Meladee

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1. Permission to Work before Greencard

   Meladee replied to MambutzRN's topic in International

   I 765 or Employment Authorization Documents ( Work Permit) are being approved in 60 days out of the California Service Center. It used to be 90 days. Therefore, a nurse who is present in the US on a non-work visa such as a student, tourist, H-4 ( s...

2. NCLEX-RN: what separates first-time passers from repeat-takers?

   Meladee replied to paz_y_luz's topic in International

   I think your wife is to be congratulated for this accomplishment. I hope that she has a successful career.:)

3. Permission to Work before Greencard

   Meladee replied to MambutzRN's topic in International

   It is true that the adjustment of status is available only to those nurses who are here in US on a non-work visa such as student, tourist, spouse or family member of another visa holder such as L, H-1B or student. The problem with New York or that...

4. NCLEX-RN: what separates first-time passers from repeat-takers?

   Meladee replied to paz_y_luz's topic in International

   CA BRN did a study to explore factors that affect NCLEX pass rates, for all nurses. It used to be on their web site. The factors were English proficeincy, years since nurse had graduated from nursing school, multiple roles such as family and work....

5. US citizen with foreign education?

   Meladee replied to goddess_of_summer's topic in International

   ONce you have graduated from a US nursing program, you are a US graduate, although perhaps a foreign national without work authorization. To obtain work authorization in US, there would be several options. For the employment based immigrant visa, t...

6. Permission to Work before Greencard

   Meladee replied to MambutzRN's topic in International

   When the I-140 is filed concurrently with the Adjustment of Status and EAD ( work authorization) the EAD will be received by the nurse in about 60 days at a maximum 90 days. The green card will indeed take about 2 years, and the I-140 approvals are ...