Hello!...I've been trying to find out aproximately what the starting salaries for Practical Nurses are in Belgium. Any help would be greatly appreciated!. I'm planning on moving to Belgium from Canada when I graduate from nursing school, I am curious to see what I might expect for salary. THANKS!!!
Thank you for the reply...you english is fine!!. Is that a typical salary for a nurse?Do you work full time or part time?. Is there lots of jobs for nurses in Belgium?
I've visited friends in Belgium and had a wonderful time. It's a really beautiful country and I'm very excited to move there.
hello Jen, i am a LPN in USA, would like to move to Europe, especially Belgium and work as a practical nurse. Would you please tell me what steps did u take to obtain this position.
Thank you
Violetta
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Hey!, nothing has happened yet...still studying and graduate next April!. Basically right now I'm trying to find out how to obtain the vias and work permit, trying to find out how my training meets national requirements in Belgium, and finding out how much LPNs make there, and the housing situation. Finding out about LPNs in Belgium is HARD!!! I've contacted a hospital a few weeks ago and still have not heard back as to wages, benefits, ect.
The only info I have to pass on from what I've found (other than to the obvious visa stuff - best to contact the Belgium embassy in the US for the info you need to know!) is that it doesn't seem like you need to take a national exam or anything, but I could be very wrong!. I know you have to register with the nursing "association" in the region you are moving to. Other than that I really haven't had too much luck finding anything more than that!. Like I said, it's hard to find out too much about LPNs there, and it's made harder by the fact that Dutch and French are the main languages, although english is spoken - but a lot of the websites are in either dutch or french (and my french is really rusty!!). I hope to move to Brussels, and it seems like apartments are fairly easy to come by, as Brussels is the EU capital, and a such there is a large turnover in apartment vacancies with govenment/support staff comming and going. Sorry I can't be more helpful!
Thank you for the info, i know it will be hard to find a job in any of the EU countries. I contacted nursing boards in England, they only accept RNs. Ireland, i am still waiting for the info. Thank you for your answer. If u will find anything, please, let me know. Thanks. Vi
And good luck in your studies
Hello,
I know the University of Leuven is organising a program to integrate foreign nurses in the Belgian system: it is called United Colors of Nursing. We have a huge need for nurses in Belgium, so after the paper work is done, you'll find a job easily. But off course, you have to learn the language.
I know some years ago a lot of Rumanian nurses came to Brussels with a special program to fill up the lack of nurses.
It seems 1400 euros is the average salary of a hospital nurse in Belgium. You can earn more if you become a nurse who goes to the private houses of patients. They are independent nurses or can also be employed by a home nursing enterprise.
Good luck!
Ik ben Mali, Verpleegkundige in Suriname.Wil heel graag wonen en werken in Belgie.Heb Verpleegkunde op MBO niveau gedaan.Kan ik dan toch werk vinden, aangezien de meeste opleidingen in Belgie nu op Bachelor niveau zijn?Wat heb ik allemaal nodig en waar kan ik terecht voor sollicitatie?Wat is homologeren van je diploma en hoe kan ik dat doen vauit Suriname?
