager they were to help me. I replied, and then heard nothing from them. I think because I was another potential client added to their workload, someone who they didn't develop, I was surplus baggage.

I can't say all agencies are that fly-by-night. However, I've had the same experience with two out of two. I don't think they're rip-offs, because neither agency asked for up-front fees or anything that would make me pay for services before they deliver. I realize that recruiters get a cut of what I will earn Down Under, and I don't begrudge them that. They do something for me, it's fair that I do something for them. But they've been so screwy about actually doing anything that I am planning on doing my own job arrangements after I have an actual Australian state licence in hand.

Any other perspectives on nurse recruitment agencies? BTW, Oz offers a great Skilled Immigration Recruitment (SIR) program that leads to citizenship for nurses under age 45. For super-annuated staffers like me (age 46) there's a Form 1066 long-stay business visa that lets you live and work in Aus for four years if you can get an employer to sponsor you.

bukko · Jan 25, 2005

In one word, no. Be very careful when dealing with agencies. They are not immigration agents and have only one set of interests at heart: theirs.

There's nothing wrong with having your own interest at heart. Self-interest is what makes capitalism work, and it's a basic survival trait of any organism. (Except ants and honeybees. But I'm going off on a tangent here...)

My problem with recruitment agencies is that they have been flaky in my case. I'm an RN working on moving from the United States to Australia. Got my licence appo in to the NSW Nurses and Midwives Board. I thought an agency could smooth the way for setting up interviews with specific hospitals. Got in touch with two, (Eden Health and Acclaim) had nice e-mail exchanges with specific recruiters over a period of several months with each, filled out skills assessment forms and other agency documents, and they promised they were shopping me around to various workplaces.

And then both of my recruiters bailed out. One wrote me that she was exiting on maternity leave, and I got an e-mail from the other agency that the person with whom I had been dealing had abruptly left the agency. In both cases, I was assigned to another recruiter, and each of them sent me a e-mail stating how eager they were to help me. I replied, and then heard nothing from them. I think because I was another potential client added to their workload, someone who they didn't develop, I was surplus baggage.

I can't say all agencies are that fly-by-night. However, I've had the same experience with two out of two. I don't think they're rip-offs, because neither agency asked for up-front fees or anything that would make me pay for services before they deliver. I realize that recruiters get a cut of what I will earn Down Under, and I don't begrudge them that. They do something for me, it's fair that I do something for them. But they've been so screwy about actually doing anything that I am planning on doing my own job arrangements after I have an actual Australian state licence in hand.

Any other perspectives on nurse recruitment agencies? BTW, Oz offers a great Skilled Immigration Recruitment (SIR) program that leads to citizenship for nurses under age 45. For super-annuated staffers like me (age 46) there's a Form 1066 long-stay business visa that lets you live and work in Aus for four years if you can get an employer to sponsor you.

Blackbird · Jan 26, 2005