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I know doing my degree there would have been little knocked off the degree for nursing assistant, i knew of a paramedic who got credited for an anatomy and physiology unit but it didn’t take any time off the degree it just gave him a more comfortable semester with less units! EN’s joined us in year 2 and had to do 2 full years of study regardless of their knowledge and experience, I thought this was a little tough to be honest particularly those with many years experience and advanced EN qualifications.... my overall advice though is do the nursing degree because you are passionate about nursing, don’t do it for a visa, in 3 years time I wouldn’t be surprised if nursing is no longer on the visa lists, there’s a lot of nurses here and not as many jobs as there used to be. Saying that everyone says it’s cyclical so you never know, but just make sure your doing the degree for many other reasons than a visa xxxx

Hey, congrats sounds like it’s all happening for you! I don’t remember having to fast for our meds (can’t imagine which tests they do that require fasting.), but it was quite a while ago and I know things change, maybe call the place you’re doing your meds at and confirm their requirements before you go along...

I’m no expert and can’t offer any tangible advice, however, reading your post I would think as a complete layman that being accepted to the specialist assessment specialist pathway, being a consultant and having 75 points gives you some pretty fabulous chances to gain your PR pretty quickly and smoothly! I would recommend you contact one of the awesome migration agents that regularly post on here, I’m sure they can help you through your journey and my best wishes to you xxx @Raul Senise is one that springs to mind, he’s been so lovely and helpful to others on here but there are many more agents helping on here and I’m sure people will come along with some recommendations.

Reading back through this thread and reflecting on it I am going to say that it was never my intention to come across as judgemental and I apologise if I did. I completely accept that I do not know people’s full stories and of course why would they spill it all out on an open forum... separating children from parents brings out the emotions in most of us as most of us are parents and can’t imagine it happening to us... I think most posters were simply trying to emphasise the perspective of the parent facing the removal of their children to the other side of the world, but we don’t know the dynamics of individual relationships and I can see how it was perhaps perceived as judgemental. All I would say is that I do remember reading heart breaking posts on here from a particular poster who faced that very situation and it was hard to read his posts at times, if you get the chance I would recommend you search for crackerjack. They haven’t posted on here for a number of years but many of us were here then to read his journey and how heart breaking it was for him, obviously some complicated dynamics in his situation but it did emphasise how these profound decisions do affect the other parent xxx

I also think it’s worth acknowledging that a disenfranchised child is more likely to drink alcohol and smoke, your close family connections may not be his, his closest family connections are his parents and no amount of cousins, aunties and uncles can compensate for this. I think you are so invested in being with YOUR family you forget this might not feel the same for him xxx

Now I’m really confused! Who can choose to avoid drinking and smoking? Are you referring to your child? Surely you don’t think emigrating to OZ will alleviate that?!!! So you think he will be so busy down the beach surfing and breathing fresh air he won’t consider booze or alcohol, unlike the Uk where it’s so cold everyone drinks and smokes to cure the boredom? You might be right, he might not bother with booze and alcohol, he might just jump right into Australia’s biggest problem - METH. Is that big in the UK? Surely it must be if the weather is so bad people don’t get fresh air? I think you just shot yourself in the foot, your earlier post sounded pretty rational but now I’m wondering.... do check out METH, it really is a big problem here, so is smoking, so is drinking, it’s no different from the UK, I doubt it’s depentant on the country they live in whether they choose to smoke and drink, I think that decision lies much more closer to home xxxx

I do get what your asking! Unfortunately I suspect the only people who can give you an honest answer are the diac staff that regularly check out the site !! (Is it even still called DIAC - no idea but I think you know what I mean!), I think you’ve got to be guided by your migration agent, I suspect they’re giving you answers you may not want to hear, it’s hard to ‘do your time’ on the 457 to then get the rug pulled from under you, it’s a ball ache and you certainly don’t need the ‘its only a temporary visa’ lectures that gets rolled out on here so often!! My bestest wishes to you (came here via the 457 route myself so I understand), trust in your MA and let them guide you, if anything just be sure they’re working for YOU and not the company xxx

So this is a response from a registered migration agent which indicates there might be a possible chance, it is very easy for others to suggest otherwise from their own experiences but I think the moral of the story is that in cases that are not straight forward it is always advisable to consult with a qualified expert, I would strongly urge you to follow this up, it might seem daunting to incurr costs from an expert but it might also be the difference between a visa grant or a rejection xxx

Could not agree with you more! Hubby is in construction albeit director level and despairs of the Friday arvo BBQ and booze culture, the police seem to be wise to it too, seen many a 3pm booze bus set up with discarded cars and utes abandoned around it!!

Can’t offer you any tangible help/advice but feel for you and can imagine how stressful this is for you xx after reading many posts on here I’m inclined to think it’s not about hanging on until the visa is lodged it’s about hanging on until the visa is granted.... I think if you are that invested in gaining PR and staying for the long term then get yourself a migration agent pronto, there are some great ones who regularly give up their valuable time to assist people on here, @Raul Senise has been incredibly helpful to members as far as I’ve seen but I’m sure others will come along with recommendations, nevertheless, I think If you’re invested in living in OZ it’s time to invest some dollars into some professional help, my very best wishes to you and fingers crossed xxxx

Exactly. You have made a decision together with you child's other parent and both agreed this is best thing for them, you have not enforced this on the other parent and dragged them into court in order to satisfy your own wants and needs. This is completely different and the point most responders were making on here was that decisions should be made by mutually consenting parents who both put their Childs best interests at the forefront of their decision making, not themselves. xxx

It would seem a nerve has been touched after reading your defensive response, you are indeed correct that you are making life changing decisions that affect the other parent and it would be interesting to hear your perspective on the ‘boot on the other foot’ comments. People are not questioning your moral judgements, this is an open forum and you put your thoughts out there, Many replying to you have been in this situation or are close to those who have been in this situation. When you have a child the decisions you make for the next 18 years of your life affect your child and the other parent as well as you, whether you like it or not. I would never ever allow my child to be moved half way around the world from me, my partner equally would never allow that to happen, I do not know your situation whatsoever and I am not judging you but it’s a pretty big thing to come onto an open forum and state very blasé that you would like to move to OZ, ex doesn’t want this, what are our chances in court? I think most responders hoped you could put yourself in your ex’s shoes and perhaps consider his relationship with his child above your own desires to emigrate. My bestest wishes to you xxxxxxx

I can only reiterate the excellent point previously made; if your ex wanted to take your children to the other side of the world from you in order to ‘better themselves and become who they are meant to be’.. you would willingly make the sacrifice and sign the papers, if you can honestly put your hand on your heart and say you would then fair play to you, however, I suspect that wouldn’t be the case.

This is so true, within weeks of landing I quickly realised the only commonality we shared was the English language, the rest was foreign, alien and took many years to adjust to xxx

Thank you! I think you understood the essence of my post and it’s really appreciated. My concerns were never about the quality of treatment we would receive in the UK, my mum recently got diagnosed with heart failure and cannot praise the service enough. I am comparing our ability to see specialists very quickly, get appointments with GP’s literally on the day which is vital for the meds my hubby takes, just generally the accessibility to specialists and services that we have here in oz, granted I appreciate much of it is because we have a great private health policy but I cannot imagine waiting 2 weeks and more to see a GP, it’s a worry.

As you are unlikely to meet the de-facto requirements for a partnership visa, I would suggest you have a few trips between you to be sure you both want to be together forever and then just go the prospective marriage visa! Me and hubby knew within weeks ‘this was it’! Engaged within 3 months, joint house bought within 6 months, would have been married soon after if little bun in the oven hadn’t been a wonderful surprise!! Easier for us as we were of course living in the same country but when you know it’s the one you know!! Interestingly, we went through the whole visa process proving we were bona fide de-facto, not too arduous with a child and everything in joint names but stressful nevertheless with the additional documentation, we then, after going through all that pain, got married the day before we flew out !!

I feel so sorry that you are in this position, I simply cannot imagine and you have my bestest wishes, is it worth having a chat with your employer so they fully understand the predicament you are in? Do you have any idea how far away your visa is from potential completion? Your case really does highlight the pitfalls of a 457 visa these days. Despite that, I hope you get constructive replies that are helpful rather than the boring ‘told ya so’ rubbish that some of the more bitter members seem to love to roll out, my bestest wishes to you and I hope it all works out for you xxx

If you’re willing to travel then the Ningaloo reef is stunning, so many amazing beaches and on the way up there have a quick stop at Wedge Island, also stunning, particularly in the height of summer on a day with little wind, turquoise bliss with blindingly white sand, it’s a great day out with a picnic xxx

I’m no expert at all but yes you do face some hurdles, the best thing you can do is contact a Migration agent that specialises in health issues. There are many wonderful migration agents on this forum but for your particular health needs I would highly recommend George Lombard (easy to find on google!), he is renowned for his specialty in dealing with complex health issues in terms of migration and I really do think he’s your essential first port of call, I think he will let you know from the start if you have a chance and it’s that knowledge that will determine how you proceed. The very very best wishes to you xxxx

This is such an interesting thread because firstly I had never ever thought about the points #marisawright has raised. Important basically. We came here living the dream and oh so niaive, we have loved every single minute up to recent points! My graduating as a Registered Nurse and actually not being able to get a job, anywhere, whatsoever, has been a blow and didn’t expect that given so many nurses still want to come out here??? Then, hubby hitting a massive health crisis, I’m not sure we do want to go home but trying times have made us truly reflect on the fact that we are all alone here. Hubby now has an auto immune disease that has a not great outlook, we get amazing treatment here (thank you HBF), but every single treatment we go through that is outpatient costs us, last month we spent over 1500 dollars on Mri’s, bone scans and xrays, it is all worth it to get seen and results so quickly, it is frustrating the results don’t lead to a resolution, we get the answers we really don’t want! I am so thankful we are able to access health treatment so quickly it’s just unfortunate for us the treatment isn’t the cure we hoped for!! We are at a little bit of a crisis point in terms of the future, it would seem easy to go ‘home’, I’m sure with a permanent move we could easily prove our permanent residency intention in the Uk, but I don’t believe he could get the treatment he gets here and the accessibility to health care and his specialist team that we have here. It Is the fact that we live here with no family support network that is making me reflect back on the UK, it’s not really that I miss it at all, it’s that it does feel very lonely trying to cope with all of this. If I do really reflect, I doubt we would get anymore help in the UK, both sets of parents are elderly and coping with their own health issues, that tends to be highlighted when we call them and we end up saying ‘everything’s wonderful here, just a little auto immune thing, nothing to worry about’ but how’s your hip, knee, leg, other body parts!!! It’s the choice we made, it’s the price we pay, but not sure if we were in the Uk we’d be getting anymore sympathy!!! Hey ho, onwards and upwards, just wanted to share, hopefully it helps with perspectives xxxxx

I think these are words of wisdom and I think it’s testament to much of Australia and many professions. There are many many graduates here in Australia in many different professions, preference is now ALWAYS given to citizens and PR’s, but for those still eligible to apply for PR I think you have to appreciate now that many graduates can fill your roles and whilst you are still on the list you face stiff competition when you get here and a surplus of highly qualified people who can do your job, many of them citizens and fully acclimatised to the Australian way of recruitment.

This is the view from my camp kitchen in Ningaloo marine park, this is also my camp set up with no power hook up or amenties, I love solar ha ha.... and I hope it gives you a taste of the camping opportunities you have here xxxxx

And yep, the rangers will find you in WA!! You could be behind the most remote sand dune, trust me they will find you, they know all the tricks!! Saying that, I do see so many camper vans quietly parked up in areas around Freo that seem to get away with it, I think the odd night you will survive but a permanent camp for a few months, naw, you’re dreaming....

Big camper so here... hubby says no way will your 20 quid power lead work here but on the plus side you can buy an Aussie one in Bunnings for around $20... happy to answer all your questions, we camp often, we often go off grid with full power and all amenities, including my hair dryer which was a deal breaker for me, thankfully hubby got a 1500w inverter to accomodate my needs!! So so many camping opportunities in WA, our rig allows us to bush camp with all amenities, I’m sure your Uk stuff will be very useful but the gear you can get here in OZ will blow your mind!!!

I’m so incredibly jealous! Nursing jobs in WA do naturally exist but they are few and highly sought after, the competition is tough. There are so many graduate nurses without jobs, there are so many experienced nurses working multiple part time contracts to get full time hours, was speaking to a 20+ years experienced midwife recently who can’t even get one shift as a bank nurse, even she was shocked at how bad it is when in the past she’s been able to just call the NUM and grab a shift here and there. It’s not the right time to come over here as a nurse from the UK or anywhere, it’s not like it was the n the past. We all hope things will change but right now the Aus government needs to put a full stop on future nurse migration, they really aren’t needed right now.