jeff214

Hi. I opted for EB3 visa (green card) for 2 reasons: 1 is I found it hard to look for employers to sponsor me, I have more than 10 yrs of experience and have applied in some hospitals in NY but no one responded, I guess they are looking for green card holders or opting to hire nurses through agencies. The other reason is that I don't wanna be tied up to a sponsoring hospital. E3 visa only last 2 years and you have to reapply again every time, compared to the freedom when you have a green card, u can work anywhere once your contract ends which is 2 yrs for me. But that's only based on my experience, u might have a better luck looking for employers to sponsor E3. Best of luck on your NCLEX.

(via agency) Interviewed and got hired for a hospital in Tennessee in May 2021 Form I-140 submitted in June 2021 Visascreen received November 2021 Civil documents submitted in December 2021 My docs are now waiting to be reviewed by NVC and once docs are qualified then I will wait to be scheduled for Embassy Interview and hopefully they approved my green card after the interview. So I think this will probably take another 6 months before I can fly to US.

Yeah I tried that agency and I would not recommend them. The guy I talked to was just bragging about their agency for the whole 30 mins. Like seriously, he just asked me one question and the rest was him talking about how good their agency is, so I have to stop him and told him I am not interested. Good for your friend though but no thanks.

Hello everyone. I have my US license already (yay) and got a job in Tennessee, however I would really like to work in New York instead but it's really hard to get jobs in major cities there if you apply with agencies (they offer Green cards) because agencies usually have job offers in rural areas. So now I'm thinking of applying directly to hospitals in cities that I like but it has to be E3 (work visa) and not green card. Has anyone have the same problem with me? please enlighten me.

Sorry I think we got confused with E3 and EB3 visa

Thank you. I was thinking which way to go and you made me decide now to go with E3. did your transition from Aus to US went smoothly or did you encounter any hurdles? also, how long did it take you to obtain your green card after moving to the States?

that's what I thought. agencies can put you anywhere and have to work there for 2 years contract. thank you for your response. I will try to contact them. Thank you so much

Hello everyone. I just recently passed my NCLEX and finally got my NY RN license. Im just wondering which step should I take next in moving to USA, whether to apply for E3 visa (which requires me to obtain an employer first) or apply in one of the agencies like Avant? Has anyone had the same dilemma with me? what would you suggest and how long they normally take to process either options? thank you