green card for international nurses

[kamelot1]

Hi

It has come to my attentions by other nursing forums that there is no longer automatic green cards for international nurses. it this true?

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

Currently there is a retrogression, well has been in play since Oct 06 and nurses still go through the GC application but now it is taking a few years waiting before you get it and can move and work in the US. You can no longer go to the US and change status as visas need to be current to do that and they are not

[kamelot1]

thanks for the reply. may i ask where u saw this information? can u direct me to an official goverment site that says that too?

thank you

[Ginger's Mom, MSN, RN]

There is a sticky at the top of the forum which will answer all you questions.

[kamelot1]

i'm a little new to this forum. where i find this sticky at the top?

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

There are a few threads discussing this, many many nurses both International students in the US and nurses waiting outside the US that are affected and if you check out the visa bulletin website it will tell you there what current processing times are

http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bulletin/bulletin_1360.html

Sticky's are always found near the top of the forums and have sticky at the side of the title, here is a picture

[mark22]

My sister in NJ, an ICU nurse, looking for employers that could file me to get in US. she found one, and said that it may took 6-7 months for me to get to US... IS it true that there is still chance to get work to US in less that a year though there is a retrogression?

Thankz

[suzanne4, RN]

Chances are going to be quite slim that you will get accepted for one of those visas. They require experience first of all for the H1-B and consideration as being a specialist. The US government is currently investigating all of these visas as only 11% went to actual specialists and this is not what it was designed for.

Do not know of any employers in NJ employing with the H1-C designation.