topscot

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1. UK Immigration / recession discussion

   topscot replied to topscot's topic in International

   Domestic is a professsional name maid in my opinion is quite disrespectful, in my experiance Brits myself included move abroad for a new experiance not for money and certainly not because of a lack of opportunities here. Where i live in Scotland ther...

2. UK Immigration / recession discussion

   topscot replied to topscot's topic in International

   Correct me if i am wrong but again you are way off the point this thread is recession and retrogression the immigration policy of the UK has nothing to do with US Recession and retrogression. My hospital is still employing Nurses and in fact Domestic...

3. UK Immigration / recession discussion

   topscot replied to topscot's topic in International

   My point is the lack of employment within an individual UK trust has nothing to do with the world wide credit problem but with the individual trusts budget. You will find alot of non EU nurses are being employed in Huge numbers in nursing homes and c...

4. UK Immigration / recession discussion

   topscot posted a topic in International

   Comment all you like aboutt the US, but the Uk is a completely different ball game, we have an acute nurse shortage and most trusts in the Uk are still hiring and there is certainly no job freeze where i work and if there was it would have nothing to...

5. January 2009 Visa Bulletin

   topscot replied to greenjungle's topic in Philippines

   This is getting rather childish, as i have said before everyone is entitled to there own opinion, also everyones case is different and on the positive side when the financial troubles improve the hospitals downscaling and hire freezing will be lookin...

6. Canadian New RN Grad wishing to work in Scotland!

   topscot replied to Carluke39's topic in International

   I agree with everything Kaylesh says, Ilive and work in Aberdeen and there are lots of jobs but remember we work very under staffed i came off shift Yesterday i was only trained nurse to 19 patients. It is hard going at times also the cost of living ...

7. NVC -CP- GC Tracker

   topscot replied to dhel28's topic in Immigration

   It is worth stating that tthe last 3 times the world markets have crashed including black monday in the uk and after 9/11 in the US within 6-12 monthes the markets and economies reached record highs and many economists are predicting the same again s...

8. NVC -CP- GC Tracker

   topscot replied to dhel28's topic in Immigration

   am not upset i am just giving my opinion, i do not think i have special circumstances, true i have been nursing for 17 years and i am going hopefully to a rural hospital and with my PD of Jun 05 i feel i will get my interview within this fiscal year....

9. NVC -CP- GC Tracker

   topscot replied to dhel28's topic in Immigration

   please do not answer for me. also iam a she not a he i have dialogue with the hospital aswell as my agency. i also know a foreign nurse that started there 6 weeks ago. it is a rural hospital so are well understaffed they run with a severe shortage an...

10. NVC -CP- GC Tracker

    topscot replied to dhel28's topic in Immigration

    I have been in touch with my future employer in the US and they say my offer will stand as long as it takes they admit they may not look to make offers to foreign nurses at the moment but the offers already made will stand in there words my job is th...

11. NVC -CP- GC Tracker

    topscot replied to dhel28's topic in Immigration

    I have a PD JUn 05 and i keep hearing there must have been something wrong with your file but if there has been nobody has told me

12. Do I stand a chance

    topscot replied to caringtouch's topic in International

    I am not trying to put you off Scotland,but it rains most days here and is never hot. Nursing in Aberdeen where i come from is grim i work in a trauma ward where some nights i am the only RN to 15-24 patients and the money is poor compared to the cos...

13. Do I stand a chance

    topscot replied to caringtouch's topic in International

    Why would you want to leave sunny Florida for dreary and damp Scotland?

14. NVC -CP- GC Tracker

    topscot replied to dhel28's topic in Immigration

    My lawyer has spoken to NVC and no more cases will be forwarded till October and they confirmed we will have to give them updated DS230s again

15. July Visa Bulletin

    topscot replied to lost_stranger's topic in International

    but at least the people who became current in Jun vb and before will be current in Oct meaning at least some nurses will move