Please help, I am confused!!?
I am working here in Saudi Arabia as a nurse receiving 3,000+ Saudi Riyals monthly, even if the salary is not as high as compared to other countires, work is comfortable, which I prefer to be because I am planning to have a baby next year.. House, food, electricity, water, medicines are free.. I am having a satisying life here in KSA actually, but, my soon-to-be-husband wants us to migrate in Australia.. This gives me worries, especially about the things that we might encounter there.. I browsed a lot of websites about australian immigration and started to search about the lives of nurses there. What I've known is I have the possiblity to acquire a working visa, but less chance because they prefer UK and Singapore licensed nurses, but If I really want to enter Aussie immediately I can apply for Student Visa and study for 18mos in a university to qualify to their standards which requires me to prepare 11,000 AUSD(a big amount of money which until now I don't know how to raise this money, maybe I'll seek rescue from my rich relatives)... What really bothers me are the following: 1. Is there a big chance for me to get a job as a nurse in the hospital after finishing my studies in university and spending huge money? 2. I am afraid to leave my comfortable job here in Saudi Arabia and go to Australia with no assurance that I can secure a job in the hospital... I hope those nurses who came from Saudi Arabia and went to Aussie for the same reason of searching a greener pasteur can share some experiences and help make things clear for me... Please give me some insights and comparison between living in Saudi Arabia and Australia.. Thanks a lot.. 2 seconds ago - 4 days left to answer.
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1 :
My question to you is why aren't you asking or posing this to your husband to be? Its not about you and the baby only but if he is a man to marry then you need to figure all this out with him and see what the plan is...besides its not all about him either now is it? he should be reading this and i hope he does so he can know how you really see it and feel. good luck
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You won't get free housing, electricity, etc, etc in Australia. I don't know the qualification ins and outs. We desperately need nurses... but for friends of mine in nursing, it's definitely a labour of love, not cash reward. Rural areas especially are screaming for people. I'm in central NSW and the hospital here has an amazing array of nationalities in the nurses and doctors. It sounds as if the beginnings of a family will be easier where you are security wise. In saying that though, Australia is a great place to bring up kids. I guess you should make your decision based on future priorities.
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What you dont understand is that while nurses are wanted NOW they are because there is a lack of qualified nurses in Australia. That is why this profession is listed as a migration career. The government is using qualified migrants to fill the hole until such time that there are enough home grown students to fill this gap and then nursing will no longer be a migration career. Given that the last two years, nursing has had the highest number of applications throughout every university in the country - in 2 years (December 2011) there will be more nurses in Australia then jobs. So if you need to get an 18 month top up degree you will be competing for these spaces in the nursing sector. 11K is for the degree but you will need to show (especially if your husband is coming) over 25K in cash to support yourself. On a student visa you will not have access to childcare subsidies or any support from the government. Currently there are lots of jobs in the country - but we are talking places where its a 4-6 hour drive on a high way until you reach a shopping centre. Where most of your shopping is done through mail order. Jobs in the cities are hard to get - there is the deman but not the money and since hospitals are government owned they have to pay the going rate and as such places are understaffed
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