H1b Visa for nurses under FY 2010

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I have applied for a work visa for the position as a dialysis nurse. I was filed last april 1 2009 and was wondering when will i get to have a visa? Anyone with a similar status of mine???:specs:

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Hi, I would just like to know if anyone have an idea how much you could spend in the credentialing process for H1b visa. Because somebody offered me for a fee of $600. I would just like to check if this is reasonable. thanks.

what do you mean by fee? all fees for H1B are supposed to be paid by the employer

hi everyone. i just want to hear your thoughts about this. does enrolling for an MSN degree in the Philippines be helpful in qualifying for an H1B? again, im an RN from the Philippines with no hosp experience, passed the NCLEX exam last year and currently reviewing for my IELTS to get a VSC. i do have another degree which is BS in Chemistry with a year of experience in a lab. Im supposed to be sponsored this year by my employer which is a home healthcare for a Quality Assurance nurse position. apparently, i was not qualified for an h1b according to my lawyer since BSN graduates from the Philippines are considered AD holder when in the US. So he advised me to enroll in a graduate school here to increase my chances of getting approved for an H1b and told me that i would then be sponsored for a managerial or supervisory position in the same homehealth. I think its a great advice but it would take me again max of 2 years to get that. So any thoughts or suggestions? do you guys think that my lawyer's advice is the best thing to do? or should i consult another immigration lawyer for a second opinion? can i be qualified for a managerial position by having a master's degree with no experience at all? thank you in advance! =)

hey everyone,

i hate to butt in the tread with a Q but Im having difficulty understand most of the visa applications form. in my case, im going to grad in june,2011. i've been applying for a job for my 1 year opt but have been rejected left and right cos of my f1 visa status. most recruiters tell me the hospital don petition period. i was thinking on doing my masters after my 1 year opt to buy time and then apply for an h1b visa but i cant even seem to get a job first. would love any advice from you guys. also cld u let me know which hospitals/healthcare company will hire a new grad and peitition for a working visa????

thanks!:confused:

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H1-b visas for nurses are only for positions and candidates that are classed as specialised.

Even then USCIS are often picky about giving them (acc' to our lawyer) because they don't really see that a nursing job requires a BSN, when you can train to be a RN in the US with an ADN.

The job MUST require a US BSN and several years experience in the specialty, plus the candidate has to match those requirements.

The quota for H1-bs the last immi' year has been met, so wouldn't be able to apply again until April this year to start work in October.

Really unlikely that someone with little or no exerience would even be considered for such a job, and many hospitals just aren't sponsoring for visas at the moment , even for VERY experienced nurses, because of the cost.

Masters is different altogether , as the jobs that require Masters tend to be CERTIFIED Nurse Practitioners,CERTIFIED Clinical Nurse Specialists and CERTIFIED Nurse anesthesiologists and Nurse educator jobs.Those jobs would qualify for EB-2 Green Card anyway.

thanks so much for the reply. really helpful. :) so for the eb2 visa post masters, would i still need to rely on a hospital to petition for my visa? if so, r hospitals more willing to petition for a eb2 visa??? thanks again.

Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

To qualify for immigrant visa you need a employer this means the job must be suitable to the classification so if you get a masters you would need a job that matches the EB2 category and be employed in that category. You don't meet the category if you have a masters but the job you have can be done by a RN with ADN or BSN

Specializes in ICU,ANTICOAG,ACUTE STROKE,EDU,RESEARCH.
thanks so much for the reply. really helpful. :) so for the eb2 visa post masters, would i still need to rely on a hospital to petition for my visa? if so, r hospitals more willing to petition for a eb2 visa??? thanks again.

See what Silver dragon said, plus whether a hospital will petition for EB-2 really depends on how much they value your experience, so basically, if they offer you the job.

You would have to do a US MASTERS and sit exams to become a certifed NP,Nurse educator or Clinical Nurse Specialist and then be offered a position. Without any work experience post certification, I think it unlikely that you would be offered a position as you will be competing with US nurses with the same experience and qualifications, that is , you wouldn't really have anything to offer over and above a newly qualified US NP or whatever, so the cost of the hospital sponsoring you wouldn't be worth it.

I have more than 2 years of experiene. My expereinces are 8 months in the or, 11 months in the dialysis unit, 1 month in the pediatric and 5 and a half months again in the pediatric and hemodalyis unit respectively. Is my work experience allowed for h1b visa?

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Work experience does help but a lot will depend on the job, you have to be employed in the capacity that meets H1b and employer has to prove that the job requires BSN and can't employ locally

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hi everyone, i have been trying to read this thread from the beginning but at some point i had to jump to the end. i would like to say thank you to everyone that has contributed 'cos there is a world of information in here. my question is, will haematology/oncology be classified as a specialty and would having formal chemo training make you a specialist in that field? and if this is so, do you think there is a chance, one can qualify for the h1 b visa with 18mnts post graduation experience? i have a bsn, did placements in peads, gynae, maternity, mental health, intensive care, surgical and medical and theatre. i have just applied for my credential evaluation and also about to do the nclex exam. i need to know if my department will be considered a specialty and if i should wait a bit longer before going ahead with my plan. thank you.

Specializes in ICU,ANTICOAG,ACUTE STROKE,EDU,RESEARCH.
hi everyone, i have been trying to read this thread from the beginning but at some point i had to jump to the end. i would like to say thank you to everyone that has contributed 'cos there is a world of information in here. my question is, will haematology/oncology be classified as a specialty and would having formal chemo training make you a specialist in that field? and if this is so, do you think there is a chance, one can qualify for the h1 b visa with 18mnts post graduation experience? i have a bsn, did placements in peads, gynae, maternity, mental health, intensive care, surgical and medical and theatre. i have just applied for my credential evaluation and also about to do the nclex exam. i need to know if my department will be considered a specialty and if i should wait a bit longer before going ahead with my plan. thank you.

what's your plan:) and which country did you do your rn training in?

you won't be able to sit nclex until you have received your ces, and ,if my memory serves correctly, you will have to appply via one of the nursing boards for authorisation to sit nclex.

i think you also need to apply for visa screen too.

which state are you planning on applying to?

Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
hi everyone, i have been trying to read this thread from the beginning but at some point i had to jump to the end. i would like to say thank you to everyone that has contributed 'cos there is a world of information in here. my question is, will haematology/oncology be classified as a specialty and would having formal chemo training make you a specialist in that field? and if this is so, do you think there is a chance, one can qualify for the h1 b visa with 18mnts post graduation experience? i have a bsn, did placements in peads, gynae, maternity, mental health, intensive care, surgical and medical and theatre. i have just applied for my credential evaluation and also about to do the nclex exam. i need to know if my department will be considered a specialty and if i should wait a bit longer before going ahead with my plan. thank you.

getting registered would be the first hurdle and then finding employer willing to go the h1b route and provide adequate proof that you have a bsn and the job requires only a bsn and they can't employ locally will be the next hurdle to cross. that may be hard due to the high unemployment in the us of nurses

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