Any Filipino Nurse here that is currently working in Calif?? Work on tourist visa?

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I need your help. I am about to go to the US to take my Vermont NCLEX. If I pass that exam, i am planning to apply for endorsement in California and one I know that one of their requirements is the SSN. Can I apply for a SSN even if I only have a tourist visa? If yes, how am I going to do this? My next question is, is any hopital in California that accepts an applicant even if his status is just tourist? If yes, how am i going to do this? Pls clarify my 2 concerns. thank you so much..

Since she overstayed, I think there is a 3 or 10 year banned for her, but it is better than having to live undocumented in the US.

If she actually leaves before she is found, then she can be petitioned from home and return once she does things properly. But if she is picked up by ICE, then she cannot return......and especially that she is working in an RN capacity in the US without a license in the US, that is also a jail term for RN impersonation and never being able to work in the US for the rest of her life as an RN.

This is extremely serious.

ICE is Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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we have this us migrantship show in the philippines (abs-cbn) and they have talked about the staying beyond the the date written on I-94. they clearly states that when you over stayed even for just 1 day, you are already considered illegal alien and will be banned of entering any part of USA for a max of 10 years.

pls look at the tourist visa you have. there is a note there saying "NO RECOURSE TO PUBLIC FUNDS" tourist visa holders are not allowed to work! there is a way tho to become a legal alien and might have a chance of acquiring a temporary working visa. apply for adjustment of status from being a tourist visa holder to permanent resident. they will issue a visa when available. you will need an attorney to follow up the case for you and will help you and come with you on your interview. the process usually takes from 2-4 months based on the people whom i know who did it. it is better to apply for an adjustment the moment the 6 months period starts otherwise you will need to leave the country when ur visa ends or else.

note to everyone wanting to stay in USA, pls come here with good intentions. do not intend to do TNT (tago-ng-tago). pls come here and stay here in legal way. think about those people who applied and waited and followed all the necessary procedures just to become part of US. it will become unfair for them if you try to bypass what they have been into. think about what life you will have if you try to break the law. it isnt the money that is important in this life altho it is essential. it is your worth and your values and our virtues. bring pride to our fellow citizens and not shame.

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The bigger issue is that there are Adjustments of Status being done for RNs right now as there are no visas available. And the nurse needs to be in the US for three months before a petition could even be submitted in normal times. And if the visa is overstayed, there is not one thing that can be done. Always much better to leave on their own, then by being escorted out by US immigration and going thru Immigration Detention, which is essentially a jail.

There are no shortcuts to working legally in the US. and when you get picked up and state that you did not know, first statement from the arresting officer would be that it is your responsibility to know.

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i agree ms Suzanne the law clearly states "IGNORANCE OF THE LAW EXCUSES NO ONE" everybody is accountable for their own actions. whether you know it or not.

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I think that enough has been said on this topic.............and others will just incriminate themselves. Remember that the internet is not as anonymous as most think.

Thread closed for everyone's safety.

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