Can my friend immigrant to USA ?

cgzca · Aug 04, 2004 07:00 AM

I have a Canadian friend.
He has a certificate "personal support worker/home worker" of Canada(half year), and his main work is to take care elder in rest home/retire home/personal home. Ang he has the job for 2 years. I heard such workers can immigrant to
US directly. I am not sure if it is true or not. Anyone knows about it ? If he can, please give me some suggestion how to ? thx a lot.

fergus51 · Aug 04, 2004, 07:41 AM

Care aides/home support workers are not exempt under NAFTA like RNs are, so he would have to immigrate like anyone else. That's difficult and time consuming.

*suzanne4* · Aug 04, 2004, 07:55 AM

It will take him about three years, and that is if he is accepted. Rules in Canada are quite different from the US for this type of worker.

cgzca · Aug 04, 2004, 08:34 AM

Thank you for your answer
It is so bad for him.
But I am a little curious, what sorts of job can exempt NAFTA like RNs , and immigrant
to US easily ? My nephew is car repairment technician, is it easy for him ?

*suzanne4* · Aug 04, 2004, 08:38 AM

Registered Nurses only under NAFTA, and they have to be a citizen of Canada or Mexico, meaning that they have a Canadian or Mexican passport. Not that they have residency in Canada.

The NAFTA Treaty only allows the nurse to work in the US, if they wish to immigrate, then they still have to go thru the proper channels for the green card. There is no fast way to doing this, and doing it legally.

Even LPNs are not covered under this agreement.

Can my friend immigrant to USA ?

Can my friend immigrant to USA ?

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