Nurses are currently in high demand in Australia and for this reason, if
you are a nurse, you might be able to get your visa processed quite quickly.
There are excellent nursing jobs and career opportunities available, whether
you want to immigrate to Australia,
or just stay for a few years.
Australia
There are four levels of nurse in Australia: mainly
registered and enrolled nurses. Registered nurses are educated in degree level
courses at universities. Enrolled nurses are primarily educated through
advanced certificate or diploma level courses in colleges of technical and
further education. Others Midwifes and nurse practitioner.
Nurses who wish to migrate to Australia under
the General Skilled Migration category need to have their qualifications
assessed before applying to the Department of Immigration and Multicultural
Affairs (DIMA) for migration.
National
Registration – What does it All Mean??!
As of 1st July 2010, the old system of state and territory based
Nursing Registration has been abolished.
The Council of Australian Governments has now implemented a
single national registration and accreditation system for health professionals
in Australia.
This system is known as the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme
(NRAS) for Health Professionals.
National registration will mean that
nurses and midwives will only need to hold one license to practice in order to
work as a nurse or midwife in any State or Territory of Australia.
Nursing
and Midwifery Board of Australia
The newly established National Nursing and Midwifery Board are responsible for:
·
Registering nursing and midwifery practitioners and students
·
Developing standards, codes and guidelines for the nursing and
midwifery profession
·
Handling notifications, complaints, investigations and
disciplinary hearings
·
Assessing overseas trained practitioners who wish to practice in
Australia
·
Approving accreditation standards and accredited courses of
study.
The Australian Nursing
and Midwifery Council (ANMC). What is this?
is the independent
accrediting authority for nursing and midwifery under the National Registration
and Accreditation Scheme. The ANMC is also an authorized assessing
authority for the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) and
undertakes skills assessments of internationally qualified nurses and midwives
seeking permanent migration in Australia.
What’s
happened to the ANMC?
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council (ANMC) was formerly
responsible for developing and maintaining Nursing position statements,
guidelines and competency standards in Australia.
With the introduction of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of
Australia, the role of the ANMC has now changed, and the ANMC has now been
appointed as an independent accreditation body for Nursing and Midwifery.
The ANMC is an authorized assessor for the
Department of Immigration and Citizenship, meaning they will also be
responsible for undertaking skills assessments for international nurses and
midwives who are seeking to migrate to Australia
Visa
Options to Nurses to work in Australia.
For registered nurses to work in Australia for an approved business
sponsor (employer / Hospital), for up to four years. You’re accompanying family
members can work and study in Australia.
This is the most commonly used program
for employers / hospitals to sponsor overseas workers / nurses to work in Australia on a
temporary basis.
Who is this
visa for?
This visa is for employers who would like to employ
overseas workers to fill nominated skilled positions in Australia.
How much
will this visa cost?
You must pay a non-refundable
application charge.
Dept. Fee is around AU$ 1000 only
(Rs.45000/-). Total A$2500 - 3000 (= Rs. 1,25,000 - 1, 50, 000)
What does
this visa let me do?
With this visa you can employ overseas workers for a period
of between one day and four years.
With this visa those people you employ from overseas can:
·
Work in Australia for a period of between
one day and four (4) years
·
Bring any eligible secondary
applicants with them to Australia
– secondary applicants can work and study
·
After entering Australia, have no limit on the number of times
they travel in and out of Australia.
Employer Nomination Scheme (Subclass 121/856)
http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/skilled-workers/ens/
The Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) allows Australian
employers to sponsor employees who are foreign nationals for a permanent visa
to work in Australia.
Who is this
visa for?
This visa is for Australian employers who want to sponsor
highly skilled workers for a permanent visa to work in their business. The
employees can be either:
·
highly skilled workers from overseas
·
highly skilled temporary residents
currently in Australia.
Visa applicants who are currently
living and/or working in Australia
on a qualifying visa can apply for the onshore ENS (subclass 856) visa. If you
do not hold a qualifying visa, you may still be eligible to apply onshore if
you last held a qualifying visa no more than 28 days prior to lodging an
application.
The offshore ENS (subclass 121) visa
is for applicants who are outside Australia.
Note: Applicants who do not hold a
qualifying visa can apply for the offshore ENS (subclass 121) visa and lodge
their application in Australia;
however applicants must be outside Australia at the time of visa
grant.
How much
will this visa cost?
You must pay a non-refundable
application charge.
Dept. Fee is around AU$ 2000
(Rs.90,000/-). Total A$ 5000 - 5500 (= Rs. 2,50,000 - 2,75,000/-)
What does
this visa let me do?
This visa allows you and any dependent family members
included in your visa application to live as permanent residents in Australia.
Australian permanent residents can:
·
Live and work in Australia on a
permanent basis
·
Study in Australia at school or university
·
Receive subsidized healthcare through
Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)
·
Access certain social security
payments (subject to waiting periods)
·
Be eligible for Australian citizenship
(subject to the residency eligibility criteria)
·
Sponsor people for permanent
residence.
·
Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme
(Subclass 119/857)
Overseas nurses with
qualifications equivalent to an Australian diploma level qualification (two
years full-time study) or higher may be eligible for a permanent visa. Under
this scheme, nurses will be sponsored by an Australian employer to work and
live in regional Australia.
The Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS) allows
employers in regional or low population growth areas of Australia, to sponsor employees who are foreign
nationals for a permanent visa to work in Australia.
Who is this
visa for?
This visa is for employers operating in regional and low
population growth areas of Australia,
who want to sponsor skilled workers to fill skilled vacancies in their
business.
The employees applying for a visa can be either of the
following:
·
skilled workers from overseas
·
skilled temporary residents currently
in Australia.
Visa applicants who are currently
living and/or working in Australia
on a qualifying visa can apply for the onshore RSMS (subclass 857) visa. If you
do not hold a qualifying visa, you may still be eligible to apply in Australia if
you last held a qualifying visa no more than 28 days prior to lodging an
application.
The offshore RSMS (subclass 119) visa
is for applicants who are outside Australia.
Note: Applicants who do not hold a
qualifying visa can apply for the offshore RSMS visa (subclass 119) and lodge
their application in Australia.
However, applicants must be outside Australia at the time of visa
grant.
How much
will this visa cost?
You must pay a non-refundable
application charge.
Dept. Fee
is around AU$ 2000 (Rs.90,000/-). Total A$ 5000 - 5500 (= Rs. 2,50,000 - 2,75,000/-
What does
this visa let me do?
This visa allows you and any dependent family members
included in your visa application to live as permanent residents in Australia.
Australian permanent residents can:
·
Live and work in Australia on a
permanent basis
·
Study in Australia at school or university
·
Receive subsidized healthcare through
Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)
·
Access certain social security
payments (subject to waiting periods)
·
Be eligible for Australian citizenship
(subject to the residency eligibility criteria)
·
Sponsor people for permanent
residence.
Working Holidays
http://www.immi.gov.au/visitors/working-holiday/
If you are between 18 and 30, you may be able to come to Australia
temporarily for a working holiday. This visa allows you to stay for 12 months
and work as a nurse with any one employer for a maximum of six months, provided
your work remains incidental to your holidays.
Occupational Trainee Visa - OTV (Subclass 442)
This visa allows people to complete workplace-based
training in Australia
on a temporary basis. The training must provide people with additional or
enhanced skills in the nominated occupations, tertiary studies or fields of
expertise.
Who is this
visa for?
This visa is for people from outside Australia who
want to improve their occupational skills through training with an Australian organization
or government agency. People may be nominated for this visa if the proposed
occupational training is one of the following:
·
Training or practical experience in
the workplace required for the person to obtain registration for employment in
their occupation in Australia
or in their home country
·
A structured workplace training
program to enhance the person’s existing skills in an eligible occupation
·
Structured workplace training to
enhance the person’s skills and promote capacity building overseas.
How much will
this visa cost?
You must pay a non-refundable visa
application charge when you lodge a visa application.
Dept. Fee around AU$ 1000 (Rs. 45000/-). Total A$2500 - 3000 (= Rs. 1,25,000 - 1, 50, 000)
What does
this visa let me do?
This visa allows people to participate in approved
occupational training in Australia.
This visa may be valid for up to two years to undertake an
approved training program (subject to the length of the approved training
program). An additional two months may be added beyond the training end date to
allow you and your family members to make arrangements to leave Australia or to
apply for another visa.
Note: If the training cannot be completed in the approved visa period,
you can apply for a second Occupational Trainee visa. You and your sponsoring organization
must meet eligibility requirements again.
There are three steps involved in applying for the
Occupational Trainee visa.
Step 1 -
Organization applies to be a sponsor
The organization must complete an
application for approval as an occupational trainee sponsor.
Step 2 - Sponsoring
organization nominates a position
The sponsor must nominate the
occupational training and the person who will undertake the training.
Step 3 -
Applicant applies for the visa
The applicant must
apply for a visa to be allowed to undertake the occupational training in Australia. 
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