Single mum 2 kids work as nurse wanting to live in australia worried about visa costs etc and best location?

Question

i am a single mum and have been a nurse for 5 and a half years now. we are looking to start a new life abroad and are stuck between australia and canada with regards to cost quality of life etc

Answer 1

There are some websites below that explain moving to Australia, and who we are recruiting from overseas, and what it's like to live here.

The WA Health Dept is recruiting nurses from overseas right now.

Answer 2

Australia ...sounds the best ..my grandma spent 7 years there whilst on her 60's Bless her ...She loved it

Can I come as well ??

Promise to carry the cases !!!!

Answer 3

Dawn, they are screaming out for nurses in our country! I live in Brisbane and they said we need thousands of them, being skilled you should not have any trouble, all they will check is your qualifications and that you haven't been in Jail, contact the local Australian Embassy in your country, I think you will be pleasantly surprised, met an English couple a little while ago in their 50's who just started again here in Australia, him carpenter her nurse and they were employed straight away, didn't have jobs when they got here.  Just do your homework as regards to which city you want to settle in, get in touch with some Australian Hospitals before you come here to boost your confidence.   Good luck to you and your children!

Answer 4

okkies moving to eaither australia or cannada is hard as h**l. trust me, my american hubbie did it and im aussie. and as to which is better to live well i would say australia as the pay is better but im not sure if living expenses in australia eat that away. canada has lower pay but not sure how much things cost over there such as rent, food, bills ect.

now firstly you have to be able to immigrate. i know the rules for australia and canada are close to the same but not exactly so you will have to look into it a bit more for cannada.

you have to be in a trade that australia needs and nursing is in high demand here. check out www.wagenet.gov.au for award wages for nurses for the average wage. next you have to be totally healthy (even if your fat they may decline you as they do not want ppl with health problems feeding off our health system which aussie tax payers pay for). next you have to have money saved up in you account. i mean thousands not $50 just so if you cant find a job you can still pay for living expenses for you and your family for i think its 6month to 12 months, so thats alot. they do not want you on social security. now you have 2 kids so that instantly makes it harder and also you never said where you are from as that does make a differance. also no criminal history in any country.

the paper work is astronomical, after you have proved you have no crimal history (about $50 each state youve lived in), that your a qualified nurse, that you have a certain amouunt of money in the bank, and after health checks on everyone ($300-$500 each), theres all the paper work to be filled out and then paid for. as you will be comming in with 3 ppl theres 3 sets of paper work and 3 fees for each form to pay. they range in price from around $1500-$20,000. yeeks hey. now you need to go to www.immi.gov.au. they will tell you what forms and how much.

now make sure you make NO mistakes fillng out forms as one mistake will get you denied. we hired an immigration lawyer and i recommend you do too. less stress and you will feel much more confident.

now after filling everything out and prooveing everything you wait. the wait can be 6 month or the wait can be up to 24 months (not ussuall) my hubbie waited 9 months and this is with a lawyer doing everything. it just depends on how much paper work they have and theres no way to rush it. our lawyer actually said ppl who keep rininging they get annoyed at and will purposfully leave it till later.

then one day you get a letter in the mail declining you or accepting you to australia. total for my hubbie it took over $10,000 for legal and immigration paperwork, $10,000 in the bank and about 9 months for the process.

lots of work but its worth it to live here in australia and i think its fair enough as australia doesnt want ppl who cant pull their own weight living here. so you need to think seriously about the move before you go ahead.

good luck which ever way your life decides to take you.

Answer 5

If I recall correctly from some of her other answers, the looney fish's husband did not qualify under our Skilled Worker scheme. If my recollection is correct, that makes his case vastly different from yours.

Australia is desperately in need of nurses, particularly those with good experience such as yours and while not a totally simple process, it's not too onerous or expensive for someone with your qualifications and experience.

If you are under 45 with good health, a good work record, can pass the points test and can have your qualifications recognised here, you should have little difficulty. It will be even easier if you are prepared to work in a regional area rather than in one of the large cities.

You can apply for an Independent Skilled Worker visa or you can come in on an Employer Sponsored visa. Both can provide permanent residency leading to citizenship if you wish.

Charges for both are the same. Two installments are payable - 1st is payable at the time of application and is AUD$2060 and the 2nd is AUD$2860 payable when the visa is granted. There will be other minor charges for health checks and the like.

Start here: http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/medical-p... Everything you need is accessible from there.

Australia offers an excellent quality of life for you and your children. Our climate is wonderful and even the coldest places are warmer than Canada. The environment is clean and safe, our educational system is excellent and our people are very friendly and welcoming to newcomers. We have universal health care but it's quite different from the UK's nationalised medicine. Primary and secondary education is free and tertiary education is very heavily subsidised with interest free funding readily available to all students. Living expenses vary considerably depending on where you choose to live, but on a nurse's salary you will be able to manage well unless you live in Sydney which is our most expensive city.

Good luck. I hope you choose Australia - you'll love it here.

Answer 6

it isn't easy immigrating to Australia or Canada

to move to Australia you must be a skilled worker in an area Australia needs and pass a points test,medical and criminal check

it can be a long and expensive process

http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/index.htm

there is an on line assessment form on this site

http://www.visabureau.com/australia/aust...