kira

my sister who is 18 wants to come to nz with us, but im not sure how she could do it as she wants to be a nurse and starts uni in september this year we are putting our eoi in in the next 2 months but she wants to come when i go. how could she do this?
thanks
ki x

kira

sorry i forgot to say which visa could she go over on and which would be the best opton if any.
thanks ki x

dannigirl

I am sure someone will come along with a better answer...but could she take a gap year and travel on a working holiday visa, see if she likes it and go from there...or a studen visa? However, on a student visa she would pay extortionate fees!!!!

Not sure how she will go if she has no "perceived skills" as yet, as a nurse she would most likely be in demand!

kira

hi dannigirl,
thanks for your reply, we have looked at a few visas but still unsure so we came up with the idea that she emailed the hospitals to see if she could get a training type scheme or even a job offer where she could work towards her qualification but we will have to see what the outcome is, i looked at sponcering her once we are out there but as i read it both parents must be deceased so we are in abit of a pickle
ki x

scrubbedexpat094

I recommend she does her nurse training in the UK. Much better training & more advanced in many ways than NZ IMO. Standards here are definitely not as high as in the NHS from my experience, both as a patient & as a midwife. Once qualified & with some work experience she will be in great demand in NZ.

Maybe not what she wants to hear though

kira

hi vitalstatistix,
i must agree with you and ive said that to her, apparently when she does her placements over here in colege/uni she can actually choose to come over nz which is really cool. it will be nice to have her even if its for a couple of weeks. its ust convincing her that three/four years aint a lifetime.
thanks for your reply
ki x

Tomsk

I'd definitely agree that it'd probably be for the best if she could stay in the UK to do her nurse training, and coming over to NZ for a placement is a great idea. I'm expecting a visitor in November on just the same basis...my best friend's daughter is currently a student midwife and is coming over to NZ for a month (I think) to do a midwifery placement over here. She's been considering emigrating here sometime in the future, and to me this seems like a brilliant way of seeing what the system is really like, gives her a greater perspective to her midwifery practice in either country, and a real insight into "real life" in NZ.
But of course for your sister the "gap year" idea might be a great compromise, spend a year in NZ doing whatever to see if she likes it, see if you settle and all that without burning any boats. Then after a year she'll definitely have a clear idea of what she wants, and can return to the UK either to train as a nurse, or to investigate visa options to move out permanently.