working on Guernsey Channel Island

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Specializes in cardiology,orthopaedics,surgical holding.

I'd like to hear from any overseas nurses currently working on Guernsey Channel Island please. The Guernsey Princess Elizabeth Hospital site says work permits are for 5 years. Is this so? I'm considering work there.

cheers:nurse:

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I'd like to hear from any overseas nurses currently working on Guernsey Channel Island please. The Guernsey Princess Elizabeth Hospital site says work permits are for 5 years. Is this so? I'm considering work there.

cheers:nurse:

I believe it's residential permits rather than work permits per se - iirc single / unaccompanied staff aren't limited if they stay in hospital accomodation ...

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I believe it's residential permits rather than work permits per se - iirc single / unaccompanied staff aren't limited if they stay in hospital accomodation ...

And I believe the cost of living is extortionate there-one of the reasons they have trouble recruiting.

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Specializes in cardiology,orthopaedics,surgical holding.

ZippyGBR, thanks for that. The way UKBA immigration info read is you have to have lived in the U.K. for 5 continuous years before you can apply for ILR status; this hospital site for Princess Elizabeth Hospital I saw, stated employees must leave after 4 years, no exception and no extensions. So how some nurses on Guernsey gained 'ILR' status on a 4 year work permit has me puzzled,to say the least..

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Specializes in cardiology,orthopaedics,surgical holding.

misswoosie, thank you- I did notice this.. seems most if not all flats listed(and I looked through ALL of them on line.) are unfurnished..which is unsettling..oh well, it'll either work out for me this time, or it won't. :)

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