How to migrate to California?

[bhootauttam]

Dear folks,

I am currently a 4th (and final) year B. Sc. Nursing student in India. I am trying to find what is required to get a nursing job in California (I have a cousin in San Jose, California; that's why I chose California; he can not file my green card though).

I don't have any work visa or green card.

I am confused after reading so much of information ..

Looks like I might need to get something from CGFNS (but what? not clear). I think I need to write TOEFL and NCLEX. I also need to apply with California board of nurses ..and I also need to find an employer+employment ..and I also need to get some work visa (H1-B ?) or green-card.

What I don't understand is

1. Do I need to do anything else ?

2. In what chronological order should above (and other required) things be done ?

3. How do I find employer and how do I get visa or green card.

Any help with these questions will be much much appreciated.

Thank you all for reading and god bless you.

[ghillbert, MSN, NP]

Please search for "retrogression" and do some reading. Unfortunately, at the present time there are no immigrant visas for nurses so there is nothing you can do at the moment. H1B visas are generally not used for nurses unless you are very specialized in a certain area, like critical care. They are also expensive and difficult to obtain.

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

Current processing times for India is U but once visa bulletin returns properly in October when the new visa allocation year starts it is expected to be at year 2001. We also do not recommend Ca for initial licensure and suggest you do a search as much has already been written on this. As mentioned in the previous post have a good search for threads on retrogression as you will certainly be affected