TN TO GREEN CARD
Hello Fellow RN's & Future RN's
I Just wanted to share my road to becoming a Green Card Holder as a RN Nurse from Canada I've been on this forum for some time now taking every bit of advice from everyone & anyone that has some on the immigration process. So i decied to do a write up on my experience and maybe this could help some people now or in the near future who are trying to get there green card. My journey started in January 2015 I was able to get all the documents required in order for me to apply for a TN (CGFNS Visa Screen, Proof Of Passed NCLEX, BSN Degree, & State License) I got my 1st TN in April of 2015 which was valid until 2018 worked for my hospital for about 1.5 year until I asked about sponsoring for a green card I spoke with my boss who sent me to HR who sent me to Executive of HR department all and all, My boss put in a very good word for me to the Executive of HR, the department told me that unfortunaley the hospital/company usually doesn’t sponosor nurses's that but they were willing to work with me, that being said they were willing to fill out all the necessary documents that was needed to file for my green card just as long as I paid for all the cost which was the documents that needed to be filled out & filed to USCIS (United States Citizenship & Immigration Services) and my own lawyer etc which I was fine with below is my timeline and how long it took me to get my green card.
Good Luck To You ALL!! Prevailing Wage Determination : is part of applying for PERM (RN Nurses Are Schedule A Occupation so its a little bit easier), for those who don’t know what (PWD) is click the link before this needs to be done before anything gets sent to USCIS
https://www.mmhpc.com/2015/06/prevailing-wages-for-the-perm-based-green-card-process/ I-140 Timeline Nov 28 – 2017 | Package sent to USCIS Dec 1 – 2017 | Package received by USCIS Dec 4 – 2017 | Cheque cashed Dec 14 – 2017 | I140 Approved (Premium Processed) ****The reason for the gap between August to November the Hospital Needs to post a job posting on site and needs to be up for a certain amount of days*****
****With the approved I-140 I could have filed the I-485 right away due to my husbands country being CURRENT in the EB3 Category which is CANADA but I had to wait until my husband came to the U.S. from Canada and waited 90 days from his arrival to file the I-485 due to us doing Cross-Chargeability because I wasn't born in Canada & he is, my husband came to the U.S. Jan, 26,2018***** I-485 Timeline
May 7 - 2018 | Package sent to Missouri Service Center (NBC) May 8 - 2018 | Package received by USCIS
May 23 - 2018 | Physical Noticed Mailed May 24 - 2018 | Cheques Cashed May 29 - 2018 | Recieved Physical Notices June 22 - 2018 | FingerPrints Completed Sept 19 - 2018 | AP/EAD Text/Email Approval Sept 21 - 2018 | AP/EAD Physical Cards Mailed Sept 26 - 2018 | AP/EAD Cards Received Oct 19 - 2018 | I-485 Interview Scheduled (Interview Date Nov 27, 2018) Nov 20 - 2019 | I-485 Approved Nov 25 - 2019 | Green Card Received
***Aug 29,2018 Recieved RFE (Request For Evidence) text/email for birth certificate my husband sent in his "short form" birth certificate instead of a "long form"***
***Recieved the actually Notice by mail Sept 2,2018, Re-sent "Long Form Birth Certificate" to USCIS Sept 12, 2018 USCIS recieved it Sept 13, 2018***
I Just wanted to share my road to becoming a Green Card Holder as a RN Nurse from Canada I've been on this forum for some time now taking every bit of advice from everyone & anyone that has some on the immigration process. So i decied to do a write up on my experience and maybe this could help some people now or in the near future who are trying to get there green card. My journey started in January 2015 I was able to get all the documents required in order for me to apply for a TN (CGFNS Visa Screen, Proof Of Passed NCLEX, BSN Degree, & State License) I got my 1st TN in April of 2015 which was valid until 2018 worked for my hospital for about 1.5 year until I asked about sponsoring for a green card I spoke with my boss who sent me to HR who sent me to Executive of HR department all and all, My boss put in a very good word for me to the Executive of HR, the department told me that unfortunaley the hospital/company usually doesn’t sponosor nurses's that but they were willing to work with me, that being said they were willing to fill out all the necessary documents that was needed to file for my green card just as long as I paid for all the cost which was the documents that needed to be filled out & filed to USCIS (United States Citizenship & Immigration Services) and my own lawyer etc which I was fine with below is my timeline and how long it took me to get my green card.
Good Luck To You ALL!! Prevailing Wage Determination : is part of applying for PERM (RN Nurses Are Schedule A Occupation so its a little bit easier), for those who don’t know what (PWD) is click the link before this needs to be done before anything gets sent to USCIS
https://www.mmhpc.com/2015/06/prevailing-wages-for-the-perm-based-green-card-process/ I-140 Timeline Nov 28 – 2017 | Package sent to USCIS Dec 1 – 2017 | Package received by USCIS Dec 4 – 2017 | Cheque cashed Dec 14 – 2017 | I140 Approved (Premium Processed) ****The reason for the gap between August to November the Hospital Needs to post a job posting on site and needs to be up for a certain amount of days*****
****With the approved I-140 I could have filed the I-485 right away due to my husbands country being CURRENT in the EB3 Category which is CANADA but I had to wait until my husband came to the U.S. from Canada and waited 90 days from his arrival to file the I-485 due to us doing Cross-Chargeability because I wasn't born in Canada & he is, my husband came to the U.S. Jan, 26,2018***** I-485 Timeline
May 7 - 2018 | Package sent to Missouri Service Center (NBC) May 8 - 2018 | Package received by USCIS
May 23 - 2018 | Physical Noticed Mailed May 24 - 2018 | Cheques Cashed May 29 - 2018 | Recieved Physical Notices June 22 - 2018 | FingerPrints Completed Sept 19 - 2018 | AP/EAD Text/Email Approval Sept 21 - 2018 | AP/EAD Physical Cards Mailed Sept 26 - 2018 | AP/EAD Cards Received Oct 19 - 2018 | I-485 Interview Scheduled (Interview Date Nov 27, 2018) Nov 20 - 2019 | I-485 Approved Nov 25 - 2019 | Green Card Received
***Aug 29,2018 Recieved RFE (Request For Evidence) text/email for birth certificate my husband sent in his "short form" birth certificate instead of a "long form"***
***Recieved the actually Notice by mail Sept 2,2018, Re-sent "Long Form Birth Certificate" to USCIS Sept 12, 2018 USCIS recieved it Sept 13, 2018***
