nursetobe668

nursetobe668 specializes in med&surg.

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1. What should I do after receiving Visascreen certificate and a RN job offer letter?

   nursetobe668 replied to nursetobe668's topic in New York

   Thanks! I've already got my TN visa two days ago at the border. However, I find to go to the border every year just to renew the TN visa is kinda trouble some, especially when you work full time and not coming back to Canada on a regular basis. Plus,...

2. What should I do after receiving Visascreen certificate and a RN job offer letter?

   nursetobe668 posted a topic in New York

   Hi there, I am a Canadian citizen, just received my Visa screen certificate and a RN job offer letter. What should I do next before I can work in NY, US? Is the Visa screen certificate equivalent to a work authorization? Where do I get the non-immig...

3. when to take my first job as a nurse

   nursetobe668 replied to newlvngrad's topic in New Nurse

   Taking a year off wouldn't look bad in particular. Just hope you make it sound good or positive at your job interview. I don't see any reason that the recruiter(s) will laugh at your face. But you do need to address that you intend to work full time ...

4. No I wouldn't recommend nursing

   nursetobe668 replied to manuelvillanueva's topic in Career Support

   This is a very long thread and I read almost all of the posts. Since I am re-entering the nursing field after 10 years absence, I need to know what other peoples' thoughts about their profession. I do not want to comment on any of the negtive posts c...

5. Help! What kind of Visa is needed for a Canadian RN to work in US?

   nursetobe668 replied to nursetobe668's topic in International

   Thank you all to help me on this issue. I now know what exactly needs to be done and at what time frame. It is a tremendous stress relieve to me. I am very lucky this time since I was educated in the US, passed NCLEX-RN, holding a NYS RN license an...

6. Paid more than perm staff nurses?

   nursetobe668 replied to redshott's topic in Travel

   Hi Shery257! Thanks for your insights on pension plan and 401k. I really learned a lot. I am from Canada and we have different systems here. From reading all you guys posts, I think it will be wise to have both pension plan and 401k, so in case o...

7. Help! What kind of Visa is needed for a Canadian RN to work in US?

   nursetobe668 replied to nursetobe668's topic in International

   Hi Canoehead! You must be confident and looked cool at the border! So, did you have to apply the NAFTA TN visa everytime you got a RN job offer? What was the average lenth of time from your job offer to you actually entering US for the job (includi...

8. Help! What kind of Visa is needed for a Canadian RN to work in US?

   nursetobe668 replied to nursetobe668's topic in International

   Thanks Silverdragon102! So if the visa screen could take a couple of months to get, when should I start to do it, before a job offer or after? How many times do I need a visa screen if I enter multiple times to US for different RN jobs? And how long...

9. Help! What kind of Visa is needed for a Canadian RN to work in US?

   nursetobe668 replied to nursetobe668's topic in International

   Thanks so much fergus51 for your info! I am not clear about the term "visascreen". Is it to screen my current Canadian passport, cause I do not hold any visa now?

10. Paid more than perm staff nurses?

    nursetobe668 replied to redshott's topic in Travel

    But generally, travel nurses don't get any pensions. That's a biggy consider future retirement income. Only company matching 401 plan, sometimes they only match up to 50%. Plus a lot of agencies only pay $25-35/hr as the base. And majority travel nur...

11. Help! What kind of Visa is needed for a Canadian RN to work in US?

    nursetobe668 posted a topic in International

    Hi Everyone! I am a BSN living in Canada and I am a Canadian citizen. Recently I obtained a NYS RN license. I'd like to know what kind of Visa is needed to work full time (not as a travel nurse) in US? How long does it take to apply the Visa? Who n...