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hi there,

my name is virginie, i come from france. i was nurse over there for 4years. i arrived in california next year.

the first time, i sent my folder to the board of nursing in california. they asked me to go in a nursing school to do again one unit (obstetric courses) because apparently my level was not enough. thing very strange because i have some friends in sf, she sent the same folder and she didnt have to do this unit. i am kind of upset because i lost my time. but i didn't have choice.

i have just some questions. i called some laywer to help me but i am still with some questions.

i know after my unit, i have to pass my nclex, my toefl for having my visa screen. but after that, what i have to do, i am a foreigner nurse with a student visa. i can t work without a work visa. so, i have to go again see a lawyer and change my papers, but they told me i have to wait one year because the government doesn't deliver work visas until next april. is it true?

they also told me, i can be sponsorize by an hospital. but there is someone who know which hospital can do that in california or somewhere esle?

i am kind of lost. i can't wait one more year without working in my job.

if someone can help me, it will be very great.

thanks a lot.

virginie

Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
hi there,

my name is virginie, i come from france. i was nurse over there for 4years. i arrived in california next year.

the first time, i sent my folder to the board of nursing in california. they asked me to go in a nursing school to do again one unit (obstetric courses) because apparently my level was not enough. thing very strange because i have some friends in sf, she sent the same folder and she didnt have to do this unit. i am kind of upset because i lost my time. but i didn't have choice.

i have just some questions. i called some laywer to help me but i am still with some questions.

i know after my unit, i have to pass my nclex, my toefl for having my visa screen. but after that, what i have to do, i am a foreigner nurse with a student visa. i can t work without a work visa. so, i have to go again see a lawyer and change my papers, but they told me i have to wait one year because the government doesn't deliver work visas until next april. is it true?

they also told me, i can be sponsorize by an hospital. but there is someone who know which hospital can do that in california or somewhere esle?

i am kind of lost. i can't wait one more year without working in my job.

if someone can help me, it will be very great.

thanks a lot.

virginie

welcome to the site

there is currently retrogression and no way to convert to a gc with a petition, no idea when that will change but will need visas to be current to go through aos and if they are talking about april then you are meeting with a lawyer who knows nothing about nurses as it appears talking about h1b and as a general rule has not been used for nurses for a few years. brn will evaluate individually your transcripts and if they ask for a course to be completed then you need to complete it to meet their requirements.only then will they give permission to sit nclex

can you clarify a bit more to the sentence 'i arrive in california next year'?

i would suggest a good read on retrogression as it is affecting all nurses and has done since oct 2006. there is no way at the moment to get a working permit for the us without a long wait and you are looking at several years wait at the moment.

Most hospitals in CA are unionized and if so, they do not permit any nurses with a temporary work permit such as the H1-B. There are no papers for your attorney to fix for you.

You are going to find it very difficult to get a facility to petition you in mat areas now in CA because of the retrogression. Be aware that even if you attended a full nursing program in the US now, there are no visas and there is no way that you are going to be able to remain here and wait for a visa.

The BRN evaluates each transcript that they receive and if there were not enough hours in either clinical or theory, then you have to meet their requirement and take the class. But the student visa that you are on does not give you any preference. And without a visa being available, there is nothing that anyone can do for you at this time. And your visa has an expiration date on it, and you cannot stay over that.

Best of luck to you.

Hi Virginie !

Bienvenue...

I am a French nurse working in NY. Bad news for you for the visa and the course that you need to take! If you need anything you can PM me..

Hi,

My name is Rose, a nurse in New Jersey.I was just curious if you ever got your visa straightened out and were hired without too much turmoil involved? I actually have been thinking about nursing overseas and wanted to know if you had any insight on the demand for nursing in France and if it's tough to get in as foreign nurse? Thanks for your help.

-Rose

Hi! I was working with CA board RN and still not happy with their work. I received their peace of paper about my level with missing hrs in psychiatry and obstetrics. They even did not evaluate my diploma, but according their website they do so, and my 9 yrs work experience in CCR doesn’t count!, which is ridiculous.

…one time I called them - they were very rude. It’s a very frustrating. Especially when u do everything according its needs, but none of them cares about to make the process easy.

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