orange501

Hi Suzanne, Thanks for the post and the info. I have read several of your threads on topics such as this and have found them very helpful. From what I have looked up, I understand that I wouldn't even need an H1-B since they don't work for nurses anyway. I also understand that the TN is relatively straightforward. So I could really have two options- one is to use the OPT part of the F-1 for a year and then move on to my TN or just go directly to the TN after graduating and becoming licensed. I still have the following questions: - Do you think that hospitals, particularly in big cities such as New York, Chicago and San Francisco, are more reluctant to hire Canadians from U.S. schools even though the TN is so straightforward? Are most hospitals and employers familiar enough with it that they have no reluctance in hiring TN nurses? I'm sure this is a difficult question to answer but if you or anybody else has any advice or experience, it would be great. -Can I be licensed as an RN immediately upon completing my BSN and then the NCLEX? I'm asking since it appears that I would need to get my license before even being eligible for the TN. Will there be any experience requirement to get the license? If this was the case, then I'd have to use my OPT period before going for the TN.

I am a Canadian citizen currently contemplating going to nursing school in the U.S. for my BSN. If there are any Canadians that are/have done their school in the U.S., your advice about the following would be greatly appreciated: 1) As an international student, it seems like I'd go under the F-1 visa. Once I graduate and would like to begin working, I could use the F-1 OPT visa for one year or just go directly to the TN visa. If I chose to use the OPT first, I could then just use the TN visa after the one year period is expired. Is this correct? 2) Are employers/hospitals hesitant to hire Canadians straight out of US nursing schools since they're usually under a temporary visa such as the OPT or TN? I'm currently planning on working in NYC or Chicago. Or are employers fairly willing to hire Canadians like this? 3) If I return to Canada, is working in Canada a nurse after being licensed in the U.S. fairly simple since I'm a Canadian citizen? Any other tips you have about licensing, the NCLEX, job stuff, etc. would also be awesome!

I am a Canadian citizen currently contemplating going to nursing school in the U.S. for my BSN. If there are any Canadians that are/have done their school in the U.S., your advice about the following would be greatly appreciated: 1) As an international student, it seems like I'd go under the F-1 visa. Once I graduate and would like to begin working, I could use the F-1 OPT visa for one year or just go directly to the TN visa. If I chose to use the OPT first, I could then just use the TN visa after the one year period is expired. Is this correct? 2) Are employers/hospitals hesitant to hire Canadians straight out of US nursing schools since they're usually under a temporary visa such as the OPT or TN? I'm currently planning on working in NYC or Chicago. Or are employers fairly willing to hire Canadians like this? 3) If I return to Canada, is working in Canada a nurse after being licensed in the U.S. fairly simple since I'm a Canadian citizen? Any other tips you have about licensing, the NCLEX, job stuff, etc. would also be awesome!