How to get a US visa from Canada

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hello,

i am a registered nusre from india and recently moved to toronto on pr (immigrant visa) , my rn application in under process with cno (ontario) and waiting for crne.

i have few questions,

i have processed my application for us visa (green card) from inida almost five years back and i-140 file has been approved but due to retrogression nothing is moving now. i have cleared nclex in 2007 (virginia nursing board) .

do i get a visa from canada to work in us ?

need your guidance , thanks

regards,

ds

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

No at the moment you do not qualify for a NAFTA visa as you need to be a Canadian citizen to qualify.

If you are in Canada on a immigrant visa I hope you plan on working in Canada and not use it as a stepping stone expecting to get into the US quicker as that is not fair on the Canadian people and immigration as now immigration for skilled workers are limited/capped and your immigrant visa could have been used for someone who really wanted to work in Canada

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You just recently moved to Toronto Canada and you already want to bail for the US?

If you have no intentions of staying in Canada why did you end up going there in the first place? Maybe you should give up your visa for someone who really wants to work and live in Canada. I can totally understand if the Canadians are upset when people use their country like that for the wrong reasons. Either way good luck and I hope you find success where ever you end up.

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Well, jeez before you all jump on her - she applied FIVE years ago for the US. Perhaps she then changed her mind and decided on Canada, as did many. That doesn't mean she has to put aside the US dream that many have.

People seem to imply sometimes that countries are doing you a favor letting you come there and work - it's a two way street.. you're providing your expertise, they are providing a visa. If Canada get 5 years' work out of someone and then they are able to get a visa to go to the US.. so what?

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
Well, jeez before you all jump on her - she applied FIVE years ago for the US. Perhaps she then changed her mind and decided on Canada, as did many. That doesn't mean she has to put aside the US dream that many have.

People seem to imply sometimes that countries are doing you a favor letting you come there and work - it's a two way street.. you're providing your expertise, they are providing a visa. If Canada get 5 years' work out of someone and then they are able to get a visa to go to the US.. so what?

But they have just arrived in Canada and already asking about a US visa and haven't yet worked in Canada so this indicates they may be using this as a stepping stone and it just doesn't work like that. Some provinces have been abused like this and have seen money spent on nurses who as soon as they could jumped ship and went to the US.

I came to Canada not knowing if I was going to stay and love it, have no intention on moving to the US and even cancelled my US GC application and have applied for PR and will eventually apply for Canadian citizenship if PR sucessful

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thank you for guidance. the reason i asked this question is in canada the registration process is too long and waiting for that to be completed and looks like it might take two years and another thing is, i had a license in us and that got expired. now i need to renew that license, so i am little confused now. there is no plan to move to us immediately because now we are almost settled here and another move with the family is impossible.

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

Each province has different time scales but I can only think of one province at the momemtn that is taking over 12 months to process applictions. Once you get eligibility to sit CRNE you should be able to apply for a temp license which will allow you to work as a nurse (with restrictions) whilst waiting to sit CRNE

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thank you for guidance. the reason i asked this question is in canada the registration process is too long and waiting for that to be completed and looks like it might take two years and another thing is, i had a license in us and that got expired. now i need to renew that license, so i am little confused now. there is no plan to move to us immediately because now we are almost settled here and another move with the family is impossible.

the length of time required to obtain canadian accrediation has been well documented on the internet.

several states in the us now require a ssn in order to hold a license, so you may well be out of luck.

there would really be no benefit to havin a us practice permit and living in canada, unless you are trying to commute across the border.

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