H-1B visa processing

Silverdragon102, BSN · Nov 10, 2008

Welcome

Moved to the International forum

For H1b you need to be a specialised nurse and for most is a lottery with application in April for October start and very hard to get as most go to IT. H1b are getting very strict due to recent out comings proving that the H1b has been abused. I suggest a good read on here as much has been written about it

kara_rn · Nov 11, 2008

very strict???..i know someone who will be coming over using H-1b and she's from the philippines..I don't think its not that hard enough to get one...you just need a good employer and a lawyer with immigration expertise I guess.:)

yoginurse2b · Nov 11, 2008

My friend was also offered a H1b visa too for his Master degree in Food Science, but he refused to take it.

peepo RN · Nov 11, 2008

yup me too, 2 friends of mine got thier H1b visas. one only had 3 months of working experience as a nurse, now how good is that? :smokin:

Ginger's Mom, MSN, RN · Nov 11, 2008

yup me too, 2 friends of mine got thier H1b visas. one only had 3 months of working experience as a nurse, now how good is that?

That is considered fraud and shame on the employer. Your friend could be deported and be restricted when they can come back.

gorgeous77, LPN, LVN · Nov 11, 2008

there is one hospital in texas which has a tie-up agency here in the philippines. somehow they are able to send nurses to the US on h1b visas (non-cap)even if the nurses have few months experience only. its very tempting...and they have been doing this for a certain period of time. none of the nurses they've deployed have had any problems.

ziggyldy · Nov 11, 2008

Hi gorgeous77! I'm also interested with the agency that you mentioned.. I've PMed you about it. hopefully you could share more info about it? Thanks!

suzanne4, RN · Nov 11, 2008

The US is currently investigating each and every H1-B visa; they were degsigned to go to specialists as a start. When one has minimal work experience, then they have issues with their job if they do not get proper orientation and they lose a license. We do see this happening and then they have to leave the US as everything will be cancelled out.

It is a personal choice as to what one wishes to do, but with all of the lay-offs in the US it is hard to imagine that an employer is having problems finding an American unless the work conditions are that bad.

Non-capped visas still have a limit for a facility, they are not unlimited for any amount of nurses that they wish to bring over, they are assigned a limited number of these visas.

suzanne4, RN · Nov 11, 2008

Texas also has no ratio laws in place, you may get over 15 patients on a med-surg floor. And this will be for you to handle without any assistance.

So truly think of what you will be doing and if you can do it.

wrndyf · Nov 11, 2008

I know of a PT from the Phils who arrived early this year on H1b but is now having problems because his petitioner just withdrew his petition recently. He claims that the withdrawal was for some reason unknown to him. Give him the benefit of doubt but the employer can easily do that for any reason. I believe PTs and nurses fall in the same category of workers. So the process and coming over here may not pose any problems now, but people considering this route should also consider the months and years ahead.

suzanne4, RN · Nov 11, 2008

Thank you for sharing this. You are correct that it is the same H1-B category for both nurses and physical therapists. The H1-B is a temporary visa and can be cancelled at anytime by both the US government as well as the employer. Temporary means just that, temporary. And then one has only 30 days to leave the US or find another employer. As an RN, this is extremely hard as most employers will have nothing to do with the H1-B visa.

One of the requirements of this visa is that the person be a specialist in their area; a new grad with minimal to no work experience is most definitely not a specialist. And this is one of the reasons that the US government is going back and investigating all of these H1-B visas as it is.

Next is going to be the issue of trying to get a loan here for anything such as a car, or even approval to rent an apt; it is going to be quite difficult for most if they do not already possess a credit history of some type.

And one is also going to need to fluent in Spanish for the border towns of Texas as well. Best of luck to any that are going to work there.