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:

Geoff no misunderstanding or bad feelings here. You see things differently than what I see, I'm here in the US working in health care. I'm not saying that things aren't up to speed in the UK but in other parts of the world they may not be up to speed.

Right now finding an employer is going to be like finding a needle in the haystack. You may want to have her try South Texas around Brownsville because somewhere near that area I heard they petitioned people from abroad. Whether or not they're still doing it I'm unsure, but that's what I read a few months back from someone who was petitioned and unsure how long ago that person was petitioned. In California it's going to be hard, don't even think they're any needles in the haystack as people are being laid off left and right and if you read the CA forums, a lot of seasoned nurses are also struggling to find work. Good Luck

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

English exams have to be within 2 years so if she has been living in the UK longer than that and has been over 2 years since she took English exam then for VSC she will need to redo it.

Jobs wise who knows what will happen, the only way is get licensed with a state and start applying to hospitals as employers will be more receptive if already passed NCLEX

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Yes, it probably was more than 2 years so she will likely have to sit it. I don't see it being a problem though. The figure is useful to know though, so thanks.

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Most positions need in a specialty need a qualifying exam. If your wife has ICU training, she should sit for the CCRN exam, it will show she has the expertise in ICU. The position needs to require a BSN ( some international BSN do not qualify as equal to a US BSN, there are services for a very small fee will evaluate this).

Here is information on the CCRN exam.

http://www.aacn.org/WD/Certifications/Content/initial_ccrn_certification.pcms?menu=Certification#Initial_Eligibility

Also many US hospitals have unions that require displaced nurses be trained before importing nurses.

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USCIS received the RFE response Oct 29, 2009...and it's more than 70 days already since then, still no decision on my H1B application. Anyone here experienced the same? They said in the letter that I should receive the decision within 60 days...

I called USCIS to check what's the problem. They said that they cannot disclose to me any information, only to the petitioner...

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Did you try to contact the petitioner to see what the hold up is? If they can only speak to the petitioner then you might want to try to get a hold of them and ask them to contact the USCIS. Good Luck

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Did you try to contact the petitioner to see what the hold up is? If they can only speak to the petitioner then you might want to try to get a hold of them and ask them to contact the USCIS. Good Luck

Thank you NurseCubanitaRN2b.

I will try to talk to my petitioner later about this matter and I hope some development will happen.

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Thanks MedSurg and RetroPinoy (the latter via PM which I can't reply to!). More jobs than even I thought for the right people.

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Hi everyone

Someone posted a message a while ago about theatre nurses (O.R nurses in the States) applying for the H-1b but I couldn't see a reply. Is OR nursing definitely considered a speciality? I am aware of the legal grey areas about being a so-called specialist nurse and it all seem to be highly subjective.

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To be a nurse specialist you have to have a BSN, and it does help to pass a certification exam

http://www.cc-institute.org/cert_cnor.aspx

A Master's Degree in Nursing, usually MSN will also help to qualify you.

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Specializes in CTICU.

You absolutely do not need a masters degree for H1B, and indeed would be foolish to apply for that visa if you had MSN, because you would then qualify for an EB2 class permanent resident visa/green card.

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H-1B visa does not require a master's degree. Although EB-2 visa may be approved at the USCIS level on the basis of the MA degree, there is less probability of approval at the consular level. Same thing with H-1B: The visa application may be approved at the USCIS level but not necessarily at the consular level.

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