Which Hospitals petition for green card?

suzanne4, RN · Mar 28, 2008

Do not know of any that are in that area that are doing any petitioning at this time in that locale. The other thing is that the OPT will expire and you will need to meet the requirements to be able to work once again. It is not normally instantaneous that you will be able to work right away. That actually requires special permission from the government to be able to do that.

If they are not willing to petition, then there is no room for negotiations at all. And we do not expect things to open up in the next year or two for those that wish to go thru the AOS procedures.

If you remember back to last summer when there was an open window that was forced to be made open and about 800,000 petitions were submitted during that time for the EB-3 visa. There are only a total of 140,000 per year and that includes those also under the Consular Processing for their visa petitions. You do the math, and if all of those are accepted, it means that the wait will be about 5 1/2 years based just on that. And not including all that are waiting already with approved petitions and just for visa numbers to be available.

Attending school in the US no longer guarantees anyone that they will be able to remain in the US when they finish. And the areas that you are interested in are in close vacinity to the capital where most things go into place first and with if they afe not doing anything, it means that they do not expect things to open for sometime.

Definitely do not expect to be able to negotiate anything at this point in time.

zakuro · Mar 28, 2008

Thanks for the reply, Susanne. Do you know if it's possible to work part time as an RN while at school (say a master or doctorate program) without an EAD?

Silverdragon102, BSN · Mar 29, 2008

Thanks for the reply, Susanne. Do you know if it's possible to work part time as an RN while at school (say a master or doctorate program) without an EAD?

To work you need permission to work which is usually EAD

suzanne4, RN · Mar 29, 2008

You may not do any type of work without permission to do so and that requires the EAD in hand and valid. Anything short of that and you would be considered as working illegally and subject to deportation.

The EAD is the appreviation for Employment Authorization Document. You get that when going thru the AOS processing if requested, as well as with the OPT, or anything else that permits one to work.

Without it, and no work legally in any shape or form.

zakuro · Mar 29, 2008

Sorry I didn't make it clear. I mean may I use CPT to continue working while I go back to school to pursue a higher education?

suzanne4, RN · Mar 30, 2008

Sorry I didn't make it clear. I mean may I use CPT to continue working while I go back to school to pursue a higher education?

I understand exactly what you are stating, but the fact it that you do not get the CPT right when you begin your program. It is not an extension to start right away when the OPT is completed, but is applied for entirely separate.

Most have couple of months before their school term will start, once the OPT is completed and then you need to apply for the CPT and meet the requirements for it. You will need to meet the requirements for it just as you needed to meet it in the past for the OPT with the first degree.

You will not be able to work during the months before starting and will be restricted again to no more than 20 hours per week once you get the new EAD.

And be aware that it needs approval for you to be able to get it, it is not something that is done automatically. This is the point that I have been trying to make to you.

zakuro · Mar 31, 2008

Thanks so much Suzanne for the clear explanation. I got it this time :)

suzanne4, RN · Mar 31, 2008

So glad to hear.