UK citizen wants to studying nursing in the states

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HI

I'm from London and for years I have wanted to go to college in the states to train to be a nurse. I tried finding other ways of getting over there over the years but they have fallen through before and life here sort of took over.

I've recently been laid off from my job in London and am struggling to decide what to do. I'm 28 and not getting any younger and I've decided that I really do want to be a nurse and I really want to live in the states so ideally I would like to study nursing in the states rather than here (to move over later). It would be better to study there and then get a job there than study here and try to get a visa later to move over there.

I have family and friends in Texas and visit there every year so ideally I would like to study and live in Texas but I'd be happy enough to go anywhere in the states.

I can't afford to pay tuition having lost my job but I am hard working and would be willing to work hard in the states to pay my tuition.

I've no idea how it all works over there though and what I would need to do. Are there any scholarships available for international students? Or some kind of payment program where you work for the college to pay the fees off that way or do you have to have the money to pay upfront?

I really really want this so any advice anyone has would be much appreciated.

I am extremely hard working and am willing to work however long it takes to get the life I want over there.

Many thanks

Corrie

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Your best bet would be to contact the financial aid office of the institution you wish to attend directly and ask your questions. They would know better than anyone because scholarships vary a lot from university to university and state to state.

If money is an issue, I would suggest looking into going to a community college because the tuition is so much less compared to a state university.

Good luck.

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

To study in the US you have to prove you can fund yourself from the start also there are limitation on working. Also with retrogression and the long line of nurses or other trades waiting in the queue even if you complete your training you will find it hard to get a visa allowing you to remain. I strongly advice you to think about doing your training in the UK and then looking at the immigration picture to the US once you are working and gaining experience.

This link will explain about the US student visa http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/types/types_1268.html

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why not train here in the UK? It's free and you have access to a bursary.

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Specializes in CTICU.

No chance.

To get a student visa, you have to prove you can support yourself & show them the money before the visa is granted. You cannot work to support yourself. You may work a maximum of 20 hrs, on campus only. After you finish your training, unless you have a way to immigrate, you'll have to depart the US.

There is NO financial aid for foreign citizens. There are SOME scholarships for non-US citizens, but very very few (and not much money). As a foreign student, you'll have to pay "out of state" fees, usually for the duration of your student visa - this means that you pay more (how much more depends on the school) per credit hour.

I suggest you do some reading at british expats, the US immigration website, and the websites of the schools you want to attend.

FYI, I am a foreign citizen working in the US at the moment (and also studying, but not on a student visa).

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