Re: Nurse with a K1-visa
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First of all: Best Wishes to you!
I understand your willingness to work right away. As Suzanne has written, you will have to wait months before you can start working, legally. You need to legally marry your husband-to-be first, then obtain a SS#, and adjust your status to Permanent Resident. I, too was on a K1 Visa three decades ago. I became a U.S. Citizen in 1983.
I remember the boredom at home, the sudden weight gain and of course homesickness. What I did was to learn to take public transportation so I could have lunch with my wife in downtown San Francisco once or twice a week. I also watched a lot of TV and tried to learn the American accent. My intention was not to have a "fake" American accent, but I wanted my relatives, friends, and strangers to better understand me when I'm speaking to them. If you think you don't have an accent, think again. Softening my Filipino accent was very useful when I became an RN in California.
I also began jogging in the cool SF climate. It was very effective in losing all the weight that I gained, thankfully. It also kept me busy while I was waiting for my green card.
I also visited my many relatives here to cure my homesickness. Thirty years ago we did not have texting nor internet, duh. We actually wrote personal letters to relatives back in the Philippines! Long distance phone calls were still relatively expensive.
We did not have NCLEX during my time. I took the California State Board, and that was it.
I became a nurse and just recently retired with a lifetime pension. I retired from my 'government' RN job, and will work for the 'private' sector until I become eligible for social security pension in 10 years. Yes, I will have two pensions! If you can get a government RN job, this may be a good career path for you if you want to retire young.
If you have friends who are working as nurses in the U.S.A. I urge you to speak with them and ask them about nursing practice in the States.
By the way, if you don't know how to drive a car yet, better get driving lessons in the Philippines from a licensed instructor. It is much cheaper in the Philippines. Once you are in the States, you can take just maybe a couple of driving lessons from a licensed instructor to learn your States' driving laws.
Good luck to you.
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I have passed the NCLEX-RN, CGFNS and IELTS exams & I have a one and a half years of experience in the Renal Dialysis Unit. From what I know employers need EAD (Employment Authorization Document) before they will allow a foreign national to work. Are their nursing agencies/hospitals who are willing to help me get the EAD? What advice can you give me in order to get a job fast? I really want to work right away since I don't want to be alone
in the house waiting for the soon-to-be husband while he's at work. I want to be busy right away. Your insights will be highly appreciated. Thanks!
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