H1B for Nurses

Silverdragon102, BSN · Mar 28, 2009

Moved to the International forum

Not many hospitals use the H1b and the ones that do and are filing in April the candidate must meet requirements, have passed NCLEX and have VSC in hand. With the current economical situation in the US expect H1b workers to be the first to be let go and you will have to leave the US if you are not able to find another H1b employer very quickly

allnurses Guide · Apr 1, 2009

I would have to disagree that "not many" hospitals use H1B - I would venture that almost ALL large hospitals do. Whether they would choose to use them for nurses in the current environment is another matter (probably not).

nursedandy · Apr 1, 2009

With the current situation in the US, priority is always given to their own people thus the need for stricter requirement for H1B.

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=34dd9b5d82420210VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e7d696cfcd6ff110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD

redranger · Apr 1, 2009

My wife Clinical Instructor From PI came to US last Summer, She is working in West Texas she has a Master Degree (I assume she came on H1B), she is making $30 per hour (Stout for West Texas, Consider a 3bed 2 bath 2 car garage brand new house cost less tha $120,000), and she rec'd a $15,000 signing bonus.

She told me 4 more Pinay Nurses arrived from PI to her Hospital last month

I think a lot more Foreign Nurses are coming to USA then most realize.

Ginger's Mom, MSN, RN · Apr 1, 2009

The following list describes certain advanced practice occupations that will generally be H-1B equivalent if the position requires, and the alien has obtained, advanced practice certification:

* Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS): Acute Care, Adult, Critical Care, Gerontological, Family, Hospice and Palliative Care, Neonatal, Pediatric, Psychiatric and Mental Health-Adult, Psychiatric and Mental Health-Child, and Women's Health

* Nurse Practitioner (NP): Acute Care, Adult, Family, Gerontological, Pediatric, Psychiatric & Mental Health, Neonatal, and Women's Health.

* Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA); and

* Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM).

These positions are not available in the Philippines so they can't come on this level.

C. Nurses in Administrative Positions

Certain other nursing occupations, such as an upper-level "nurse manager" in a hospital administration position, may be H-1B equivalent since administrative positions typically require, and the individual must hold, a bachelor's degree. (See Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Dep't of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook at 269.) Nursing Services Administrators are generally supervisory level nurses who hold an RN, and a graduate degree in nursing or health administration. (See Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Dep't of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook at 75.)

I don't know how many nurses can be recruited to be managers someone has to be indians. This visa is a non immigrant visa, something does not seem right.