Many nurses travelling to Australia pass through a number of countries making it a venture holiday.  Others choose to fly direct to one of the capital cities such as Melbourne, Sydney or Perth.  A number of airlines fly direct to Australia with short stop-overs.

If you are travelling on a twelve month holiday visa this is activated as soon as you arrive in the country.

Nurses wishing to travel to Australia and work can do so in a number of ways.

Non-residents who want to work while in Australia are required to have a visa which gives work rights. Please contact the Department of Immigration for detailed information.

12 month Working Holiday visas are available to 18 - 35 year olds (without dependant children) passport holders from: United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Canada, Hong Kong (SAR of People's Republic of China), Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, South Korea, Malta, Germany and Japan.

Information on visas, immigration, working holidays, etc plus the required forms are available at: Australian Migration Information. Please contact the Department of Immigration for detailed information.