BennyBear

Hi all.....I am aware that this question has been asked before but I am going crazy here and need some advice. Please! I had two interviews last week (Wed & Thurs) and haven't heard from either of them yet. One of them said 'I really like what I ...

Hello everyone Please can anyone help me. I am aware of all of the visa and retrogression issues that have been going on for several years now. However I am finding it very hard to accept that there are NO hospitals out there willing to employ overse...

Hi all... Could anyone give me an idea how much is generally taken from an RNs salary per month in Texas? I know TX has no state tax. My annual salary will be $65,000 per annum. I am finding it pretty hard to do any planning for my budget when I do s...

Hey Esme12 totally agree. Ridiculous responses but inflammatory topic I suppose. I hate arguments about immigration! I wonder if ppl realise how hard it is to become a citizen of a country which is not your birth country! Here in the UK, foreigners a...

Please take care everyone when posting! Love2readRN I totally empathise with your plight but you've gotta expect some anger when you post things like that about being the only nurse in the world affected by the shutdown, come on. Listen I am in the s...

I know you've already made your mind up but I just read your post and wanted to throw my 2 cents in. I generally find that those who discourage you from working in the OR are the ones who have the least, or no experience at all, of the actual OR. Sta...

Thanks. I'm a non-USA nurse so I am not familiar with the terminology. What does 'with-holding' mean. What am I holding back lol. It's a tad frustrating as it is difficult to communicate to others something we are extremely familiar with, so I am hav...

Hello everyone. I am a British RN (BSN, CNOR) who is in the process of trying my hardest to find a hospital in Texas willing to sponsor me for a H1b visa. I have one 'maybe' which is giving me some hope. However it is frustrating how difficult it is ...

Gingers' Mom, for some reason I didn't see your last response to this thread ^ until today, thank you it's very helpful. My husband has had an American Express credit card here in the UK for a couple of years, he is quite convinced that this will cou...

Well I have a 3-4 week wait to ensure my visa has been approved (I'm a non-USA nurse) but the recruiter sees no reason why it would be rejected as I meet all the criteria. So as soon as the visa is cleared I can hnd my notice in my current job and fi...

OMG been offered a job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Woohoo! Happy tears x

Wow....months later? I will have pulled out every hair in my head by then haha. Thanks so much for your advice it really helps. I am going to wait until either tomorrow evening or Friday morning and call them both if I still haven't heard anything. T...

Thanks. It is TOTALLY excruciating. I still haven't heard anything I will call em on Friday if there's still no word. Good luck with your job.x

No I just used the normal service the quick service costs double the $$. It took a couple of months, they already had the documentation they required from the CES report. They mostly used the same information

You seem a bit vague, where overseas precisely? Is it definitely the USA you are aiming for? Because if you just generally want to go ''overseas' you would be well advised to go to Australia/NZ instead the process is much simpler and visas are easier...

Thanks.....I got an email on Friday from one hospital saying they are still interested in me and are 'looking into things' with a view to making an offer. Talk about suspense!!! At least they're still interested though so I'm keeping everything cross...

I don't meet the criteria for a EB2/3 as I only have 4 years expereince not 5. So I am going through the H1b route. As I said in my original post I already have my CES repoort and VisaScreen certificate from CGFNS. But thanks for your reply anyway x

Hello everyone I have an interview scheduled for a cardiac cath lab and was wondering if anyone could give me some advice or tips please. I am an experienced OR nurse (scrub, circulating and PACU too) and want to branch out and learn new skills. Clea...

I believe you have a strong advantage being a nurse midwife. I don't know how far your UK credentials will carry you or whether or not they will require you to obtain some sort of American nurse-midwife certification too. Although- you must have a CE...

Hi everyone, I am a British RN who has been working towards my dream of living in Texas for many years now. I now finally meet the criteria for a H1b visa (passing NCLEX, TX RN license issued, getting Visa Screen certificate, taking & passing the...

Hello all.... Please can anyone out there tell me how long it takes to process a H1b visa for employment in a hospital which is affilliated with a university and exempt from the cap and annual cut off points. I have an interview lined up (woo hoo!) a...

Thanks guys. I did have a look on the UCIS website and it says 3 months but there is an express service so who knows. I realise that mostly NPs get approved but if the RN position you are applying for requires a BSN, and a lot of critical care positi...

Thanks Silver Dragon & thank you Gem for continuing to respond to my questions. Where did you hear that only advanced/educator nurses get h1bs? I have made it quite clear to the potential employer that I would require sponsorship for a H1b and I ...

Thanks so much Alana211. From what I can understand the reason the on call situation is so extreme is because although the cath lab have quite a few STEMIs they don't get enough of them to warrant staffing the lab 24 hours a day 7 days per week. Unli...

Thank you for your advice. To be honest what you are describing does not sound too dissimilar to regular OR duties, I frequently scrub for long procedures (6-8 hours) wearing lead aprons etc so I don;t think I will struggle with that. I guess it's ju...