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  1. International Student, possibly transfer

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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. 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. 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. 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!

    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

    It took 2.5 months but she got it!
  11. Welcome to the Forum - General Aussie Chat

    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?

    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?

    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 !!

    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

    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.
  16. Bond U. or Griffith U.

    There weren't any nursing courses listed in the 2005 QTAC quide at Bond University. If you are interested in other courses the difference between Bond and Griffith (as far as I know) is that Griffith Uni has Commonwealth Supported Places and Bond Uni...
  17. Australia Immigration for Nurses

    Hi, first you contact the Nursing Board from the state you intent to settle. They will ask you to provide evidence that you are a registred nurse in your country, the curriculum from your nursing school, your work experience and the English test (IEL...
  18. Nursing wages? Need to pay off student loans!

    :angryfire :angryfire :crying2: are you serious?????????? I do night fill at Bi-Lo for this money :uhoh21:
  19. nursing school and stat score

    Hi, I hope to get into nursing this year and study at Griffith Uni on the Gold Coast, I applyed on the basis of previous qualifications (bachelor degree in veterinary science obtained oversease after 6 years full-time study) and stat score. Now, I'm ...
  20. nursing school and stat score

    It is a tough question!! you have no ideea! Since I was a child I dreamed to be a vet, I put a lot of effort and passion in that...but I don't feel the passion anymore. I think I was too young when I decided to became a vet, too young when I was acce...
  21. Youngest labor patient?

    Hi, I want to tell you that I'm SHOCKED about thinks I read here! 11, 12 y.o in labour!!! My daughter is almost 10 and she still plays with the dolls, she was 7 when I had her little sister, one think she knows for sure: babies are anoying! I came fr...
  22. nursing school and stat score

    I want to thank you all for suport and advise, I'm going to nursing school!!!! , I've been offered a place in Griffith Uni today an I'm sooo happy!
  23. I'm a veterinarian, went to school, graduated, even work as a vet for a while...but it doesn't feel right. The birth of my secound child made me understand what I REALLY want to do...I want to be a midwife!!!
  24. What does your spouse do?

    pharmacist
  25. nursing school and stat score

    Thank you for trying to cheer me up! DrBlaze, my degree is 'somehow' recognised here, I have to pass 2 exams in order to work as a registred vet. eirthjona, have you sent the personal competencies assessment as well?