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my main workplace will be the University Of Alberta so i will be staying in a flat near or around the area. any comments on Alberta? and about the transport system being "bad" would having a car be a lot better? i need to sit in an exam in order to get a license am i right?

so, it would depend on which state in Aus i'm going? and is there an exam i need to take like the CRNE in canada or nclex in the states?

i do not know why i have to sit this whole SEC exam thing but my only guess is that probabbly what they found on my CV and app forms is a "lack of number of hours" it dealing with mental health patients. that's all i can gather. i was told by GH that all my forms are in the Canada High Commision and that i will hear from them in 4-6 weeks. i know i'm almost there and i'm just biting my tounge and trying to be patient. so far so good and i havn't heard of any complaints about me or any issues, etc. so ill just keep my practice safe i suppose. my parents kept asking me why Canada and not the U.S. or Australia. i always tell them that an opportunity came to me and not because "i'm not happy with my ward". in a way yes i am not happy but i want to try and look on the bigger picture about my future and my wife. (were getting married this march:) are you in Canada now Cocoy2go? how are you? and how is it there?

Hi Cocoy2Go the other option was basically to go to Canada and then take the exam there right there which i think for me is not practical at the moment. i think those 2 options was given to me 'cause maybe i had little experience with mental health patients. today i had posted back the signed contract and the United Nurses of Alberta factsheet back to my agency. also along with my Police certificate form too. i have yet to hear from them as to what is my next move. i know it's a big move but because on my part i am just fed up with working on my ward so i'm doing this step-by-step and as smooth as possible. i have started to sell my stuff here (from DVD's to my desktop PC to my freeview box,etc.) and i plan to buy atleast 1 more coat or thick jacket during the sales and maybe a pair of shoes/trainers. did you have to wait for 3 months before you got your work permit?

To RGN1 & Cocoy 2Go, i am pestering them right now. and they have been helpful so far. when i received my eligbility letter from CARNA i was "given" two options before i can start work there. and the "best" option i saw was to take this SEC exam on mental health. what is this all about? is that exam hard? did CARNA decided on those options basing on their assessment of my documents? nb. i've started my police clearance thing. would the LMO be the agency's job to follow-up?

i have got something from Edmonton saying that i have a job waiting bit what does an LMO looks like? Geneva Helath emailed me stuff like the one that i need to submit to the Canadian Embassy and some checklist. i was told to sumbit those forms to GH first so they can check it then i will be submitting this police form as well today....

Hi Cocoy, how are you doin'? well, as for me i just got my letter saying that i'm eligible to work in Canada. there are also some forms along with it. but, my questions is: 1. what are those forms for? 2. what is my next logical step to do?

Well Done. Conratulations! the long is finally over for you. we should get in touch. i will need advice from you specially places to rent flat, where to buy things, etc.

i'd like to be patient but the ward situation isn't helping at all. again, i've entertained the idea of moving to another hospital but i scrapped that. i'm still sticking to my original plan which is resigning (by 31 Dec if the eligibilty status gets through this october) then working as a permanent bank nurse after atleast i got my eligibility status but you sugested to wait till i get my work permit. i can get a reference to one of the Band-6 and my relationship with my manager is "fragile" and "uneasy"....

i think it's a good 3 weeks now that CARNA has verified that they ALL have my papers. was told here to start applying that police certificate form (as i understand it takes 10 days approx.) and start filling in that all important work permit application form. now, i know you gonna kick me in the butt for this but i am planning to resign this october. i am just fed up with nurses covering their backs, nurses not pulling their weight and patients not appreciative of your work. i plan to work "casual" read: be a permanent bank nurse so i can work anytime and anywhere i want. will you advice me to atleast wait till i get my eligibility status before i resign? coz i had enuf of working on the wards now. and i'm sure i can get bank shift now and again coz there are loads of shift available in my trust. please advice....

so, would you advice me or agree with me if i say i would resign even before i start applying for that work permit or atleast wait till i get my eligibility status?

i know you might kick me in the butt for this but....i plan to resign by october. and instead i plan to be a permanent bank nurse so i can work anywhere and anytime i want. the workload on the ward is getting enormous and i am fed up. you work hard and nobody appreciate what you are doin...

Hi Cocoy. how's your work permit? any news? as for me ALL of my papers are now with CARNA and i'm just waiting for my eligibility status. GH sent me forms (police form, embassy form, etc.) and was told to start with them. if i get my eligibility status i'll have to turn up a gear all the things i need to "dispose of" like my TV, PC, etc. and will start inquiring on the best place to rent a flat. but i think GH will be providing me a "physical acccomodation" and not just money to rent for a month or so then i will be ;eft to find a place on my own....

hi all! regarding my application ALL my papars are now with the CARNA and am waiting for my eligibility status. ive just bought the Nokia 5310 and the 6300 which according to Nokia will work in North America so that's solved now. as you guys recommended i will try and avoid Rogers and maybe concentrate on Koodo, Virgin or Shaw. now, as regards PC and surfing the net.... i'm compelled to the idea of NOT buying a laptop here in the UK anymore and instead i'd be buying one in Canada for practicality reason. also, i wanna buy an iPod Touch so atleast thru wi-fi i can surf the net and do basic emails. any comments?

i'm going to Edmonton, Alberta. mobile phone & broadband companies recommendations please???? Gino

hi. i'm currenlty waiting for the nursing authority in the Philippines to post the Verification Of Registration form to Canada then i guess i will have to wait 4-6 weeks for the "assessment" thing. that's where my application stands right now. i'm glad your on your way now. where did you actually found some housing? any website you can recommend? i heard if you go to an agency here in the UK for a fixed fee they will help you with evrything...from homes to mobile phones,etc. would you do that? Gino

i'm looking for a mobile phone company that has very good coverage and cheap call rates and since i'll be bringing my laptop over a broadband company that has the widest wi-fi coverage so i can use the internet while i'm at home or maybe travelling or at work. any sugestions guys?

what Top 3 cellfone/broadband companies i should start inquiring about?

hiya. at the momentthe only paper i'm lacking is the Verification for Registration Form for my nurse authority in the Philippines which my brother is happy sorting. this week hopefully then i shall maybe count 4-6 weeks from 1 Sept (atleast) for this assessment period to start and end. No Australia. just Canada on my sights for now. i guess i'll be here in the UK till January 2009 atleast. do i smell late winter/early spring in Canada?

currently the only paper i'm lacking is the Verification for Registration Form for my nurse authority in the Philippines which my brother is happy sorting. this week hopefully then i shall maybe count 4-6 weeks from 1 Sept (atleast) for this assessment period to start and end. i guess i'll be here in the UK till January 2009. do i smell late winter/early spring in Canada?

ive decided not to sell my SE K850i as i think it would work in Canada. maybe buy a pre-paid/pay-as-you-go SIM temporarily. as for the laptop i am currently selling my desktop pc and will be buying (if i can) a laptop pc so i can atlleast bring it there; i'm aware of the voltage and everything but for me i can't survive without a cellfone/mobile or a laptop. what do you think?

my Sony Ericsson K850i is unlocked and i'm presuming Canada uses also GSM/Edge and 3G so i can in theory bring this over and buy a pre-pay/pay-as-you-go SIM right? i'm also planning to buy a laptop in Dell. mainly for the the built-in Wi-Fi to surf the net. so i guess Wi-Fi here in the UK is "similar" (in terms of the system and "how-it-works",etc.) to Wi-Fi in Canada right? what say you guys?

hiya. i'm a UK nurse working here in London and i'm basically awaiting my "eligibility" status from CARNA in Alberta. my question might not be related to nursing itself. i've heard in Canada that the voltage on a household is 110v compared to 220-24-v in the UK. as regards mobile phones or laptops (or any gadget that i will need) would you advice me buying one over here or in Canada?

hiya. im a nurse working in London and i'm in the process of "finalising" my transfer to Canada hopefully after getting a job.(my interview is this June) you see...i chose Alberta over Vancouver mainly 'cause of the standard/cost of living,etc. i need advice if an inner city/central Alberta is "better" than that of sub-urban places? and how about hospitals? can you guys recommend any? (i'm trained/presently working on a plastic surgery ward)

so, since in the Philippines our second language is English...and i've trained and working here in the UK would i need an IELTS in applying for Australia and/or Canada?