UK nursing agency advertising H1B visa for Fl and TX?

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Would anyone like to enlighten as to why/how they are doing this?

Do not require a Bachelors degree, but must have NCLEX.Posts are ICU/OR/ER

Specializes in ICU,ANTICOAG,ACUTE STROKE,EDU,RESEARCH.

As another person on this forum quoted

The regulations define a "specialty occupation" as requiring theoretical and practical application of a body of highly specialized knowledge in a field of human endeavor including, but not limited to, architecture, engineering, mathematics, physical sciences, social sciences, medicine and health, education, law, accounting, business specialities, theology, and the arts, and requiring the attainment of a bachelor's degree or its equivalent as a minimum. Likewise, the foreign worker must possess at least a bachelor's degree or its equivalent and state licensure, if required to practice in that field. H-1B work-authorization is strictly limited to employment by the sponsoring employer.

Maybe they are equating considerable ITU experience and 3 years of training (we cannot qualify here in the UK as an RN in less than 3 years)

My experience and qualifications equated to a Bachelors in Health Science and Education in the US.

They didn't explain how, they just stated you didn't need a Bachelors.

Maybe they aren't aware of the new legislation in Florida.

Thought people were trying to get out of Florida because of the hurricaines, insurance costs and poorer standards of Health care due often to a lack of RNs!

Seems like people manage to get into US in all manner of ways, including AOS from visitors visas- I thought this was illegal so why do their applications even get processed by USCIS.

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

For AOS to be accepted the visas have to be current and that isn't the case at the moment. On another website I go on when they talk about H1b and not having a bachelors they talk about 12 years of experience is accepted instead so not sure how they are saying your 3 years will be accepted

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Training is not the same thing as having the BSN and is not recognized as the same here in the US.

Bachelors in Health Science is not the same as the BSN in terms of nursing at least from a nursing standpoint.

Any agency can advertise whatever they want, it does not mean that it is true. And just as a start, the requirements for the H1-B as well as being a specialist in that area, is that one actually hold a license for that state as well as a Visa Screen Certificate before the application can be submitted. Guess that they left off two very important parts to it as well as the fact that the temporary visas are just that and can be cancelled at anytime by the US government as well as the employer.

Add into that fact that the US government is currently evaluating each and every H1-B visa that has been issued as almost 89% do not meet the requirements that they were attended for.

It is great if one has a few years of experience, they could then be considered as a specialist in their area; but when you see a facility hire a new grad into a training program under the H1-B status, that just does not meet any of the requirements of this visa in the first place. A new nurse that has never worked in their country or any other coming to the US is most definitely not a specialist. I do hope that these visas get pulled first for not meeting the requirements that they were intended for as a start.

But then now, one has to add in what has happened with the economy and it is going to be harder to get these visas issued. And then what happens on one side should be happening on the other; a nurse from the US cannot readily get licensed in the UK or get a visa to work there unless they hold significant work experience in one of a couple of areas that they have a shortage in. Things have to work the same way on both sides as far as I am concerned.

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Suzanne is correct, I am a three year nursing grad, got a Bachelors of Science degree but not a BSN and I was refused many positions since I did not have a BSN. I took care of that issue since I know have a MSN. But that cost me ten of thousands of dollars and time.

I also had special training and even completed several national certifications but my BS had no value except for admin positions. Many nurses have a RN, BS, and special training but they are told it does not equal a BSN. As I have stated before positions that are Monday through Friday are very competitive, if I was refused a position due to my lack of BSN and then I found off a UK nurse without a BSN was hired I would file a grievance with HR. This is how things work in the US.

Many hospital try to under pay RNs who work in clinics, they try to take advantage the fact many nurses would accept lower pay for life work balance. I suspect the position you have been offered is one. This position could be done by other health professionals like a pharmacist or a PA, I would check the job posting carefully since you think you are being employed as a RN.

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Specializes in NICU, Med/Surg.
Training is not the same thing as having the BSN and is not recognized as the same here in the US.

Bachelors in Health Science is not the same as the BSN in terms of nursing at least from a nursing standpoint.

Any agency can advertise whatever they want, it does not mean that it is true. And just as a start, the requirements for the H1-B as well as being a specialist in that area, is that one actually hold a license for that state as well as a Visa Screen Certificate before the application can be submitted. Guess that they left off two very important parts to it as well as the fact that the temporary visas are just that and can be cancelled at anytime by the US government as well as the employer.

Add into that fact that the US government is currently evaluating each and every H1-B visa that has been issued as almost 89% do not meet the requirements that they were attended for.

It is great if one has a few years of experience, they could then be considered as a specialist in their area; but when you see a facility hire a new grad into a training program under the H1-B status, that just does not meet any of the requirements of this visa in the first place. A new nurse that has never worked in their country or any other coming to the US is most definitely not a specialist. I do hope that these visas get pulled first for not meeting the requirements that they were intended for as a start.

But then now, one has to add in what has happened with the economy and it is going to be harder to get these visas issued. And then what happens on one side should be happening on the other; a nurse from the US cannot readily get licensed in the UK or get a visa to work there unless they hold significant work experience in one of a couple of areas that they have a shortage in. Things have to work the same way on both sides as far as I am concerned.

Hi Suzanne

Can someone use the H1B visa if they do have work experience (I have worked NICU for almost 8 years), relevant license and VS? Does the job have to differ from other staff nurse positions? My transcript papers from my nursing school (3 years general + 1 year pediatric) says Bachelor of science in nursing, but would they need to be further evaluated (CES?)?

My I-140 is in (Jan 2007) and I have no intention of breaking any contract, I`m just trying to see if there are options.... My employer states on their website that H1B is a possible route to take and that they are non-cap. I don´t want to approach them about this before I have some more information.

Anna:confused:

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