Job Search to Touching Down in IrelandOnce the application is submitted, the NMBI typically takes between 30 and 90 days to issue a decision letter. After the AWS is granted, the nurse applies for a work visa at a cost of around KSh 8,600. With the visa in hand, the nurse books a flight, budgeting between KSh 80,000 and KSh 100,000 for the ticket, and relocates to Ireland. Woman Working as Nurse in Saudi Shares Job ProcessZiziphofuze documented her journey applying for a nursing job in Saudi Arabia, revealing the paperwork hurdles and delays she encountered along the way. She received a job offer from a Saudi hospital in May 2025 without an interview, and later boarded her first international flight via Qatar Airways.