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:

Specializes in hemodialysis.

Just what i thought... they are trying to convince me to try mu "luck" on H1b.. But it is hard coz u r the one to shoulder your petition.. as if you are just using the name of the employer to be employed there..

and just what everybody told here.. i dont want to try it.. its a large amount of money to just to try my "LUCK".. to risky... :confused:

but still its up to you.. they already have successful h1b filing.. back in 2008.. I havent heard about 2009... they are having problems about that...

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
Just what i thought... they are trying to convince me to try mu "luck" on H1b.. But it is hard coz u r the one to shoulder your petition.. as if you are just using the name of the employer to be employed there..

and just what everybody told here.. i dont want to try it.. its a large amount of money to just to try my "LUCK".. to risky... :confused:

but still its up to you.. they already have successful h1b filing.. back in 2008.. I havent heard about 2009... they are having problems about that...

If they are wanting you to try H1b then they have to pay fees not you. That is part of the H1b process employer pays all fees

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Specializes in CTICU.

Yes but an agency can charge you whatever they want to join the agency that is going to get the H1B.

There's no way I would hand out that much money without having even spoken to the employer.

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I do believe that st. judes renal facility in Saipan is short on nurses, but I seriously doubt they are hiring and that they are helping people with work visas. Due to the transition of Saipan into federal immigration the only options for working are H-visas and that requires posting positions (none are listed in local papers or the CNMI Department of Labor), and Guam prevailing wages which are 2-3 times higher than what st. judes renal currently pays.

The pay for classes at IBPC on a CNMI issued student visa, and volunteer at st. judes option ended on November 28, 2009 and all off-island, employees will need a U.S. visa until the USCIS regulations for the CW transitional worker visa are issued.

For nurses graduating or looking for a job, they may be able to volunteer at st. judes, but to say they are hiring and processing a working visa is misleading. Correct me if i'm wrong, but don't they have 5+ volunteers there right now, and if st. judes is really hiring, why don't they hire the people already there?

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Hi there, I am just starting to look at this daunting process of working as a nurse in the States!! Would you mind telling me the name of the international recruiter you contacted. Currently its seems a closed door situation.

Thanks heaps.

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Hi there. Its seems you and other posters have gotten jobs??.....and then started the process of visa application. How did you find sponsorship in the first place?!!

Gee you have to be really determined to get a job in the USA! Lol.

Any advice would be great.

Thanks.

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If you want to work in the States and can find a facility that's willing to spend the money to sponsor you, go for it. As of right now, most facilities are cutting back and nurses are getting laid off so there isn't a need to import when they can't even employ domestically. Right now here in the States we are facing an economic crisis, and always remember the grass may not be greener on the other side. Good Luck

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Specializes in Ophthalmology, Surgical, Oncology.

Hi, salveapril. How are you doing now? I have read in your older posts that you managed to get an h1b visa. Are you in US now? I am trying to study for my Nclex at the moment, but I don't know if it is wise. I don't know if I will manage to find a sponsor for my visa. That's why I want to see how are you doing now with your visa. Thanks.

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Cambridge Global Services had 130 labor certifications approved last year and Medpro Staffing had over 200 for h1b nurses. Those two companies had more labor certifications than all other companies combined. I have no way to tell if any of those lc or lca turned into actual h1b visa jobs, but those companies did find employers willing to sponsor workers. The overwhelming majority of the h1b visa applications were for maryland and florida. Including competition from OPT student visa holders, and nurses from india, china, canada, and europe, I think that although the possibility of a h1b visa is rare, it is not impossible, and some people do make it. The nurse will definitely need to have verifiable experience in a critical area of nursing or be in a position of supervision to even have a chance.

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Further to Nursepacific, the applications for CGS were for:

- Critical Care Nurse - ER, ICU, NICU, CCU, MICU, Neuro

- Occupational Therapist

- Physical Therapist

- Speech Language Pathologist

However, this is only listing 30 of the 130+ LCs so it may not be a representative sample (I don't know why it won't list the rest). In this sample the LCs were for CA, NM, and VT mostly.

I can't find details for Medpro.

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Found it - MedPro aka Management Health Systems. Vast majority seem to be for Nephrology Nurse Specialist.

Going back to CGS, median salary was $32/hr for ICU.

Hope that's of some use to somebody.

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I was hoping someone would have more insight. In 2008 there were only 138 total nurse h1b applications nationwide. In 2009 there were over 1000. With new U.S. grads having difficulty about finding a job, and news of hospitals cutting staff or freezing employment, I am curious of the success rate of medpro and cambridge in particular.

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