Poca&Dan

I think you may be over thinking it, I don't think you apply as grad nurse as that means something different over here -it's an actual program that newly qualified nurses chose to do. I think you just apply for overseas nurse as regardless your visa situation you were trained overseas? I registered with the old body too but I suspect the process is much the same - documents neede will include your ID, quslification and a letter from NMC that states you are a registered nurse? Hope that helps?

This was exactly me and my hb when we arrived in aus everything slipped into place:regular holidays, double pay, great appartment friends and social life but the pull was still there! We got married in aus and I thought we were set until hb asked if we could go! It was a mix of wanting out first child close to family and our visa expiring! We needed to go back as we'd always wonder what if but as soon as we stepped off the plane we knew we'd made a mistake! We're lucky enough to be able to come back which we are doing but it's not the same story for everyone! I know people eho've come back and really love it! I guess the only thing you can be certain about is how uncertain life is! My advice would be to tell you to try it but the most sensible advice I could give you is if you're happy with your life in aus-stay it gets easier and tbh UK is quickly deteriorating! My fantasy of bringing my kids up in UK were quickly dashed when I realised there is little future here for the next generation

You talking 'bout me??!! Haha yeah I made the stupid plunge to move back and 6 months later I'm on my way back to aus!!! In hindsight we needed to do it to see for ourselves but our lives are not in UK! I'm officially a pingpong Pom!!!

Hi, Reading your post brought a tear to my eye! I am feeling the same (though I do not have children so my heart really does go out to you!), and sometimes hearing 'you haven't been here long, it gets easier' is a bit like rubbing salt in the wound! Then you feel you can;t talk to anyone about it as everyone says that! My homesickness has just come on this last week and at first I thought I had ruined my life, OH has a fantastic job and we have settled really quickly and smoothly, but like you my heart just doesn't sit right here! I have had a long discussion with OH about what I am feeling, and he has agreed that if I cannot settle we will go home, but he really wants to stay for the next 2-3 years. I know people say you have to give it a few years to really say you have tried, but when you are in this situation that feels like a prison sentence! Nothing can prepare youf for the feeling of being trapped by a country! Like an earlier poster said, children are adaptable, as long as they are in a loving environment they will be fine, you just need to sit down a talk to OH, see if you are on the same page and go from there, and ultimately, like myself, one of you will have to make the sacrifice! It is ultimately down to who is going to be able to cope better with their own misery?! Unfortunately for my OH in our relationship, he will cope better than me! If you want to chat with someone who is feeling s**tty as well, give my a pm! Poca x

Can anyone tell me the answer? I am registered with NBV and it runs out in Dec...before I even get out to the country! Will it be a simple case of paying a fee and updating any info like over here with the NMC, or will I have to go through the whole registration process again?! Thanks

Hiya, if she definately wants to go to Brisbane then she should apply for registration with Queensland, I notice your post is a couple of months old, so if she hasn't already done this then she may need to book an IELTS test, the rule have just changed! You didn't need to take the test before July 09 I think it was?! Anyway, she will also need to have a police clearance... not the same as CRB but an official one used for migrants I think the address is www.acro.co.uk but I could be wrong, if you google it you will find the website! Once she has a job offer her employer will nominate her and a job start date for a 457 and then she can apply for the visa. She will need to be registered with Queensland first though, hense why it is a good idea to get registered now as you can be waiting for a couple of months. It is advisable to get her medicals done after she has applied for the Visa, this is just so that it gets sent to the same file, rather than having to seperate files, which can prolong the process. Also I have been told by my case manager that depending on the her nominated start date from her employer, her visa will not be granted until 28days before this date. Hope this helps