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If im born from Malaysia, and about the Visa Bulletin, give me an example of how the VB and the being "current" works?

Dear Suzanne, I heard you said that NP's are under EB-2. My situation is that I am a BSN senior year nursing student in a US University GOING ONTO MSN Family Nurse Practitioner program in the fall 2009. After I graduate and apply for an NP job in a rural setting, will I be able to qualify under the EB-2? What is the different of waiting time/duration between the EB-2s and EB-3s? Is it faster or the same?

Can one apply both TWP and PNP at the same time once I get approval from CNO to write CRNE and have a job offer at hand?

I know that in order for me to write CRNE I will need to pass NCLEX and show proof I am locally registered/certified as a nurse. But I have some questions that bother me about CNO's evaluation. Does anybody know how CNO's evaluation will be like!? I know that the degree and learning credentials from what country doesn't matter but I think its important and graduating from the US in a really good school with good grades would give me a positive opportunity to get approval from CNO. I am not sure about this. All I know is CNO has a high level of expectations for the credentials but I just want to have some reassurance that they will approve my credentials? I also heard that after temporary work permit, one can apply for PNP. I am not sure how that works? Thanks moderators and nurses for the answers so far!

Are you saying that is not possible for me to work in Canada under a temporary work permit? If the hospitals don't hire new grads, then how new grads will get jobs? The problem I see with nursing is that I know they're always in shortage but the problem is the fact that they always give priority to the experienced, not the novices. I know that I will pass my NCLEXand maybe settle down in the US for 1 year OPT, is the one year ever going to help me in employment decisions by the hospitals in Toronto?

Dear Suzanne, thanks for the follow up, so you mean that I should actually find a job here in the US first for OPT while I wait for the registration for CRNE. Let say I have passed my NCLEX in July of 2008 AND secured an OPT job at a hospital for one year. Would it allow time for me to wait for the approval for CRNE? And another thing, only after I get an approval to write for CRNE will hospitals in Canada employ me right? And if they employ me they would help me obtain the temporary work permit...if thats the case then I think its reasonable. But please feel free to let me know what are the other obstacles or problems I might encounter>? Is this plan workable and possible or is it too hard to work in Canada? Thnaks

\CNO 's website about Permanent resident proof? http://www.cno.org/international_en/reqs/req6_citizen/index.htm I was looking through CNO's website and their requirements to sit for the CRNE and obtain Registration to become RN and I got confused when they say they need proof of PR status. Does that mean in Ontario, you have to be a Canadian PR to work as an RN in the healthcare facility? just a thought.

thanks silverdragon, that was really helpful indeed...I think its gonna be a long journey ahead for me. I've read through so much threads and im really inspired by people who just went through so much paper work, time, effort and patience just to be where they are...all this just to make life better for oneself and their loved ones. about the temporary work visa...I wasn't aiming for temporarily working there as a nurse. I want to migrate there. I was looking at a bunch of threads as to whether one can apply to Canada as PR through skilled work visa, and I'm not sure right now. In the US, I know that the hospital/employer sponsors the employee to become PR. Does this apply to hospitals/employers in Canada as well? Do they have the ability to sponsor me as a PR? How many years are we looking at to obtain PR status in Canada?

Hi there moderators and nurses! Its my break week (thanks to Yom Kippur) and I don't go on Allnurses that often but desperate times calls for desperate measures. I am not really sure that this would be a great place for my thread but since Canada really is international and so am I. I'm a Malaysian citizen, studying in the US in a 4 year bachelor degree program and will be taking my NCLEX licensure very soon in the beginning of 2009. I'm at my senior year at Binghamton University and I am very excited about working as a registered nurse. I have always wanted to stay in the US and work but the current retrogression is not working out for me. So I decided to head to Canada. This is the problem. I do not know where to start. I know most of my questions have been answered a MILLION times but it will be easier to get a quick, simple, straightforward reply from the experts, instead of browsing through a pile of threads for hours, time which I should put to good use instead of countless hours searching for unsure answers. I have gone through a lot of threads relating to Canada immigration policies and nursing related matters but I cant seem to find some of the answers I wanted. Another reason why I want to have this thread is because I want to summarize all my questions and compile all my questions into one thread so that I don't go crazy linking and bookmarking which thread to look for for a particular question. I apologize that this drive you moderators crazy but I rather spend time working on this thread rather than going thru threads that Im not even sure would answer my specific questions. I'm sorry for that. I am sure that people in my same situation would benefit from the questions I have. Back to my questions, so I decide to move to Canada and immigrate there permanently. Lets say I graduated, and I am planning to take the NCLEX, I want to work in British Columbia or Ontario. I have not found an employer yet. I am not sure where I can find employers in Canada at the moment who would employ a US graduate - non citizen. Where can I find hospitals or employment agencies that would help me in my job hunt? 1. If I took the NCLEX, will I need to take CRNE just to prove my nursing skills and practice again? Is there such thing as a equivalent, and not have to take the CRNE? What about TOEFL, will I need to take it again even though I graduated from the United States? 2. In order to immigrate, do you need work experience as a nurse or other work in order to qualify? Does anybody know whether hospital employs fresh grad students out of nursing school? All i see in the thread I'd read are people who have long term experiences but nobody I found that are fresh grads from college. So there are questions don't apply to me Im afraid. 3. What is the first step I should take in my current situation am in now? Should I find an employer from CANADA first, or should I take the CRNE first? What is the order of these priorities....(a)find empl0yer (b)take CRNE © getting permanent residency 4. Do you need to be a Permanent Resident to be able to work as an RN in Canada? What are the requirements and what kind of paperwork does it entail? 5. Do you think I should get employed through a nursing recruitment agency? Whats the pros and cons? Are there any you could recommend? I will think of more questions to ask but for now, this might be just it. I know you will be tealling me that these have been answered a lot of times but if you would to be a great help, you would post links to the threads that would answer my specific questions, and that I would owe you in much gratitude! Muchas gracias:bow:

Allnurses *Suzanne, Silverdragon,etc* I know this question had been asked for several times about working in Canada. Here's what I am going through right now: 1. I am an international student from Malaysia on an F1 visa 2. I am going to be a new graduate nurse next year (graduating in January), however I completing the BSN-RN degree at a US university 3. I wish to work in the US but retrogression is taking places, I am looking forward to gain experiences somewhere else and Canada would be my first choice, I am also considering the UK but I heard NHS is not hiring foreign nurses for the past few years, is this still true and ongoing? 4. I am going to take my NCLEX here in the US. Since I am not going to be working in the US, do you recommend me taking the NCLEX? 5. I also need the assistance with the following issues: 1. I am new to the Canadian forum, can somebody find me the thread that talks about "Foreign new graduates nurses interested in working in Canada" and "how does the immigration rules and policies work in Canada? 2. Anyone can suggest any international or candaian recruitment agency that helps foreign nurses to apply for Canadian immigration issues and work placement? I am sorry if I repeated the questions in the forum. I guess I do this so that I could save time and have a brief and precise answer asap. Thanks a million!

Silverdragon or suzanne, I know that if I would to stay to be able to work as a nurse I would need a hospital to sponsor me and petition the I-140. But since the retrogression is already going on and god knows when it will end, when do you think I will get my fair chance of getting the green card to be able to work with a hospital. If I get an employer right now to sponsor me and submit in the petition, when can I expect to get to work here with the employer? Do you think 2 years of wait sounds like a long wait or would it be more than that compared to the retrogression? Mrmacchesso....

suzanne, since there is absolutely NO way to stay here to work in the US after POT expires, I think im considering other options like working in Canada but still i cant help to look at the possibilities/chances that the retrogression will be over by May of 2009 (the time I graduate from my BSN program). Do you happen to know the statistics of how many foreign nurses are in the waiting line for the green cards and how long would it take for this to become current and clear? Even with the new nursing bill introducing 20.000 cards IF the bill is passed next year or so, would this even help with the retrogression? http://www.shusterman.com/

phularmu, you should NOT get your hopes high as I asked even the smallest suburban hospitals in NYstate doesnt even employ foreign nurses anymore due to retrogression. unless a Masters dgree would help you raise it from EB-3 to EB-2, other than that, sorry you will just have to go somewhere else for a job as a nurse

Silverdragon, Many thanks to your prompt replies. I have some Q's! How is H1Cs different form H1B's? Do you think its a good idea to be issues a H1C rather than filing for a I140? Why do hospitals do not choose to file H1-B's and goes with green card instead? And where are these hospitlas u said that currently files this H1C?

Suzanne, Thanks for your replies, I think Im getting to know about the situation a little bit better. Do you know the patterns and how/why the government would move forward priority dates for certain countries. I'm also not really clear about PDs. Correct me if I'm wrong but when some people say like PD: March 2006 For EB-3, what does that mean? Does it mean that nurse who got their employers to file the I-140 beFORE March 2006, they will get a chance to be issued the green card, does this qualify for other immigrants like family petitions as well? In your own opinion, what do you think that the government should do to counter this retrgression problem? Will this increase the shortage of nurses in the US? What can be done when the new office take place? How much supply are we looking at that exceeds the demand? And will this become even worse when the government doesnt do anything about it? I libke this discussion board, Have a nice day people!