To be eligible for a nurse position abroad, there are certain requirements to be met. Listed below are the usual requirements for nurses in countries such as UAE, Saudi, Singapore, UK and USA.

The information presented is based on the job openings for nurses posted by POEA-licensed agencies in WorkAbroad.ph

Requirements for Nurses in UAE:
Registered Nurse
Minimum of 2 years of hospital work experience
HAAD Certificate or willingness to take the HAAD exam
*IQAMA or residence certificate if available
*No Objection Certificate
*for those who have previously worked overseas
Requirements for Nurses in Saudi:
Registered Nurse
Minimum of 2 years of hospital work experience
*Saudi Council ID or Prometric Certificate
*many agencies would assist their applicants in taking the prometric exam
Requirements for Nurses in UK:
Registered Nurse
Minimum of 3 years of hospital work experience
IELTS score (6.5 and above)
Requirements for Nurses in USA:
Registered Nurse
Minimum of 3 years of hospital work experience
NCLEX Certificate
Visa Screen Certificate Holder
Requirements for Nurses in Singapore
Registered Nurse
Minimum of 3 years of hospital work experience

Read more tips and guides about the Nursing Profession.

The process of job-hunting has tremendously improved with the advent of technology and social media. You can now be informed of the latest job opportunities and submit applications online. But the cyberspace is so vast that one needs to know where to go and what to follow so as not to miss great opportunities. Check out our suggestions for Jobseekers and OFWs!

For latest jobs abroad – Visit www.WorkAbroad.ph or like them on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WorkAbroadPH

For those in Twitter, check out: https://twitter.com/WorkAbroadph and https://twitter.com/OFW_Guide

For Seabased/Cruise Jobs- Visit www.SeamanJobsite.com or follow them on Facebook: www.facebook.com/SeamanJobsite

For Local Jobs: Visit www.JobOpenings.ph or follow them on Facebook: www.facebook.com/JobOpeningsPH

For Nursing Jobs/News: Visit www.NursingGuide.ph

Read this essay that ponders on the pains and loneliness one goes through because of being physically separated from family and loved ones for long periods of time. Migrant Filipino workers can surely relate.

 Away from Home
Written by: Ricardo Liong

Last year was the first time in our 49 years of marriage that I was away from my wife during the Christmas season. Even for a brief two months period, it was markedly different from all my previous trips.

The rekindling of Christian faith in our twilight years made a difference. Worshiping together as a married couple in the past decades had brought changes in our lives. Although thousand of miles away and in different time zones, whenever I was praying the rosary or attending Mass, in communion with God I felt her presence besides me.

Moreover, as a pilgrim on earth I saw this as learning to adjust to our future inevitable separation. Thus I viewed it positively as God’s blessings to teach my wife and me how to continue a life filled with faith “when death do us part.”

Recalling my earlier separations during my younger days, I have learned to share the feelings of my brothers and sisters who are working away from home.

Even after forty years, I could still remember the pains of homesick and loneliness during those frequent trips. It was not a figurative pain but one that I could feel in my chest. Meeting a family reminded me of my own and food on the table flashed my memory to the scene of our family meal. Yes, besides my wife, my concern was focused our growing children.

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Are you from Tacloban Leyte and wants to gain knowledge about working and living in America? Then you are in luck as US Embassy Manila is bringing America in 3D in Tacloban this March 2013.

This FREE event will happen on March 2 (Friday) and 3 (Saturday), 2013 at Robinson’s Place Tacloban.

In this two-day event, attendees can expect:

• Information about US visas
• Information about studying in America
• Special musical performances
• Sports clinics
• Dance lessons
• and so much more

America in 3D (Diplomacy, Development and Defense), a road show organized by the US Embassy in Manila aims to bring the embassy closer to the people by interacting directly with the community.

America in 3D was started by US Ambassador Harry Thomas Jr. in early 2011. Since then, they have travelled to Baguio, Laoag, Iloilo, and Cebu.

Question: What shall I do if the recruitment agency asked me to sign a different contract from the first contract I signed?  Is this legal?

DOLE Answer: It depends. This is called contract substitution, which is legal if the terms and conditions of the new contract are superior to the first contract. Otherwise, if the new contract is less beneficial to you, that is illegal.

If the recruiter forces you to sign an inferior contract before you leave the country, be sure to get a copy and file a complaint at the POEA Anti-Illegal Recruitment Branch, or call the POEA Hotline at 722-1144 or 722-1155.

If this happens at the airport before your flight, immediately inform the Labor Assistance Center found in all international airports or any security personnel in the vicinity.

This is an excerpt from a handbook provided by the Department of Labor and Employment entitled, “Employment Guide to Students and Jobseekers.” The said handbook that contains useful information for Filipino job-hunters can be downloaded here:

DOLE’s “Employment Guide to Students and Jobseekers” :
Free Download