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I'm the same - so worried about stuff like that - what about stains on cooking stuff like grease stains on the frying pan are they fussy about that? I've scrubbef and scrubbed!!

Handed in notice to leave our flat (rented) Started packing, started taking down curtain poles and pictures and bought some polyfiller to fill the holes :-) and it wasnt today but I've handed in my notice at work... best feeling in the whole world :-D:-D:-D

Hi, I'm moving to Coffs Harbour, NSW in August, no job yet but hopefully something will happen soon... just wondered what other nurses have done you regarding indemnity insurance as I was under the impression it was obligatory for nurses in oz or could you just have cover from your employer?? In the UK I'm a member of RCN which isn't mandatory but would provide cover. not really sure how it works over there? I would be grateful for some suggestions/clarity!! Sam :-)

I'm also interested in this, I'm shipping with Pickfords but their insurance seems expensive and the cover doesn't seem great - not including mould or mildew etc. Has anyone had any experience claiming with insure your move or any other company? Is it easy to claim and are they quick to process it?? Also, while on the topic of insurance has anyone bothered with one way travel insurance? If so which company did you use for this?? Sam

Sorry I've taken a while to respond. Been off of here for a while. Been keeping a look out for jobs on that site and been in touch with someone from the hospital so I'll have to wait and see. Fingers crossed! Thanks for your replies :-)

I can help with the English thing... I answered yes and simply listed my education - degree 3 years and college 2 and I just provided my certificates as they need these anyway. No need to bother with anything else there. Then I got my ielts sent to ahpra. Nothing else way requested and my application was processed very quickly

Bought some travel adapter plugs for our electrical items! Exciting stuff!!!

Hi Reeha, I have inboxed you about the IELTS but for others on here too - you only need to sit the academic IELTS if it is required for your skills assessment (I am a nurse and so needed above 7 on the academic ielts). When I took mine, I got enough points for my skills assessment however I needed more points for the visas (I was 0.5 of a mark out of getting above 8s which would have been enough grrrr) so I then took the general IELTS for the visas. If you don't need IELTS for your skills assessment but need extra points for your visas then go ahead and take the general. As a nurse you do need the academic though so hopefully you will get above 8s so you have more points for your visas too! Hope that makes sense? As for documents for your visa application - ours was a very straightforward application - no divorces, no children, only name change was mine when we got married. So we submitted: Passports - certified copies Birth Certificates - certified copies Marriage Certificate - certified copie Police Certificates - original My IELTS (they only need the code but I scanned in the certificate just in case) - original My Skills Assessment Letter of Determination - original my degree certificate - certified copy my academic transcript - certified copy my work reference stating years of work (although I wasn't claiming points for this but included it anyway) hope this helps

Today we have done a trial of packing our suitcases to make sure we're within our baggage limit! It all fits! Such a relief! Gotta live out of three cases for 3 months before our belongings arrive :-D

You're right! Its inevitable to miss people unless you have no friends or family that you care about! You can't say that those who will miss their friends and family in the UK will make unsuccessful migrants as that would be the large majority of migrants!

Thank you :-) I know, so fast! The lonest wait was anmac but overall it's been a speedy process. Done it all on my own (I say on my own - my husband is coming but has been useless with it all haha!) No agents used! To be honest the whole thing has been really easy. Thr hardest bit was getting all the documents for anmac and ahpra but once that was done it was fine! Visas were the easiest bit! I used sydney office - send with airsure/special delivery with royal mail so it gets there quicker and safer. They were very quick just triple check your application and make sure you dont miss anything out! It's mostly the same as anmac except for your cv though.

That's a great idea thank you :-)

With the Ramsay Healthcare Hospitals (private) they do a graduate programme which I believe overseas nurses can join as well. They have hospitals all over Oz too!

Hi all, sorry I've taken such a long time to reply to you all, had a long stretch of shifts at work and haven't been able to get on PIO. I really appreciate all your messages and advice. Debs - I reckon you were right about my dad - he seems to be a bit better now and he's been taking gaviscon every so often which seems to be helping. I think he is over-anxious too which is understandable but now the gaviscon seems to be helping a bit, he has relaxed and his mind is at ease. Starlight 7 - Is it not normal to get doubts though? Even if I wasn't close to my friends and family, this is still home and it is hard to make changes sometimes, especially one as big as this. It's in human nature to get doubts and worries after all. Yes I'm worried about all of this at the moment however I still feel that I have been given an opportunity of a lifetime - none of my friends and very few members of my family even make the skilled occupation list so I am so lucky! After a long chat with my mum about all of these family illnesses and about my best friend's wedding, she has really encouraged us to carry on with the move - For the reasons I have already said - it's an opportunity of a lifetime. My mum is obviously sad that we're leaving but she's already started planning her holiday and knows how lucky we are to do this and gives us her full support. As for my best friend, I love her to bits but she just cannot understand why we want to go. I think I'm just going to have to be brave and put up with the negativity from her and the pressure she's putting on me to make it to her wedding. There's not a lot else I can do really apart from do our best to come back and if not I'll have to order a pretty damn good wedding present!!! So... after all that, we're now on an up again! Visas were granted today (woohoo!!) and after the wise words of mum and all you PIO folk, I feel much more supported and just have to find ways to cope with the downs (bottle of wine and a bar of chocolate seems to be the current favourite remedy!). Thank you all again for your advice and comments, you have all definitely helped me through this Sam xxx

Hi guys! Got the grant this morning!!!!! Sooo pleased and amazed how quick and easy it was!!! Took 8 weeks and 2 days from date of lodgement! Must mention, we had our medicals last Thursday and the doctor said results would be through Tuesday or Wednesday. So I checked yesterday evening on e medical client and they said completed. So I emailed my CO to politely say the medicals had been submitted etc etc and next thing you know we have a lovely grant email this morning!!! I would definitely recommend emailing your CO when any outstanding documents are submitted as you don't know how often they check your account and that might be all they're waiting for!!! Good luck all, hope we get some more grants out there soon xxx