mika07

Hi. I cannot help but be a bit offended with how you talk Ceridwyn. I know NZ is a totally different country from Australia. Just because my wording is confusing and causes some misunderstanding does not mean you have to pretty much bash the education system of my country. Please be open-minded and understanding enough that not all people here has English as their primary language and that a lot of us (or maybe we're the minority), when we talk or write in English, we're just translating our own language to the English language in our head thinking that the manner in which we speak or write conveys the same message as what we were thinking.

Is NZ really similar to Seattle weather? I like that... but I kinda want it to be in main Autralia. Thank you though Hagabel. :)

Thank you much Sarah. That helped me a lot. I was actually looking at Melbourne since I am currently residing in Seattle and I love how cool it is here... so the super hot weather year long with all the beaches is not really in my top list of needs as of now. I am looking over an email sent to me and will possibly call ANMAC to inquire sometime this week.. after my long stretch of work. Is true though that there's currently not much opportunity for RNs in Melbourne?

XB9S, thank you, I'll check that out... and I am a Filipino. :) I am aware it is in no way connected to US, when I say "transfer", I meant to go there and live and work there after going through the process that needs to be done to do so. What I was asking was guided opinion or rather advise since I got confused about all the information I got off the net, as I stated earlier. I do apologize if my own inquiry was confusing. Still, thank you for your info. :)

I am a US immigrant and am planning on going to Autralia to permanently live and work there. I only have a little over 3 yrs of work experience as an RN in a GYN SURG and ONC unit under my belt and I'm under 30 y/o. Will it be hard for me to transfer? Is it better if I look for a hospital to sponsor me or should I just apply as an independent skilled worker? Which part of Australia is the best for me to go to? I am also wondering if any of you can suggest on what I do first since I got confused with the information overload I got from searching the net. Any information will be very much appreciated. :)