simona

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1. International Student, possibly transfer

   simona replied to Summer24's topic in International

   That is a working holiday visa and is for persons under 30 and it doesn't require a sponsor (employer). For the working visa (long stay bussiness visa) you need a contract, an employer that sponsors you, has nothing to do with your age and your spous...

2. Interested in Australia

   simona replied to Cali83's topic in Australia

   To get a working visa you need to have a full-time contract with an employer, the visa is valid for 4 years but only as long as you have a sponsor (employer). On a working visa you are not eligible for medicare or any other payments from centrelink. ...

3. Interested in Australia

   simona replied to Cali83's topic in Australia

   If I were you I would apply in other state, this is if you want to get your registration before you retire :roll . I think ACT runs the bridging programm for oversease nurses free. Once you are registred in a state you can transfer and work somewhere...

4. Welcome to the Forum - General Aussie Chat

   simona replied to gwenith's topic in Australia

   Maybe it's easier to apply for registration in another state, NSW or Vic and then to transfer to Qld.

5. Welcome to the Forum - General Aussie Chat

   simona replied to gwenith's topic in Australia

   A friend of mine went through hell with QNC but she has her registration now. Another friend is waiting for a sign and it's 11 months now since he applied. It's ridiculous what is going on there. If they have so many applications why don't they get m...

6. Canadian LPN with Aussie citizenship...want to work HELP

   simona replied to Wilma11's topic in International

   If LPNs are enrolled nurses she can come with a long business visa (4 years) if she has a sponsor employer. She can't migrate here as an enrolled nurse, only as an RN, but she can get a job and stay here as long as she has a sponsor. For Long Stay Bu...

7. Canadian LPN with Aussie citizenship...want to work HELP

   simona replied to Wilma11's topic in International

   Willma, informations about australian citizenship http://www.citizenship.gov.au/ in the FAQ section you can find the form you need to submit to get the citizenship, acording to them it takes few weeks to get the citizenship if one of your parents is ...

8. Canadian LPN with Aussie citizenship...want to work HELP

   simona replied to Wilma11's topic in International

   If she is eligible for australian citizenship it doesn't take more than few months to get it. I got my citizenship in 2 months because I was admited to Uni and as a permanent resident I wasn't eligible for HECS but I was eligible for australian citiz...

9. Have no idea what to do. Help!

   simona replied to Nuieve's topic in International

   I hope you are THAT lucky with QNC! A friend of mine applied more than 3 months ago and every time he calls he's told that they are very busy .

10. Welcome to the Forum - General Aussie Chat

    simona replied to gwenith's topic in Australia

    It took 2.5 months but she got it!

11. Welcome to the Forum - General Aussie Chat

    simona replied to gwenith's topic in Australia

    I'm soooo angry :angryfire !!!! my friend is waiting for her registration with QNC and they can't tell her anything. When she sent the application, she was told that it takes 10 working days, but this was 3 weeks ago :uhoh21: , today she was told tha...

12. anyone?

    simona replied to wenndy's topic in International

    First you contact de university that delivers that course or program. The nursing board that assessed you documents will recomend you one or more instituitions that run this programs. The university will give you all the details about the program. To...

13. anyone?

    simona replied to wenndy's topic in International

    If the program takes more than 3 months to complete you should apply for student visa, if it takes less than 3 months apply for short bussiness visa. If you come with a student visa you are allowed to work 20 h/week to support yourself, while with sh...

14. Studying at USQ !!

    simona replied to nursing4all's topic in International

    To get your registration with Queensland Nursing Council you need to have 7 academic level at IELTS when you apply. It takes them about 3 months to look into your aplication . Then the Council will ask you to do some courses with a University and a ...

15. overseas nurses

    simona replied to rarry's topic in International

    Because there are some animal diseases that don't exist in Australia or they were eradicated and it will be very expensive to treat/prevent/eradicate them.