TN visa for Registered nurses

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hello,

I just have a question for applying a TN visa, do we need to be a licensed nurse here in CAnada before we could apply for a TN visa? or it's not a requirement?

I was just a bit surprised because my consultant never mentioned it to me that maybe I will be questioned by the border because i just got my citizenship. she knows about it too.. and I never read in my research, uscis, cbp website that you need to be a canadian citizen for a certain time. i was just concern of my safety practice that I need to get a TN visa right away for me to be back in my nursing profession. This is my passion to be a nurse especially RN.

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If people gain Canadian citizenship for the sole purpose of spring boarding into the US are they considered citizens of convenience?

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It's not what you think dishes.. My parents and brothers are residing here in Canada for 10 years already. I just want my license to be activated in US and come back here in Canada, I just came here 4 years ago, and CNO are changing their policies to internationally graduate nurses. I have to spend $30,000 for me to go back to school for university and spend another 4 years in order for me to get an RN license here. You can't blame me for that. I have strong ties here, all my loved ones are here in Canada. It's just I want to fulfill my dreams to be an RN either here in Canada or U.S. And I am proud to be a Canadian. Better healthcare here and other good benefits from government.

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Have you had your education assessed by NNAS?

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I understand how working as a RN helps meet the proof of recent practice requirement, but if your education was/is deemed not comparable to a Canadian BScN you may still need to return to school.

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I had been evaluated from CNO but not the NNAS, NNAS was just started last year. I took the OSCE and unfortunately I had three competencies.. So I have to go back to school. Most of the programs here are 2 years bridging college and another 2 years to university. Only York University has the shortest program which is 18 months but only 50 students per year accepted out of 500 applicants. But Thank you dishes for sharing your infos. Let's just hope for the best for all of us.

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Specializes in Acute Care, Rehab, Palliative.

I agree with dishes. If you didn't meet the criteria here you may not meet it there either. Even if you do get a US license that still won't mean you qualify up here. You cannot just "activate " a US license and then come back here.

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Do you plan to work in the US until you are (hopefully) accepted into York's IEN program?

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Yes work there first and save some money for York's application.. Hopefully I could get in..

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Immigration into USA is full of legal loopholes....

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