Moving to Oz
Jan 7th 2017, 10:09 am
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Moving to Oz
Hi I am a midwife , I am 52 , I want to move to Australia but am I too old ?
Jan 7th 2017, 12:09 pm
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Re: Moving to Oz
No I am single and yes I would like to live there permanently
Jan 7th 2017, 12:24 pm
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Yes I am a midwife with degree
Jan 7th 2017, 12:34 pm
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Does that mean that your qualification as a midwife is at degree level?
AHPRA require that your training is at a level equivalent to AQF level 7 which equates to a Batchelor degree.......this can include professional development.
A permanent visa is going to be very difficult for you at your age.
It would be possible to get a sponsored temporary visa and there may then be ways to become permanent but not easily.
Sponsored visas require an employer to sponsor you, or in some cases, a state.
Sponsorship is not as easy for nurses as it used to be but may be possible.
Midwifery as a separate discipline is relatively new in Australia and, not so long ago, was considered a branch of General nursing. I am not sure what other requirements there may be but you would find out if you try to register.
AHPRA require that your training is at a level equivalent to AQF level 7 which equates to a Batchelor degree.......this can include professional development.
A permanent visa is going to be very difficult for you at your age.
It would be possible to get a sponsored temporary visa and there may then be ways to become permanent but not easily.
Sponsored visas require an employer to sponsor you, or in some cases, a state.
Sponsorship is not as easy for nurses as it used to be but may be possible.
Midwifery as a separate discipline is relatively new in Australia and, not so long ago, was considered a branch of General nursing. I am not sure what other requirements there may be but you would find out if you try to register.
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Jan 7th 2017, 12:44 pm
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Re: Moving to Oz
This may help with registration
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia - Meeting the registration requirements
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia - Meeting the registration requirements
Jan 7th 2017, 2:46 pm
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Re: Moving to Oz
I would like to welcome you to the world of the British Expat. Don't you just hate that the world considers the mature age of 52 old? I know of so many people who have switched careers in their 50's and have been hugely successful. Unfortunately, that doesn't equate to being successful in switching countries of residency, unless you are fabulously wealthy.
BTW I'm an American and love that you are a midwife. My daughter had her last two children with the services of a midwife and while I only attended the last birth, her midwife was wonderful. Highly trained, comforting, encouraging and the whole birth was so much easier and natural than a hospital birth.
Why don't you have a go at the Australian forums and pick the knowledgeable brains of those who have wandered down the immigration path and are now settled in Oz. If one approach doesn't work, perhaps there is another you can try so that at least your foot is in the door.
The best of luck to you.
Jan 7th 2017, 7:33 pm
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Thankyou x
