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One of the major aspects of nurses immigrating is that under current
law, RN's are no longer eligible for an H-1 (temporary work permit) visa.
To explain this, we turn to the following quote from our friends at
Immigration
Specialties:
"The
H-1B visa requires that the job in question REQUIRES at least the
equivalent of a U.S. Bachelor's degree. You may be
saying..."But I have a Bachelor's degree." In the U.S.,
a Registered Nurse is not required to have a Bachelor's degree to
practice nursing. Therefore, a normal, staff Registered Nurse
position could not REQUIRE a Bachelor's degree just for the purposes of
an H-1B visa.
If
the position is a specialized position, or a management position (such a
Director of Nurses), which does require a Bachelor's Degree, you would
most certainly qualify for an H-1B visa.
Keep
in mind that Registered Nurses are included on the list of occupations
known as
Schedule
A, Pre-certified...which refers to the Immigrant Visa (Permanent
Residence), and may enter on a "Green Card" if you find an
employer willing to sponsor it and wait for the process to be completed
(usually one year or more).
Remember
that nurses from Canada may come to work in the U.S. on the
TN
(Trade NAFTA) visa."
So,
due to the "Schedule A" "stuff" noted above, we have
developed the "land
with a green card" program.
In late February, 2000; Lola Kruse, president of Immigration Specialties,
did a considerable amount of research on the immigration of foreign
trained nurses. Perhaps lazy... but I see no need to duplicate that
here. I refer you to a great deal of good information at
http://www.immspec.com/RN-infores.htm.
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