[suzanne4]

Originally Posted by Daretocare

i have a question about geting H1 on nursing, the issue is i want to go and marry back in my country and bring my wife with me and gettinga green card would delay it...so wanted to knwo if nurses fall under the alloted quota of H1 visas? or i can bring my wife here after filling for my grrencard .. just want to clarify my facts before i start any resreach... i would be graduating frm a bSN prgm in May, 2006.
thanks for sharing all the valuable information... hope u gys have answer to my silly querry...

H1-B visas are not available for nurses right now, and I would stay as far away from them as you can if they ever do. They can pay you "slave" wages, they are not required to pay you at the going rate for American RNs. Your best bet would be to get the OPT that will permit you to work for one year after you get it, while getting immigration things done. Do not appyl for your green card without your wife on there as a spousal dependent on the application, or she will be waiting about two years before joining you.

[Daretocare]

thnks for the information.... just out of curiosity how long does it take for the greencard process if i start in aug 2006..

[suzanne4]

Depends on the center that you will be processed out of, and if you will be back in the US then, or your home country. Lots of things play in to the time frame.

[Daretocare]

i m in chicago area so would be nebraska center.. and i would be in us for the process...

[macarena]

Originally Posted by suzanne4

Sorry, but I definitely do not use him. He is one that advertises quite a bit on the internet, but I much prefer some others. I have never referred anyone to him.

I see. So can you please forward me the info for those who are recommended? Thanks

[rhp123]

Originally Posted by RNIAM06

Hi Suzanne,
I'm an F-1 student in the ADN program.I was denied asylum,do you think this will affect me,when I graduate in May if I try to apply for a green card through an employer?

Can you have OPT once you applied for asylum? I heard some schools are very strict once they found you have filed immigration petition they remove you from SEVIS, that means you're not eligible in F1 status any more.

[rhp123]

Hi Suzan:
If I go to an ADN school in a US close to Canada, I would expect to get Canadian citizenship within one year of graduation. After that, I plan to go RN-BSN in a good US school. I do not have OPT any more, what is my chances of praticing in US for some time?

[rhp123]

Originally Posted by waynetautz

Dear Suzanne,

Truly you are a beacon on stormy seas for many of us. Thank God for people like you.

If the school cannot/will not help me file my I-539 from inside the US, do you know if it is wise for me to just go ahead send in a "Change of status" application? I mean, should I go ahead and apply on my own?

Wayne

After 911, B1/B2 apply for change of status to F1 only if they disclose this intention to go to school when they applied B1/B2 visa in their home country. Otherwise, USCIS thinks these people try to hide their true intention to the VO at the B1/B2 visa application.

However, such rule does not apply to F2, H, L visa holders.

[suzanne4]

Originally Posted by rhp123

Can you have OPT once you applied for asylum? I heard some schools are very strict once they found you have filed immigration petition they remove you from SEVIS, that means you're not eligible in F1 status any more.

If you applied for asylum, that is something completely different. You will need to speak with an immigration attorney on that.

[suzanne4]

Originally Posted by rhp123

After 911, B1/B2 apply for change of status to F1 only if they disclose this intention to go to school when they applied B1/B2 visa in their home country. Otherwise, USCIS thinks these people try to hide their true intention to the VO at the B1/B2 visa application.

However, such rule does not apply to F2, H, L visa holders.

Actually not true. The biggest issue is to make sure that you keep a current visa. This is done all of the time. changing status.