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Hi there, hourly rate is more or less the same as the UK. Many hospitals will pay for your visa/flights/medicals if you are going on a 457 visa-but you are contracted to stay with that hospital/company usually for around 2 years. This is a temporary long stay buisness visa, many hospitals support your appliaction for permanent residency if you wish to get that but after a set amount of time (should be in your job contract as different hospitals have different time span for this). There are good and bad points to this visa; you get everything paid (but usually have to be with the company for a certain amount of time to keep the money i.e 18 months), but then you are stuck with the same hospital if you hate it (although it is possible to get another hospital to take over your visa once you are here) and you must work full time on this visa.
There are other visas where your skills are assessed and you come out and work for who you want and where you want, but i dont believe there is any finacial assistance with this, also it usually takes longer.
The 457 visa can take 2-3 to complete process.
Best to go have a read on the australian department of immigration website as they explain all in detail. Good luck!
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