For those of you that are studying in the US under either an F-1 visa, or any other where you do not have permission to work, and will need to apply for a green card when you finish your schooling-----this is for you.
You must meet all of the requirements for immigration that a foreign-trained nurse does, the only exception that you have is that the English requirements are waived for you. You still need to submit the application and get a Visa Screen Certificate. This is offered by CGFNS and the application is available on their website, http://www.CGFNS.org. There is only one application available, whether you did your training in the US, or overseas.
You will still need to find an employer that will petition for your green card. You will still need to undergo a physical exam at a physician's office that is approved by USCIS an have verification of all titers and vaccinations. If you do not have verifiable proof of having had chicken pox, etc., you will need to have either a titer drawn, or receive the vaccination. Immigration is very strict now with this, they will no longer go on what you are verbally telling them.
Hope that this helps...............most of you will also be able to get an OPT for one year of training while your documents are being processed, but you can only receive the OPT once, especially if this is now a second career for you, and you already used your OPT status for the other.
If you are coming to the US just for the MSN, and already have a BSN from overseas, you will be required to write the English exams. You are only exempt from them if this is your initial training as a nurse, meaning ADN or BSN only.
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"There are places that petition in all states, we have just stated that we have not seen any in NY (hospitals) petition in more than a year."
Above is what you said in page 44...
That's why I was asking after OPT is over(which is a year), what I should do... ?
So, basically, I should wait working under OPT waiting retrogression is over?
and I cannot file anything with the hospital?
Oh, then when I search for a job, should I tell them about my international background and ask if they can petition me?
I feel so stupid,, this immigration things are so difficult to understand. sorry.
I just hope this retrrogression ends soon.
Thank you always Suzanne.. and Silverdragon.
Don't feel stupid, it can be very confusing especially with this retrogression. Yes when approaching hospitals mention about petition and your international background.
Here's keeping fingers crossed that things start moving
"There are places that petition in all states, we have just stated that we have not seen any in NY (hospitals) petition in more than a year."
Above is what you said in page 44...
That's why I was asking after OPT is over(which is a year), what I should do... ?
So, basically, I should wait working under OPT waiting retrogression is over?
and I cannot file anything with the hospital?
Oh, then when I search for a job, should I tell them about my international background and ask if they can petition me?
I feel so stupid,, this immigration things are so difficult to understand. sorry.
I just hope this retrrogression ends soon.
Thank you always Suzanne.. and Silverdragon.
The last time that I saw a hospital petition directly in NY was more than two years ago. They just are not doing it, even for those that attended school in NY. There are quite a few on this forum that attended nursing school in NY, had ah OPT and could work with that, but at the end of the one year, they were not petitioned and had to go elsewhere.
If you already have a green card, then placement is not an issue there. But for those that need one and want to work for a hospital and not a nursing home, or an agency that takes advantage of you, there is nothing there....not sure when it will change, or if it will. Just like it is very hard to get petitioned by a hospital in the Bay Area in California as a foreign grad....more applicants to fill the positions in the first place.
At rhis point, no one knows when the retrogression will be over.........it is all wait and see. Worst case scenerio would be that you would get student visa again and continue your studies..........just wait for now, nothing can be done in any situation at the moment. Lots can happen in a year.
Applying through Vemont. Would you advise me to go through an agency am told their are some good ones. Is it true cuse i ahev also had some bad things about agencies
Applying through Vemont. Would you advise me to go through an agency am told their are some good ones. Is it true cuse i ahev also had some bad things about agencies
You are getting me confused here. Did you not do your training in the UK? This thread pertains to those that are nursing students in the US.
:smackingf okay... so you haven't seen any hospital in NY (do you mean the entire NY state or Manhattan?) and.. so it might be a better suggestion to do the OPT at a hospital outside NY, which will petition nurses?
If the most difficult areas to be petitioned in the US are bayarea of CA and NY, how about PA (Philadelphia area), NJ, or Conneticut?
If this retrogression is over, is it possible again to get petition in NY?
Thank you, i read threads here but still confused.
Thank you for million with your kind respond.
I am becoming more understood day by day :thankya:
I have a friend in michigan that her employer recently filed for her and for the benefir of those who want to know the Hospital name is called Sparrow hospital Lansing,Mi.i told her that she will need Visa screen and she argued it with me.we called CGFNS and cgfns said as long as immigration told her that she does not need it then she dosent and she said her lawyer told her that she does not need it.so i am confused here.CGFNS said it also depends on the state that she is going to work and not all states require it.
:smackingf okay... so you haven't seen any hospital in NY (do you mean the entire NY state or Manhattan?) and.. so it might be a better suggestion to do the OPT at a hospital outside NY, which will petition nurses?
If the most difficult areas to be petitioned in the US are bayarea of CA and NY, how about PA (Philadelphia area), NJ, or Conneticut?
If this retrogression is over, is it possible again to get petition in NY?
Thank you, i read threads here but still confused.
Thank you for million with your kind respond.
I am becoming more understood day by day :thankya:
Not just NYC, from one side of the state to the other, up and down. Bay Area in CA is difficult because it is the highest paying area in the state, most other areas will petition, but then it also depends on experience. With experience of at least two years, not an issue at all, with new grad, it will depend on the time and the needs of the facility.
I am speaking of NY for about the past two years, nothing to do with the retrogression.....just the way that things are there.
I have a friend in michigan that her employer recently filed for her and for the benefir of those who want to know the Hospital name is called Sparrow hospital Lansing,Mi.i told her that she will need Visa screen and she argued it with me.we called CGFNS and cgfns said as long as immigration told her that she does not need it then she dosent and she said her lawyer told her that she does not need it.so i am confused here.CGFNS said it also depends on the state that she is going to work and not all states require it.
If she is applying for a visa on her own, then she needs the Visa Screen Certificate in order to get the green card. Visa Screen Certificate is not the same as the CGFNS Certificate, and the VSC is required by USCIS for the immigration process.
What type of visa is she getting, and is she applying for it on her own? And how did her employer already file for her? What type of document does she already have? If it was the OPT, she still needs to the VSC...For all green card applications, the VSC is needed, even for those that train in the US. Are you sure that they are not getting mixed up with the CGFNS Certificate? That is proof of passing the CGFNS exam, but if she trained in the US, then she does not need that exam. Both Certificates are thru CGFNS, but they are as different as night and day.
i have one question about applying for the NCLEX exam.
I am a phd nursing student with SSN in american university now. But I got my BSN degree in China, and I didnot have a RN license of China. I am wondering that can I apply for the NCLEX here? I heard that process of application in NY state seems to be a little easier. Is it right?
i have one question about applying for the NCLEX exam.
I am a phd nursing student with SSN in american university now. But I got my BSN degree in China, and I didnot have a RN license of China. I am wondering that can I apply for the NCLEX here? I heard that process of application in NY state seems to be a little easier. Is it right?
Hope to hear from you.
Thank you so much.
Answered your e-mail.
You did your basic training overseas, you are considered a foreign nurse in terms of requirements for licensure and immigration. NY requires that you go thru the CVS process before they will even look at your application, and that can take months and months to get done.
I'm an Int'l student, of course, and I'll graduate May, 2007.
The reason why I write this is...
I want to say THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
Until today, I read your advice and information about all procedures after school, I was so confused and worried about everything.
Since I don't know anyone who having the same situation like me, and my school doesn't know either, it was really hard for me to get current and accurate information about it.
Sound silly, but I couldn't focus on studying because of the thought,
'What am I gonna do? What'll happen if I can't get H1B/H1C visa?'
But Now I can concentrate on NCLEX than ever!
F-1 visa, OPT, visa screen, green card, and endless....I learned a lot!
While I was reading through from 1-46 pages, I was surprised by your
patience and kindness: saying the same things over and over.
Silverdragon102, BSN
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Don't feel stupid, it can be very confusing especially with this retrogression. Yes when approaching hospitals mention about petition and your international background.
Here's keeping fingers crossed that things start moving