lizilia21

I am a Canadian RN looking to move to the US, specifically Oregon. I have been looking for jobs for months now (the Oregon market is saturated at the moment, so that does not help either) and I've come across this issue several times and I hope someone can help me. Most online applications have a question related to eligibility to work in the US. I will be applying for a TN visa as my work authorization, which you cannot get without a specific job offer. These online applications have different ways of wording the question related to eligibility and sometimes I am not sure how to answer. I had one specific application yesterday that worded it as "Are you authorized to work in the US?" Obviously the way this is worded makes me believe I have to answer "no" as I do not have a visa. After answering the question, the application immediately cut off and would not let me continue. I feel like most online applications will not even consider the applicant if they answer "no" to the eligibility question. I mostly am wondering if there is any way around this that people know of. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.

I am a Canadian RN looking to move to the US, specifically Oregon. I have been looking for jobs for months now (the Oregon market is saturated at the moment, so that does not help either) and I've come across this issue several times and I hope someone can help me. Most online applications have a question related to eligibility to work in the US. I will be applying for a TN visa as my work authorization, which you cannot get without a specific job offer. These online applications have different ways of wording the question related to eligibility and sometimes I am not sure how to answer. I had one specific application yesterday that worded it as "Are you authorized to work in the US?" Obviously the way this is worded makes me believe I have to answer "no" as I do not have a visa. After answering the question, the application immediately cut off and would not let me continue. I feel like most online applications will not even consider the applicant if they answer "no" to the eligibility question. I mostly am wondering if there is any way around this that people know of. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.

I am new to travel nursing, hoping to start in the new year. My fiance has had contracts in both oregon and california over the past 1 1/2 years and I have decided it is time to go with him when he starts his new contract in Portland in the new year. I am a Canadian RN and have also obtained a license to practice in Oregon (which took me over 8 months, hence doing it myself as opposed to waiting until I had contacted agencies). I am a med-surg float nurse in teaching hospitals in Ontario Canada. I was wondering which travel nursing companies are known to deal with Canadian RNs. I have read forum posts on here where the agency may not help with visa, etc, which it not a huge deal as I have been through helping others put together their TN visa applications so I am familiar with the requirements. Despite this, I would still hope to deal with an agency that has experience with Canadian RNs. I know CrossCountry and AM (and NursesRx, and O'Grady Payton, as well) have a section on their websites for Canadian RNs. I have read more negative comments related to the so-called "evil empire" than positive comments, but they seem to be one of the companies that have a section on their website for Canadian RNs. Any guidance or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.