h4 nursing student best plan to become a registered nurse

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Hi. I'm currently an h4 visa immigrant residing in the bay area. I'm planning to take up an associate's degree in nursing at Chabot College. I would like to know what's the best plan for me to become a registered nurse and the possibilities an employer would process an H1 visa for me. Thank you

Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.

New grads are ineligible for H1B as that is a visa for experienced specialist trained nurses with a bachelor's degree. Your intended associates and new grad status eliminate you from candidacy.

Your chances of employment with an ASN as a new grad with no work visa is extremely low in the Bay Area. The unemployment rate of new grad nurses in CA is up to 54%. There is zero incentive for a facility in that area to go through the time and expense to sponsor a non citizen/non PR new grad nurse with a BSN, even less opportunity for a non-citizen/non-PR ASN new grad.

You need a bachelor's plus specialized work experience to be considered for an H1B visa.

Specializes in ICU, LTACH, Internal Medicine.

No chances for H1 with ADN (plus sucking up international student tuition). Very slim to none with BSN.

If you want to keep H status, the easiest way to get into direct-entry MSN, if you already have any sort of previous degree from abroad. Alternatively, accelerated BSN to MSN. Both will be VERY expensive for "international student".

Alternative is either change visa status to one allowing work permit, or wait till resident permit as family member.

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