Melbourne which hospital? Immigration final steps which route?

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hi,

before i start with my questions here some background:

educated (nursing degree) and worked in china as a nurse, am chinese. moved to ireland and now working here since 2006 as a nurse, rgn. also got my bachelor degree in nursing management here in ireland. plan to move to melbourne 1st quarter 2009. already got registered with the nursing board victoria (nbv) as general registered nurse. already got assessment from anmc as suitable.

filled in the online general skilled 175 form but did not submit yet.

occupation 60

age 30

english language 0

specific work experience 10

australian work experience 0

australian educational 0

occupation in demand 15

regional and low population growth australia 0

spouse/interdependent partner skill 0

state or territory nominated 0

designated area 0

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total points: 115

i will need total points/pass-mark 120. where can i gain points... well, i didn't claim points for english as i did not do the ielts in the last two years. i don't want to do this test. not confident i will get 7 on all 4 segments of the ielts test as i have a tendency to faul up tests due to nerves. the last time i did an ielts (more than two years ago) was for registration in ireland. it gave me so much tension and frustration i really dislike to go through this again.

question 1: do i need the ielts, even though i have worked in ireland, even though i am already a registered nurse in vic, even though this has already been considered by the anmc?

i can get 5 points more if under occupation in demand i can claim i have a job offer.

another way is to get 5 more points by claiming mandarin as a community language. i'm not sure if they will give these to me though.

question 2: that would bring my points up to par. would it be ok though looking at the fact that i wouldn't have the ielts (see question 1)?

another option is that i change my application to 176, skilled sponsored. for this i would need nomination from victoria state authorities. this would reduce the points requirements to 100. the downside of it is that i would be limited to staying in victoria for at least two years. nothing that bad, but i prefer freedom of movement. in addition this online application takes another 8 weeks. a delay i would like to avoid.

question 3: would you recommend this option? why?

which hospital ? (questions, 4,5,6, etc....)

well, i would prefer a job offer before departure anyway. so, where to apply? which hospital is best to work for in melbourne? are there differences in pay scales between public hospitals, don't think so right? working hours? any hospitals friendly/unfriendly towards new (foreign/asian) nurses? any recommendations?

from the posts here, and from my research, i see that the alfred is a good choice. any advice?

and now to prepare my cv. let me know if my cv needs to be adjusted. anything i should add, expand, delete, expain, adjust...? if you don't mind that is...

if you can only answer one of these questions it would help me out greatly.

thanks,

juanjuan :nurse:

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Specializes in CTICU.

If I were you, i'd immediately remove the link to your resume, which not only has a photo, your birthdate, your employer but also your home address... you never know who's reading the internet.

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

Link removed as per terms of service. Also moved to the International forum as per the red banner asking immigration and foreign nurse registration be asked there leaving the sub forums for local working issues

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

IELTS may be asked for, this is something you will need to discuss with them, they may take your experience of working in Ireland but they are the ones that make that determination

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Specializes in Ortho/Neuro/Trauma.

If you are going to interview for a position with a hospital, you might want to look into an employee sponsored visa (457) compared to the skilled migration visa. I would think most hospitals offer to sponsor you for one should you be successful in receiving a nursing position. Also, the skilled migration visa has an average timeline of 12-18 months whereas the 457 has a timeline of 3-6 months (based on how quickly you're looking to migrate to Australia.) This was what I found when doing my research over the last year or so.

After 2 years of working, you are eligible to apply for permanent residency in most cases, from what I understand. This may be a better route for you if you are struggling to come up with an extra 5 points for your skilled migration assessment.

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Thank you for your answers. It does indeed seem to be the best solution to look for sponsorship job and visa. Especially seen the time frame.

I have also taken my personal details of my website. I left my CV without all the address and other personal identifyable details. You are right to advise me on this. Thanks.

I will ask the hospital recommendation questions under the Australia forum.

Thanks,

Juanjuan

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