congressional leaders have begun to discuss legislation that would sharply increase the number of high-skilled foreign workers who could become permanent u. s. residents in the next few years. while it's sure to be controversial, the measure, if it passes, could mean more than 100,000 additional green cards would become available for skilled workers, perhaps even doubling the 140,000 that are allotted each year. "there are some discussions going on informally," says representative zoe lofgren (d-calif.), who chairs the house subcommittee on immigration.
What if our visa application is already currently being processed, will they deny the visa beacuse we don't have much hospital experience?
I really think they should set aside a separate category for Visas to RN's and RPT's. I understand, US hospitals don't require actual hospital experiences anyway. From what I heard, all foreign nurses are considered fresh grads when they step on US.
Only applicants from other professions (engineers, CPA's,etc.)should have more work experience, not nurses. Doesn't really count anyway.
Just my 2 cents.
Not sure why you believe that workers from other fields should be required to have experience but nurses should not? Nursing in the US is quite different from your country. You will be required to do an assessment on your patients every shift, similar to what the physicians do in your country. We also have alot more equipment that you need to know how to use.
To look at it from the other side of the coin: If you were the employer, would you wish to hire someone with years of experience or a new grad that has none? The one with years of experience is normally always going to win out. Only if the employer is trying to save money will they go with the one without experience, as they usually pay more for the experience to the nurse per year of experience.
If someone is doing my taxes, they need to know what they are doing; if they are working in engineering, they need to know what they are doing. Why should it be different for nurses to get the same coveted green card?
suzanne4, RN
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Not sure why you believe that workers from other fields should be required to have experience but nurses should not? Nursing in the US is quite different from your country. You will be required to do an assessment on your patients every shift, similar to what the physicians do in your country. We also have alot more equipment that you need to know how to use.
To look at it from the other side of the coin: If you were the employer, would you wish to hire someone with years of experience or a new grad that has none? The one with years of experience is normally always going to win out. Only if the employer is trying to save money will they go with the one without experience, as they usually pay more for the experience to the nurse per year of experience.
If someone is doing my taxes, they need to know what they are doing; if they are working in engineering, they need to know what they are doing. Why should it be different for nurses to get the same coveted green card?