Nurses on Working Holiday Visa to Australia/New Zealand

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I've met some nurses who aren't Australian on WHVs and have/are currently working in Australia.

I'd love to know if there are any of you out there who have/done/will do this and how and share what were your experiences like? Any tips? Advice? Recommendations on jobs and how to get/obtain? Preferences? I understand that we can only work a max of 6 months in Australia, so any of you able to find short term or temp work? I wouldn't mind working a non-nursing job either like pearling.

I'm planning to do this in 2 years after I'm done serving in the US military, still 27 at the moment. I have my BSN and RN from California. I looked into starting my AHPRA application too, how long did that take you on average? I have some ICU and Public Health/community experience too.

How is the process for being registered in New Zealand (I want to do a working holiday there too after my year in Australia) once you're registered in Australia? I saw that there was some sort of compact thing between the 2 countries. I've been to Australia before and loved it!

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Yeah once you have Australian registration the New Zealand registration will be easy to obtain.

I can't speak for Australia, but since your from California. Just a heads up, no such thing as mandated ratios in NZ and pay will be much lower than in Cali.

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Thanks! Yea, I'm not after the pay whatsoever, but the sense of adventure and trying something new.

I'm sending my AHPRA application via mail today and finally collected all documents. Wish me luck, I hear it's a long process.

After, I'm thinking about trying the Trans-Tasman Agreement Act for getting an NZ RN registration.

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