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Hi my name is Francis,im New York License Nurse,BSN.Im here with my F1 visa (foreign student)Im from the Philippines.I just passed my NCLEX last April 2014.For the past weeks im busy looking for possible employment but im having hard times since i enrolled with an English course to which CPT or OPT is not part of the curriculum.For short i have no chances of getting a work permit or SS.Anybody can help me of employer that hires foreign nurses to which extent they provide sponsorships.Thank you and hope to hear from anybody that can offer help.God bless!!

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

Even if you find a employer willing to sponsor you for a GC you are affected by retrogression and will have to wait the several years for a immigrant visa.

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It's bad being a F1 student but it's worse not having a SSN. One way to get a SSN is to enroll into a college (e.g. community college) and after being enrolled for one academic year (2 semester = 9 months) you can apply for on-campus work. You need a SSN for any type of work, even on-campus F1-student work and that is your opportunity to apply for and get a SSN.

Good Luck

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Thanks silver & aabc..

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Specializes in CTICU.
It's bad being a F1 student but it's worse not having a SSN. One way to get a SSN is to enroll into a college (e.g. community college) and after being enrolled for one academic year (2 semester = 9 months) you can apply for on-campus work. You need a SSN for any type of work, even on-campus F1-student work and that is your opportunity to apply for and get a SSN.

Good Luck

Please be clear that having a SSN which is valid for work only with DHS authorization will not help the OP get a job in nursing or any other field after graduation. It is tied to the F1 status and when you stop being a student, you are no longer eligible to work at all, and must leave the US. Nobody here will be able to tell you an employer who will sponsor you for work - as mentioned, there are no greencard visas immediately available, and as a new grad you will not qualify for a work visa. You will likely need to leave when your course ends.

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