I am an Registered Nurse here in the Philippines, an NCLEX passer as well in 2007, passed CGFNS and IELTS...I have been waiting for the US to reopen but sadly up to now..i am still here. Well, last December I did apply in an agency of POEA (Proyecto Piloto) to work as a caregiver in Spain...The minimum requirements are: Local RN and Spanish language attendance of at least 120 hours...Well, i took time studying (again!!!) Spanish language at Instituto de Cervantes! Whew fees are really high!!! and a module would cost you P2500 for 30 hours only...Well, i can now converse in spanish fluently but up to now there is no news about us going to Spain. The POEA has at least 200+ job orders for caregivers to spain and some of the agencies that cater to applicants are Kr*** and Mab***** agencies...Well, they say that March or April could be our possible deployment...Weve been waiting for almost 3 mos now and we really hope and we are praying that we can really go to Spain very soon...Many of us applicants are NCLEX passers but we will work there as caregivers!!! not RNs..our only consolation is that Spain is part of EU group and we can got our citizenship much easier than working somewhere else plus the fact that Spain is much more like the Philippines in some cultural aspects...
Are there anyone here who has application to work in Spain...Please do update us of your status..Thank you very much.
what is your thought on having a business permit (a permit which also authorize a non-EU citizen to work in spain and other Europe cities as caregivers) instead of having a regular work permit?
is this a better idea or what?
From what I understand of business permits, (Suzanne please correct me if I am not right) you need to be an employer within that country and able to give work to citizens of that nation.
Here is a link to the UK Border Agency with information about business permits, I would imagine that these restrictions are the same throughout the EU.
There is no easy way around the work permit issue I am afraid, I understand your frustrations but at the moment there is just no way you will be able to work as a registered nurse in many of these countries.
what is your thought on having a business permit (a permit which also authorize a non-EU citizen to work in spain and other Europe cities as caregivers) instead of having a regular work permit?
is this a better idea or what?
What you are speaking of is a temporary work permit and does not apply for nurses. It actually would be considered immigration fraud and subject one to being deported.
There is a freeze in place by the government and this means that jobs must go to their citizens first, and then to citizens of the EU. Trying to skirt around this only causes one to get deported.
This type of visa does not let one stay in Spain either, it is for a specific length of time. And as a care-giver, you are working as a maid, not in any role having to do with a nursing license. And the time spent there in this category also does not count as experience.
From what I understand of business permits, (Suzanne please correct me if I am not right) you need to be an employer within that country and able to give work to citizens of that nation.
Here is a link to the UK Border Agency with information about business permits, I would imagine that these restrictions are the same throughout the EU.
There is no easy way around the work permit issue I am afraid, I understand your frustrations but at the moment there is just no way you will be able to work as a registered nurse in many of these countries.
Exactly, this type of visa does not permit one to work as a caregiver there and then expect to be able to work as an RN when they get there. The government does not like things being done like that in any country.
Well, last December I did apply in an agency of POEA (Proyecto Piloto) to work as a caregiver in Spain...The minimum requirements are: Local RN and Spanish language attendance of at least 120 hours...Well, i took time studying (again!!!) Spanish language at Instituto de Cervantes! Whew fees are really high!!!
and a module would cost you P2500 for 30 hours only.
.our only consolation is that Spain is part of EU group and we can got our citizenship much easier than working somewhere else plus the fact that Spain is much more like the Philippines in some cultural aspects...
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From what I understand of business permits, (Suzanne please correct me if I am not right) you need to be an employer within that country and able to give work to citizens of that nation.
Here is a link to the UK Border Agency with information about business permits, I would imagine that these restrictions are the same throughout the EU.
There is no easy way around the work permit issue I am afraid, I understand your frustrations but at the moment there is just no way you will be able to work as a registered nurse in many of these countries.