There are currently good opportunities for nurses, and following more recent changes to legislation in response to new data, General Practitioners and Specialist doctors in Australia.

Possibilities exist for employment both in the public as well as the private healthcare sector, and there is strong demand for doctors practicing independently, especially in regional Australia. Salaries are competitive, and it is very much a buyer's market at present which results in a strong negotiating position for applicants.

Doctors can expect to generate up to 250000 A$ pa, with an average income being in excess of 100 000 A$. The stresses of the healthcare systems of some other, especially European countries where employed doctors are often required to work for more than 70 hours per week are not an issue in Australia, where a hospital doctor works a normal 38 hours per week.

To make the most for you out of the current situation, we recommend applying for a skilled permanent visa instead of seeking an employer sponsored temporary visa. With a skilled permanent visa you can apply for any employment opportunity or start working independently after receiving registration in Australia.

If you aim for an employer sponsored visa, you limit your possibilities as you do not have a strong bargaining position when applying with an employer and your work rights are limited to working for a one particular employer one, with your visa becoming invalid after you stop working with that employer.

The permanent visa application process involves a number of different steps, in all of which the Australian Visa and Immigration Network can assist and act on your behalf as a competent and reliable Migration Agency, from firsts applying for skills assessment over lodging an application for a permanent skilled visa with the Immigration Department to applying for registration in the Australian State where you which to live.

If you have qualifications and work experience in one of these skilled healthcare occupations below, please contact us for a no obligation appraisal of you possibilities for a permanent visa, career and life in Australia:

• Anesthetist
• Dental Specialist
• Dentist
• Dermatologist
• Emergency Medicine Specialist
• General Medical Practitioner
• Hospital Pharmacist
• Medical Diagnostic Radiographer
• Physiotherapist
• Psychiatrist
• Radiation Therapist
• Radiologist
• Registered Mental Health Nurse
• Registered Midwife
• Registered Nurse Specialist
• Specialist Medical Practitioners
• Specialist Physician
• Sonographer
• Surgeon