lenaUK

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1. International nursing students in the US

   lenaUK replied to suzanne4's topic in Immigration

   So what you are referring to is a PERM posting by the facility, in immigration terms, Labor certification is different from a PERM posting. I quote from a close family member is a US Immigration attorney and does browse through this forum often...

2. International nursing students in the US

   lenaUK replied to suzanne4's topic in Immigration

   Suzanne - Just to correct your information posted. Schedule A does exist for Nurses and has nothing to do with retrogression. Sch. A occupation do NOT require Labor Certification aka LCA. Sch. A is decided by the US Dep of Labour based on the vacan...

3. Is Visa Screen needed upon applying for Adjustmnt of Status?

   lenaUK replied to cracker jack's topic in International

   Suzanne, I am not sure if it is typo but you do not need to be in the US for 600 days (thats 1.5yrs on a tourist visa!!) to qualify for AOS:o For AOS you need to be in the US for 90 days on a legitimate visa (like tourist, business ) after which yo...

4. USCIS Service Centers

   lenaUK replied to shandylady's topic in International

   hey suzanne its a foreign nurse site ofcourse english may not be upto the highest standards, so lets show some empathy for the effort made by nurses to participate in this forum. not everyone in the world has the same english capabilities or access s...

5. International nursing students in the US

   lenaUK replied to suzanne4's topic in Immigration

   Hey Macarena I recommend the hospital uses their own legal department to recommend an attorney for immigration. My brother who lives in NY did a lot of research when i was seeking a position in the US and hospitals may sponsor you for a greencard ho...

6. To trust an agency???

   lenaUK replied to mei23's topic in International

   Just thought I should put in my two bit, now that i eagerly await my GC interview, I wish i had not bungled up my misplacing an important document I lost 3 months...by now I would be in sunny california!!!! I spent a lot of time, effort and sweat res...

7. Retrogression - Update

   lenaUK posted a topic in International

   I have been a reader rather than a writer on this forum and understand the frustrations of nurses who are stuck in this retrogression jam and my heart goes out to you all - however I do think there is a solution to it. The shortage of nurses is so ...

8. Good and Bad Nurse Agencies for USA

   lenaUK replied to LLaird's topic in International

   Thanks to Tina, Suzanne & Anna for responding to my query. Regards to direct hire by hospitals - My brother is in NYC and he called many hospitals and he spoke to a couple of CNO's who said they would love to hire foreign nurses however the comp...

9. Any advice on getting a job in california???

   lenaUK replied to l.dunn's topic in International

   undefined I did post a response to your question about recruiting agencies in the UK - as I am new to this website maybe it did not get posted. I have many friends who are applying to go to the US and been doing a lot of research myself. Have some f...

10. Good and Bad Nurse Agencies for USA

    lenaUK replied to LLaird's topic in International

    Hey how do you apply for a greencard on your own?? I'm thinking of going through the process myself and from what i am told it goes like this - pl let me know if its different -Apply for NCLEX (only 5 or 6 states dont require CGFNS - CA, NY, Florida,...