is H1-B visa for nursing possible

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Specializes in surgical.

I came across lots of posts discussing about H1-B visa for nurse.. Is there such visas for nurses now. if yes what are the requirements. who can actually apply for it.. it was little bit not clear for me. so hope to find some clarification, if anyone happened to went through the process and actually were succesful

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Specializes in Acute Care. ER. Aged Care/LTC. Psyche.

nurses may qualify for the H1B visa given the following:

1. A Bachelor's degree or higher is required for the position

2. There is no US Citizen or legal resident to fill the position

3. The applicant has the degree, training.

To be able to work as a nurse in the US, the minimum requirement is just an Associate or Diploma in Nursing. So a simple staff nurse won't qualify you. Certain specialties, like critical care, emergency room nursing, dialysis, and management position may qualify for an H1B, but still hard to know since there's a lot of qualified US citizen without a job.

But yeah, it's possible.

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

Also to add the employer has to apply for the visa not you and they have to pay all fees

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Specializes in surgical.

thank you very much

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