Ironclad replied to MerdalRN's topic in Massachusetts
I have an advise to all new grads who can't find a job in MA. Don't waste your time! Go somewhere else! A lot of hospitals in other states offer relocation assistance. Go to new places, meet new people! But please, please, please, don't waste your t...
Ironclad replied to oct41974's topic in International
Don't go to Michigan. Very soon, only CG holders and US citizens will be eligible for driver's license in that state http://blogs.ilw.com/gregsiskind/2008/01/michigan-commit.html all other will have to walk or to ride a bicycle.
Ironclad replied to kjbsn2008's topic in Massachusetts
I don't think it's realistic to get hired fast in your situation. I would suggest to take your board in FL and to get at least one year of experience there. Please, spend some time reading this forum. You will see that for some new grads in Mass it ...
Yes, it was posted in 2006 and nothing has changed since then! There is no information on the Web about mysterious Memo, that nobody, but moderators of this website aware of. You could not provide a link or the text of the Memo you are taking about s...
The 10 day job posting notice has nothing to do with the individual applicant. A hospital has to place it on the board for the position, not for the individual. At some hospitals such notice is posted all year round. I saw another memo which stated ...
I agree that they should require visascreen at the time I140/I-485 is filed. But so far it's OK to submit I-485 without it. The Immigration will issue the RFE later. Were did you get the information that it's required at the time of initial filing?
Ironclad replied to nurseMargo's topic in International
As Suzanne has explained to you already, there no visas for nurses available at this time. Regardless of were you came from. It may or may not change in 2008. So far your only option is to apply for OPT for one year. Then you need to go back to schoo...
http://www.cgfns.org/sections/about/news/news/2006/08-11-06_vs.shtml Nothing changed since then, as far as I know. I could not find any information on the Web that it was changed either.
Actually, as far as I know, one can apply for adjustment of status without VisaScreen Certificate, but the Immigration will issue an RFE and will not approve the petition without it. Many July/August 2007 filers applied for AOS without Visascreen in ...
Ironclad replied to RNKay31's topic in International
The DS published the statistics about EB visas used in FY 2006. The Philippines alone used 20,289 "Schedule A" visas in FY 2006. That's more then 40% of the quota used by the single country! http://travel.state.gov/pdf/FY06AnnualReportTableVPart1-3...
Ironclad replied to Palm517's topic in International
No second OPT will be granted by USCIS, that's for sure. You have only 60 days after graduation to either leave the country or continue attending the school.
Ironclad replied to !80s Love Child!'s topic in International
New grads in many parts of the country have difficulty finding a first job, especially in big cities, California is not an exception. There is a shortage in those (mostly rural) areas where working conditions are bad and nurses are underpaid. Foreign...
That's because in place like Manhattan it costs up to $1,000/month to rent a parking spot. NYC is so crowded and expensive... And you can not compare NY climate to CA climate either... I've heard that at some NY hospitals ratios are 1:7, 1:8. Is that...
Ironclad replied to Jelena88's topic in International
I don't think you understood what Suzanne said. In may make much longer then several years to immigrate to the US as a nurse. The situation may change in the future, of course. But at this time waiting time is about 5 years.
Happy for you. Other posters on this forum are not so optimistic. I made my point. You think 1:8 for 20 bucks/hr is cool? Great. What else is good about working in Texas?
Some people wrote about working conditions and the pay rate in TX, I wrote about working conditions and pay rate in California. In this respect TX seems to be significantly worse then California. In fact I have TX RN license, and I wish working condi...
Like you said, TX is big. If you have 1:6 ratio in your hospital it does not mean it works that way everywhere in Texas. But even if you have 1:6, that's 20 percent more work compare to other hospitals with 1:5 ratios. If you read other threads on th...
Ironclad replied to 3651bht's topic in General World
As I understand the pay rate also depends on the country of citizenship. Nurses with US/Canadian/UK citizenship get paid much better then their colleagues from developing countries. So my question is what is the pay rate for nurses from developing ...
Ironclad replied to greygooseuria's topic in Massachusetts
I have lived in Boston for five years. It's a nice city, but very, very, very expensive. Very difficult to find a decent apartment too. In 2005 I paid $1,250/month for my one bedroom (parking was $125/month extra). If you consider how much NY, NJ, C...
Ironclad replied to kingedward's topic in Maryland
As I understand, you will work there under H-1C visa. I visited that hospital last year. The hospital is located in the central part of the Baltimore. The area immediately to the hospital is not too bad. Although if you more a little bit further it's...