UK Nurse moving to Vancouver

[niclcoll]

Hello all,

I am just wondering if there are any british nurses who have moved to Vancouver or Canada in general recently?

I am in the process of waiting for my evaluation from NNAS, I have been in contact with British Columbia Women's Hospital as I am currently working as a neonatal nurse, but I am qualified originally as an adult nurse. They are going to interview me once I have my answers back from NNAS.

I am after some more information about the process after receiving the go ahead from NNAS. The hospital have said they should be able to sponsor my visa for permenant residency etc...

Things have taken a bit longer because my university decided not to send a completed form to NNAS, I am currently about 4-5 weeks delayed because of them.

I am going out to Canada with my husband and our 2 dogs, and rather than flying out, as ourdogs would not cope, we are going over by ship. The earliest we can book the kennels on the ship is 13th July '18, but they fill up pretty quickly, therefore we have the dilemma of 'do we book now and just pay a small fee if we need to transfer the dates?'. It would be great if someone could give me any idea of a timeframe between the go ahead from NNAS and getting out to Canada.

Thanks in advance,

Nicole.

 

[steaky]

Are you going for the Queen Mary 2 cruise ship? And then rent a car from NYC to Canada?

 

[niclcoll]

yes, that is the plan

Are you going for the Queen Mary 2 cruise ship? And then rent a car from NYC to Canada?

 

[scylla]

If your objective is permanent residency, there's still a number of steps you'll need to complete before you become a PR and it's difficult to guess how long that will take. I would say that you should plan for 10 months at a minimum - although it could be significantly longer.

The first thing you need to do is familiarize yourself with Canada's various immigration programs (they each have slightly different rules) and determine how you are going to apply. I would recommend you start by reading up on the Express Entry / Federal Skilled Worker program and also the BC Provincial Nomination Program. Detailed information here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/index.asp

While a job offer from an employer can help you to qualify - you will have to be the only to apply for PR (not your employer) and there are a number of activities you'll need to complete before even applying like taking an accepted language test, having your education officially assessed, etc.

You'll also want to understand what your employer needs to provide to help you gain permanent residency. In most cases a simple job offer isn't enough. The employer also needs to obtain an approved LMIA. The LMIA process on its own is typically 4-6 months.

Again - start with researching Canada's immigration programs with a focus on EE and BC PNP. That's really the first step.

Good luck.